I did not know that sports fish mucilage was important until recently. Until a couple of years ago, I thought it was just the kind of mucus that stuck to the fish. Then a fisherman in California, a biologist, explained me the purpose of Slime.
Slime of the fish body plays an important role in keeping the fish healthy. Without a layer of mucus (I'm sorry it is totally sorry), the fish will probably die. The protective layer of that slime is the first defense of fish efforts to health. It holds something like bacteria, parasites, infections etc. away from the sensitive body of the fish. In order to protect fish, especially if you are practicing catch and liberation, you need to incorporate some skills into catch habits. First of all, please make sure your hands are always wet before handling fish. This is the first step to protect the mucous layer of fish skin. When dealing with the fish you caught, simply keep your hands wet. Water and oil do not mix like water and oil. Please keep fish underwater as much as possible. The bus can hold your breath as far as you can. Weather and intense wind can also damage the skin of fish. I can not emphasize how important it is to wet hands before handling fish. You must be careful not to remove the slime coat that protects the fish skin. Do not handle the fish longer than you have to do, please be calm, please do not drop the fish if you can protect from it. Remember that the mucus layer is removed from the skin if there is a polished surface that the fish touches.
Avoid handling fish for a long time. Please do not drag fish to mud or carpet of your boat. This will destroy the muco-protective cover of the fish skin. Without a protective cover it is very sensitive to bacteria, parasites, bacteria in water. Bass and Crappie are sensitive creatures that can be injured much easier than people think.
Since I am talking about caring for fish, let's talk about proper handling procedures. My grandpa always told me to grasp the fish with the gills and tightly hug it. Well, the fish gills are very sensitive and can easily be destroyed. It's like hugging you a huge bear and squeezing out all of your air. If you damage the gills of the fish, the probability that the fish will be shocked and that one day will die after the event is over 75%. I always try to use a method called lip which hugs a fish with his lips. In this way, do not touch the protective layer of the skin and mucus attached to it. Since you may break Joe, you should not bend jaws too far back. Please let the catch land as soon as possible. Fish capture a tremendous energy battle to catch. If you are trying to release a fish after doing that, it really hurt it, wearing fish and reducing the chances of survival.
Please do not split the out hook in the mouth of the fish. Easily, very gentle, please remove the bar of the hook or assist with the needle nasal pliers. Please be careful with the fish's jaw and remember to break. If the hook is deeply embedded in the throat of the fish, simply loosen the hook and release the fish. Hook melts forever and comes out. There are tools that you can use to remove deeply embedded hooks, but doing this is not really difficult. Not all hooks deeply integrated into the fish's throat come out. If two or three thorns are stuck in your throat, we recommend that you plan to keep that fish and eat for dinner. If you are actually planning to go fishing somewhere and catch lots of fish, Crappie and Sand Bass. Please have an ice - filled ice box to keep your catch fresh. Yes, there are well wells in the boat, but packing walls in the wall of the live well, there are too many bottles. They will die. If you eat these fish cleanly and eat, please put it on ice. Maintain cold body temperature to avoid corruption. I would recommend it if you are harvesting the fish you eat. Please set the size limit before starting the day of fishing and avoid ingestion of fish. Give those small people a chance of growth, good luck!
