Weighing fish in a grocery bag? 2024
EGbassing reply :
I was reading through forums on weighing fish and a few people said to put them in a grocery bag and attach the scale to the handles. Does the grocery bag not wipe away their protective slime coating like grass does? If so, what kind of bag should I use?
fishballer06 reply :
Yes, it would absolutely remove the protective slime coating from the fish. Why not just weigh them from the lip and/or gill opening like everyone else?
islandbass reply :
I'm not an expert but it sure sounds like a recipe to affect their protective coating. How could it not?
EGbassing reply :
On 8/2/2018 at 9:41 PM, fishballer06 said:Yes, it would absolutely remove the protective slime coating from the fish. Why not just weigh them from the lip and/or gill opening like everyone else?
I've heard that both of those ways can injure them. Is that true?
Choporoz reply :
On 8/12/2015 at 12:28 AM, OkobojiEagle said:Removing the slime from one side of the fish as can happen when laying the fish on the boat deck to unhook or measure will create a situation of more water resistance on the slime-less side and force the fish to swim in a circle.
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On 8/12/2015 at 1:19 AM, Team9nine said:A 2007 study that looked at agency guidelines or recommendations in this area (including all 50 states as well as 13 Canadian Provinces) found that "of the 25 agencies that discussed the importance of slime or scales, 19 also recommended handling a fish with wet hands, wet gloves, or a version thereof. Specifically, 59% recommended wet hands, 16% recommended wet gloves, and 25% recommended either." However, as of the study's publication date, there were not any published experiments that specifically dealt with slime removal or handling in a catch-and-release context. However, in aquaculture facilities it is a well known "best practice" that fish should be handled with wet hands and as minimally as possible. As such, that is likely a good guideline to go by.
-T9
From an old slimy thread
J Francho reply :
On 8/2/2018 at 9:46 PM, EGbassing said:I've heard that both of those ways can injure them. Is that true?
So do hooks. If you're that worried, get a FishGrip, and and clip it to the scale.
Like this:
Team9nine reply :
Since the "old slimy thread" Choporoz mentioned, there has been some new stuff published. Turns out different species of fish might have different tolerances in regards to the "toughness" of their slime coat and skin, with bass being on the better end of that stick. I would rather weigh a wet bass in a plastic grocery bag than punch a whole through their jaw or hang them from the gills when it comes to weighing. In fact, I personally do the near equivalent with a PE/PVC based culling bag specifically designed for this purpose. It might arguably be even better than the recently popular "lip grip" scale attachment method.
WRB reply :
I may be responsible for the plastic grocery bag suggestion as I have suggested it several times for anglers who weigh bass using a luggage scale or similar blunt hook style scale. The reason is a plastic grocery is very light weight and easy to store and isn't any more harmful then the bags used to carry and weigh tournament caught bass.
the plastic isn't abrasive or harmful to the basses skin. Bouncing bass on boat carpets would be #1 most damaging to the slim coat.
Grocery bag has mulitple uses.
Tom
Catt reply :
If she aint pushing 10, I aint getting the scales out!
If you lucky I might take a picture ????
NHBull reply :
On 8/2/2018 at 11:09 PM, Catt said:If she aint pushing 10, I aint getting the scales out!
If you lucky I might take a picture ????
In NH we start weighing at 4 lbs ????
2tall79 reply :
If it is anywhere near a record of some sort...it needs to be weighed on state certified scales. Hence the grocery store.
12poundbass reply :
I wouldn't think a plastic grocery bag would be very harmful. Like @WRB said it wouldn't be much different than the weigh-in bags they use. Think about it the bag is very slippery especially when wet so I'd guess it wouldn't removed barely any slime. A plastic bag I'd would guess would be similar to what @A-Jay uses to lay his bass down. Same concept it's slippery when wet reducing friction thus reducing if not eliminating harm to the slime coat.
Personally the only time a bass touches the floor of my boat is if it throws the hook before I get a chance to grab it. Since learning of the harm carpet and the ground is to their slime I'm very mindful to quickly grab them. I don't even use a net, although I don't think a rubber net wouldn't be bad, I just don't have one. I've gotten by just fine landing them by hand.
Todd2 reply :
Anything over 4 automatically gets put into that "around 7" range. Saves me time weighing and less stress on the fish. ????
BassWhole! reply :
You could keep them in a fiber glass aquarium for a few hours, move them to a plastic bag and walk them around a bit before dumping them onto a laundry basket, and THEN weigh them, and then for good measure grab them by the lip and swing them around while folks take pictures, I'm sure they'll be fine....
Spankey reply :
On 8/2/2018 at 10:03 PM, J Francho said:So do hooks. If you're that worried, get a FishGrip, and and clip it to the scale.
Like this:
Aboslutly. I have a Rapala plastic fish gripper that will hook to my Digital scale. Everything sort of looks similar to the set-up they use on MLF. No real reason to mishandle fish that you are going to put back. Things can happen but.......just try to pay attention to what you are doing. But things can accidentally happen.
Tennessee Boy reply :
Always check you your grocery bag for holes before you leave home. You don't want any water to leak out and lower your weight.????
Bass_Fishing_Socal reply :
On 8/2/2018 at 11:09 PM, Catt said:If she aint pushing 10, I aint getting the scales out!
If you lucky I might take a picture ????
I might as well get rid of my scale since I don't dream to catch DD bass pretty soon.????
On 8/2/2018 at 11:04 PM, WRB said:Grocery bag has mulitple uses.
Tom
I agree,
To put dying fish in the bag instead of throw it back in water or leave it on the sand.
And also you can put a rock or twos in there when weighing fish and nobody would know.
On 8/3/2018 at 1:24 AM, Todd2 said:Anything over 4 automatically gets put into that "around 7" range. Saves me time weighing and less stress on the fish. ????
I thought he has done that.
EGbassing reply :
On 8/3/2018 at 7:15 AM, JustJames said:I thought he has done that.
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Catt reply :
On 8/2/2018 at 11:09 PM, Catt said:If she aint pushing 10, I aint getting the scales out!
If you lucky I might take a picture ????
My point being set goals!
You don't need to weigh every fish!
Selfies is another one, get a quick shot & put em back in the water!
813basstard reply :
On 8/3/2018 at 5:04 AM, reason said:You could keep them in a fiber glass aquarium for a few hours, move them to a plastic bag and walk them around a bit before dumping them onto a laundry basket, and THEN weigh them, and then for good measure grab them by the lip and swing them around while folks take pictures, I'm sure they'll be fine....
Haha^! Sometimes folks forget they are animals like us. They’re generally a little tougher to break than that. While your worried about the slime coat, the dude on the bridge sitting on a bucket with a cane pole and night crawler is letting them die on the asphalt until he’s ready to bring them home for dinner.
Weigh’em. High five. Put them back. Fairly simple process
Glaucus reply :
Sometimes gotta drag a bass on to the bank, sometimes it shakes loose and flops on the carpet or grass, and I weigh them in any ole bag. Don't wet my hands to handle them.
Here's where it gets crazy...
I set the loose, and you never see them swimming in a circle or going belly up. Weird!
Sigh
EGbassing reply :
On 8/3/2018 at 7:43 AM, Glaucus said:Sometimes gotta drag a bass on to the bank, sometimes it shakes loose and flops on the carpet or grass, and I weigh them in any ole bag. Don't wet my hands to handle them.
Here's where it gets crazy...
I set the loose, and you never see them swimming in a circle or going belly up. Weird!
Sigh
You never see them swimming in a circle because it would take days for losing their slime coating to affect them. It's not like hooking them in the gills where they immediately go belly up...
Glaucus reply :
On 8/3/2018 at 7:45 AM, EGbassing said:You never see them swimming in a circle because it would take days for losing their slime coating to affect them. It's not like hooking them in the gills where they immediately go belly up...
Mostly fish ponds. Don't see autistic bass or dead floaters. They're animals. They're resilient. Caught a smallie at the river Monday that had a rusted hook in its throat and a foot of line hanging out of its mouth. Still swimmin, still eatin
scaleface reply :
A plastic grocery bag would be prone to rip . I use the fish grip .
islandbass reply :
On 8/3/2018 at 5:49 AM, Spankey said:Aboslutly. I have a Rapala plastic fish gripper that will hook to my Digital scale. Everything sort of looks similar to the set-up they use on MLF. No real reason to mishandle fish that you are going to put back. Things can happen but.......just try to pay attention to what you are doing. But things can accidentally happen.
That seems more humane. Could you tell if fish grips also make removing the hook(s) from their mouths easier, in that you would have a better grip on the fish (and thereby can remove the hook faster) as compared to holding it directly by hand? If so, I'll
definitely be buying one.
soflabasser reply :
The only fish I weigh in grocery bags are the fillets of fish I keep which are saltwater fish. I don't weigh any bass in a plastic bag and rather weigh them by the mouth.
scaleface reply :
On 8/3/2018 at 10:17 AM, islandbass said:That seems more humane. Could you tell if fish grips also make removing the hook(s) from their mouths easier, in that you would have a better grip on the fish (and thereby can remove the hook faster) as compared to holding it directly by hand? If so, I'll
definitely be buying one.
The initial reason I bought one is for unhooking fish . Its not really easier but a lot safer .
islandbass reply :
On 8/3/2018 at 10:36 AM, scaleface said:The initial reason I bought one is for unhooking fish . Its not really easier but a lot safer .
Thanks. That is what I was hoping to hear. I caught my first buzz bait bass just last month and when I started to free it from the hook the bass shook violently enough that I let go and it fell on loose ground such that one side was completely covered in dirt. I felt bad for the bass because his condition was solely due to me. At least he swam away vigorously, if only to get the mess off of his body.
I will get this fish grip thing if it could help me minimize dropping them.
Spankey reply :
On 8/3/2018 at 10:17 AM, islandbass said:That seems more humane. Could you tell if fish grips also make removing the hook(s) from their mouths easier, in that you would have a better grip on the fish (and thereby can remove the hook faster) as compared to holding it directly by hand? If so, I'll
definitely be buying one.
Never gave that much thought with a bass but if you catch a Muskie or decent size Walleye or Pickerel they come in handy. I've been getting alot of freak catches like that the last few years.
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