buc69 0 Posted August 17, 2007 Share Posted August 17, 2007 Whilst carp fishing with a friend today i noticed everytime he was handling a carp he had his thumb in the carp's mouth.When i asked him about it he said it calmed the fish n reduce the flapping.Whilst the carp did seem to be calm i've never heard of this so i thought i would ask the forum,so has any1 else heard of this? Link to post Share on other sites
ayjay 476 Posted August 17, 2007 Share Posted August 17, 2007 .Whilst the carp did seem to be calm i've never heard of this so i thought i would ask the forum,so has any1 else heard of this? Yes. Link to post Share on other sites
Brian Carragher 15 Posted August 17, 2007 Share Posted August 17, 2007 Yes It works with most species just be careful if you do it with chub and don't put your fingers too far in or else their throat 'teeth' can give you a bit of a shock Link to post Share on other sites
John S 325 Posted August 17, 2007 Share Posted August 17, 2007 Don't try it with a pike.... John SQuanti Canicula Ille In Fenestra Species caught in 2017 Common Ash, Hawthorn, Hazel, Scots Pine, White Willow. Species caught in 2016: Alder, Blackthorn, Common Ash, Crab Apple, Left Earlobe, Pedunculate Oak, Rock Whitebeam, Scots Pine, Smooth-leaved Elm, Swan, Wayfaring tree. Species caught in 2015: Ash, Bird Cherry, Black-Headed Gull, Common Hazel, Common Whitebeam, Elder, Field Maple, Gorse, Puma, Sessile Oak, White Willow. Species caught in 2014: Big Angry Man's Ear, Blackthorn, Common Ash, Common Whitebeam, Downy Birch, European Beech, European Holly, Hawthorn, Hazel, Scots Pine, Wych Elm.Species caught in 2013: Beech, Elder, Hawthorn, Oak, Right Earlobe, Scots Pine. Species caught in 2012: Ash, Aspen, Beech, Big Nasty Stinging Nettle, Birch, Copper Beech, Grey Willow, Holly, Hazel, Oak, Wasp Nest (that was a really bad day), White Poplar.Species caught in 2011: Blackthorn, Crab Apple, Elder, Fir, Hawthorn, Horse Chestnut, Oak, Passing Dog, Rowan, Sycamore, Willow.Species caught in 2010: Ash, Beech, Birch, Elder, Elm, Gorse, Mullberry, Oak, Poplar, Rowan, Sloe, Willow, Yew. Link to post Share on other sites
Dick Dastardly 88 Posted August 17, 2007 Share Posted August 17, 2007 Yes,it also gives you a safe holding point. Shame more dont use it rather than trying to hold the fish as far out as possible. And thats my "non indicative opinion"! Link to post Share on other sites
rarepleasures 0 Posted August 18, 2007 Share Posted August 18, 2007 My mother-in-laws boyfriend told me this trick. It kinda works. My MIL also told me that because fish have no eyelids covering their head over in the net hading their eyes clams them down too. That definately seems to work. Tony Link to post Share on other sites
Ken L 978 Posted August 18, 2007 Share Posted August 18, 2007 I certanly use it as a secure way of holding a mahseer for a photo. Even if the fish bucks about, you generally retain enough control to stop it from injuring itself. Species caught in 2020: Barbel. European Eel. Bleak. Perch. Pike. Species caught in 2019: Pike. Bream. Tench. Chub. Common Carp. European Eel. Barbel. Bleak. Dace. Species caught in 2018: Perch. Bream. Rainbow Trout. Brown Trout. Chub. Roach. Carp. European Eel. Species caught in 2017: Siamese carp. Striped catfish. Rohu. Mekong catfish. Amazon red tail catfish. Arapaima. Black Minnow Shark. Perch. Chub. Brown Trout. Pike. Bream. Roach. Rudd. Bleak. Common Carp. Species caught in 2016: Siamese carp. Jullien's golden carp. Striped catfish. Mekong catfish. Amazon red tail catfish. Arapaima. Alligator gar. Rohu. Black Minnow Shark. Roach, Bream, Perch, Ballan Wrasse. Rudd. Common Carp. Pike. Zander. Chub. Bleak. Species caught in 2015: Brown Trout. Roach. Bream. Terrapin. Eel. Barbel. Pike. Chub. Link to post Share on other sites
happypiker 0 Posted August 18, 2007 Share Posted August 18, 2007 Yeah, my wife says it works on me too followed by a quick rattle round the ear Link to post Share on other sites
buc69 0 Posted August 21, 2007 Author Share Posted August 21, 2007 Well you learn something new everyday. Link to post Share on other sites
Chris Goddard 3 Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 My mother-in-laws boyfriend told me this trick. It kinda works. My MIL also told me that because fish have no eyelids covering their head over in the net hading their eyes clams them down too. That definately seems to work. Certainly works for my hens?? :P Chris GoddardIt is to be observed that 'angling' is the name given to fishing by people who can't fish.If GOD had NOT meant us to go fishing, WHY did he give us arms then?? (If you can't help out someone in need then don't bother my old Dad always said! My grandma put it a LITTLE more, well different! It's like peeing yourself in a black pair of pants she said! It gives you a LOVELY warm feeling but no-one really notices!)) Link to post Share on other sites
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