Mountain Dew first-aid for injured fish? 2024

Brent1 reply :

Today a friend of mine and I were talking about unfortunate injuries inflicted on fish every now and then when we are practicing catch and release. He told me that if you pour Mountain Dew on the wound the citric acid in the soda will constrict the fish's blood vessels and can possibly help it make it through certain injuries. You guys ever heard this before?

Brent1 reply :

Jim45498 reply :

Yes, in the heat of the summer a bass in the livewell will get stressed out and start to die. I have opened a Mountain Dew and poured it into the livewell. The bass are always alive and well at weigh in.

It does work

Jim45498 reply :

It does work

Jim45498 reply :

It does work

Ima Bass Ninja reply :

I always thought it was 7-up.

Ima Bass Ninja reply :

I always thought it was 7-up.

Ima Bass Ninja reply :

I always thought it was 7-up.

J Francho reply :

Any soda seems to work, but diet seems to work the best at stopping the bleeding. Never heard of putting a CARBONATED beverage in the livewell helping the fish. If you want to treat your livewell, Sure Life Catch & Release is what seems to work the best.

J Francho reply :

Bassnajr reply :

When I was a kid, I drank almost a case of mountain Dew...little did I know it has alot more caffine then regular soda. It was like an acid trip!!!!!

Oh...sorry....back to fishing...I don't know...I thought that was a folk tale.

Alan (bassnajr)

Bassnajr reply :

When I was a kid, I drank almost a case of mountain Dew...little did I know it has alot more caffine then regular soda. It was like an acid trip!!!!!

Oh...sorry....back to fishing...I don't know...I thought that was a folk tale.

Alan (bassnajr)

Bassnajr reply :

When I was a kid, I drank almost a case of mountain Dew...little did I know it has alot more caffine then regular soda. It was like an acid trip!!!!!

Oh...sorry....back to fishing...I don't know...I thought that was a folk tale.

Alan (bassnajr)

Team9nine reply :

Not sure where or how this theory got started, but I've never seen anything by way of studies to support it. Citric acid is actually used in blood work as an anticoagulant to prevent clotting of blood specimens. Doesn't make sense that you would pour it on an open wound to stop bleeding then. Maybe there is some other ingredient that does that. There is research to show that a citric acid application works well as an antibacterial agent though.

-T9

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BASSclary reply :

I dont know how fish feel in a livewell or stressed or injuted, but a Mountain Dew usually makes me better.

I always keep a 2-liter of dew with me when I'm fishing incase im stressed cause I just lost a big fish :

BASSclary reply :

I dont know how fish feel in a livewell or stressed or injuted, but a Mountain Dew usually makes me better.

I always keep a 2-liter of dew with me when I'm fishing incase im stressed cause I just lost a big fish :

BASSclary reply :

I dont know how fish feel in a livewell or stressed or injuted, but a Mountain Dew usually makes me better.

I always keep a 2-liter of dew with me when I'm fishing incase im stressed cause I just lost a big fish :

CAdeltaLipRipper reply :

I heard sprite not mountain dew

CAdeltaLipRipper reply :

I heard sprite not mountain dew

CAdeltaLipRipper reply :

I heard sprite not mountain dew

CAdeltaLipRipper reply :

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Not sure where or how this theory got started, but I've never seen anything by way of studies to support it. Citric acid is actually used in blood work as an anticoagulant to prevent clotting of blood specimens. Doesn't make sense that you would pour it on an open wound to stop bleeding then. Maybe there is some other ingredient that does that. There is research to show that a citric acid application works well as an antibacterial agent though.
-T9

Theres an article on it in one of the recent BASS magazines

CAdeltaLipRipper reply :

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Not sure where or how this theory got started, but I've never seen anything by way of studies to support it. Citric acid is actually used in blood work as an anticoagulant to prevent clotting of blood specimens. Doesn't make sense that you would pour it on an open wound to stop bleeding then. Maybe there is some other ingredient that does that. There is research to show that a citric acid application works well as an antibacterial agent though.
-T9

Theres an article on it in one of the recent BASS magazines

CAdeltaLipRipper reply :

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Not sure where or how this theory got started, but I've never seen anything by way of studies to support it. Citric acid is actually used in blood work as an anticoagulant to prevent clotting of blood specimens. Doesn't make sense that you would pour it on an open wound to stop bleeding then. Maybe there is some other ingredient that does that. There is research to show that a citric acid application works well as an antibacterial agent though.
-T9

Theres an article on it in one of the recent BASS magazines

Crestliner2008 reply :

I started carrying a bottle of 7-Up with me after reading the article about it last year, but have yet to test it out on a bleeding bass. I use barbless hooks most of the time (except drop shotting), so the only time a bleeding injury occurs is if a bass takes a worm hook into it's gills. Very infrequent occurrence, if you're on your toes.

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Glenn reply :

This subject comes up about every 3 months or so. Using carbonated beverages on a living animal is not recommended. You could end up causing more harm than good.

Use Please Release Me on bleeding and stressed fish instead. It's specifically designed for use on injured bass. I can speak from experience that it works VERY well.

Glenn reply :

This subject comes up about every 3 months or so. Using carbonated beverages on a living animal is not recommended. You could end up causing more harm than good.

Use Please Release Me on bleeding and stressed fish instead. It's specifically designed for use on injured bass. I can speak from experience that it works VERY well.

Glenn reply :

This subject comes up about every 3 months or so. Using carbonated beverages on a living animal is not recommended. You could end up causing more harm than good.

Use Please Release Me on bleeding and stressed fish instead. It's specifically designed for use on injured bass. I can speak from experience that it works VERY well.

evrgladesbasser reply :

I've heard this before too.... I also heard I should run zig-zag when being chased by alligators

evrgladesbasser reply :

I've heard this before too.... I also heard I should run zig-zag when being chased by alligators

evrgladesbasser reply :

I've heard this before too.... I also heard I should run zig-zag when being chased by alligators

b.Lee reply :

First hand experience on Saturday using this technique. We caught a bass in 40+ feet of water and it was bloated and so we had to fizz the bass. My boater, accidentally poked it in the wrong area the poor guy started bleeding pretty badly, I remembered this posting from Mike on Lunkerville, I didn't have Mountain Dew per say but I always drink AMP'd, which is a product of Mountain Dew and has citric acid. Poured some on the wounded and a little bit in the live well. Checked in 30 minutes. Fish was live, well, and no bleeding anymore.

Survived the whole day! And was ready to be released at the end of the day. Swam away to be caught for another day.

Great technique when you don't have other products specifically for the livewell. Which in this case we did not. From what I did read up on it after on the internet it is not recommended, but in a bind it worked.

b.Lee reply :

Survived the whole day! And was ready to be released at the end of the day. Swam away to be caught for another day.

b.Lee reply :

Survived the whole day! And was ready to be released at the end of the day. Swam away to be caught for another day.

CAdeltaLipRipper reply :

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I've heard this before too.... I also heard I should run zig-zag when being chased by alligators

haha i think its bears not alligators

CAdeltaLipRipper reply :

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I've heard this before too.... I also heard I should run zig-zag when being chased by alligators

haha i think its bears not alligators

CAdeltaLipRipper reply :

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I've heard this before too.... I also heard I should run zig-zag when being chased by alligators

haha i think its bears not alligators

BASSclary reply :

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I've heard this before too.... I also heard I should run zig-zag when being chased by alligators

haha i think its bears not alligators

No, alligators/crocodiles too. The bear one is pretty much the same thing, just not "zig zag". With bears your supposed to make alot of turns in trees etc.

Same difference.

BASSclary reply :

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I've heard this before too.... I also heard I should run zig-zag when being chased by alligators

haha i think its bears not alligators

No, alligators/crocodiles too. The bear one is pretty much the same thing, just not "zig zag". With bears your supposed to make alot of turns in trees etc.

Same difference.

BASSclary reply :

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I've heard this before too.... I also heard I should run zig-zag when being chased by alligators

haha i think its bears not alligators

No, alligators/crocodiles too. The bear one is pretty much the same thing, just not "zig zag". With bears your supposed to make alot of turns in trees etc.

Same difference.

WRB reply :

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First hand experience on Saturday using this technique. We caught a bass in 40+ feet of water and it was bloated and so we had to fizz the bass. My boater, accidentally poked it in the wrong area the poor guy started bleeding pretty badly, I remembered this posting from Mike on Lunkerville, I didn't have Mountain Dew per say but I always drink AMP'd, which is a product of Mountain Dew and has citric acid. Poured some on the wounded and a little bit in the live well. Checked in 30 minutes. Fish was live, well, and no bleeding anymore.
Survived the whole day! And was ready to be released at the end of the day. Swam away to be caught for another day.

Great technique when you don't have other products specifically for the livewell. Which in this case we did not. From what I did read up on it after on the internet it is not recommended, but in a bind it worked.

The odds of a bass surviving being poked in it's vital organs, causing bleeding, are low. Take a look at the largemouth bass anatomy; the organs that are close to it's airbladder; liver, kidney, spleen that would bleed are more than likely fatal injuries when poked by a needle.

It swam off to live another day, maybe 2 or 3.

Sure-Life Please Release Me is a good topical treatment to stop bleeding in the gills, not vital organs.

WRB reply :

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First hand experience on Saturday using this technique. We caught a bass in 40+ feet of water and it was bloated and so we had to fizz the bass. My boater, accidentally poked it in the wrong area the poor guy started bleeding pretty badly, I remembered this posting from Mike on Lunkerville, I didn't have Mountain Dew per say but I always drink AMP'd, which is a product of Mountain Dew and has citric acid. Poured some on the wounded and a little bit in the live well. Checked in 30 minutes. Fish was live, well, and no bleeding anymore.
Survived the whole day! And was ready to be released at the end of the day. Swam away to be caught for another day.

Great technique when you don't have other products specifically for the livewell. Which in this case we did not. From what I did read up on it after on the internet it is not recommended, but in a bind it worked.

It swam off to live another day, maybe 2 or 3.

Sure-Life Please Release Me is a good topical treatment to stop bleeding in the gills, not vital organs.

WRB reply :

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First hand experience on Saturday using this technique. We caught a bass in 40+ feet of water and it was bloated and so we had to fizz the bass. My boater, accidentally poked it in the wrong area the poor guy started bleeding pretty badly, I remembered this posting from Mike on Lunkerville, I didn't have Mountain Dew per say but I always drink AMP'd, which is a product of Mountain Dew and has citric acid. Poured some on the wounded and a little bit in the live well. Checked in 30 minutes. Fish was live, well, and no bleeding anymore.
Survived the whole day! And was ready to be released at the end of the day. Swam away to be caught for another day.

Great technique when you don't have other products specifically for the livewell. Which in this case we did not. From what I did read up on it after on the internet it is not recommended, but in a bind it worked.

It swam off to live another day, maybe 2 or 3.

Sure-Life Please Release Me is a good topical treatment to stop bleeding in the gills, not vital organs.

VersatileFuturian reply :

Had an important tournament last month. Fishing was tuff. One of my fish got hooked on the back of the tongue and was bleeding. I poured 8oz of 7-up on it. Put him in the live well and thew a couple cap fulls of rejuvanade in the well. Weighed him in at the end of the day live and well.

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deaknh03 reply :

maybe a little jack and coke will help them, before you pull out a swallowed hook. kinda like a painkiller.

deaknh03 reply :

maybe a little jack and coke will help them, before you pull out a swallowed hook. kinda like a painkiller.

deaknh03 reply :

maybe a little jack and coke will help them, before you pull out a swallowed hook. kinda like a painkiller.

VersatileFuturian reply :

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maybe a little jack and coke will help them, before you pull out a swallowed hook. kinda like a painkiller.

Left the hook in. Didn't want to do more damage. I have found it is better to leave the hook in the fish when hooked in a bad spot rather than try to get it out. Most of the time the fish will work the hook out on their own.

VersatileFuturian reply :

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maybe a little jack and coke will help them, before you pull out a swallowed hook. kinda like a painkiller.

VersatileFuturian reply :

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maybe a little jack and coke will help them, before you pull out a swallowed hook. kinda like a painkiller.

Hamby reply :

I remember catching a decent 4 lb bass this summer with a rusty hook stuck in his lip and ~ 3/8oz bullet weight swinging at the bottom of 4 inches of braid. The lip had healed around the hook, so it had definitely been there a while. Sometimes it takes a long time for a hook to rust and work itself out. If i can, i'll cut as much of the hook off as i can before releasing them.

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J Francho reply :

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maybe a little jack and coke will help them, before you pull out a swallowed hook. kinda like a painkiller.

Left the hook in. Didn't want to do more damage. I have found it is better to leave the hook in the fish when hooked in a bad spot rather than try to get it out. Most of the time the fish will work the hook out on their own.

Better? Or easier for you. Plenty of studies over the years have shown its NOT better to leave the hook in, and that fish cannot "work the hook out."

J Francho reply :

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maybe a little jack and coke will help them, before you pull out a swallowed hook. kinda like a painkiller.

Left the hook in. Didn't want to do more damage. I have found it is better to leave the hook in the fish when hooked in a bad spot rather than try to get it out. Most of the time the fish will work the hook out on their own.

Better? Or easier for you. Plenty of studies over the years have shown its NOT better to leave the hook in, and that fish cannot "work the hook out."

J Francho reply :

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maybe a little jack and coke will help them, before you pull out a swallowed hook. kinda like a painkiller.

Left the hook in. Didn't want to do more damage. I have found it is better to leave the hook in the fish when hooked in a bad spot rather than try to get it out. Most of the time the fish will work the hook out on their own.

Better? Or easier for you. Plenty of studies over the years have shown its NOT better to leave the hook in, and that fish cannot "work the hook out."

deaknh03 reply :

i think the best thing to do is once the fish is hooked and its stuck, push the hook thru a little and cut the barb off, the hook will slip back thru the other way very easily after that and it only cost you a hook, and a good pair of side cutters.

deaknh03 reply :

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