do you like touching fish ?

bennygesserit · Feb 7, 2015

Am I alone in this ? I see a lot of guys on TV kissing their catches wow you'd never get me doing that , fish are horrible slimy creatures ( especially bream and except perch ) so I don't really enjoy the process of putting them back.

OK so I don't run around shrieking but I must admit its the least favourite bit of fishing for me , of course we should all keep contact to a minimum and you shouldn't use cloths to handle fish ( I keep a bait tub next to me filled with water to wet my hands ).

So do you have a good old feel when you catch one ? If you do then you're a dirty ******.

nicepix · Feb 7, 2015

For bigger ones I prefer to leave them in the net, laying the net on a mat or grass. Its not that I don't like touching them, although its not something I enjoy, but it is safer. For smaller stuff its usually damp hands and then rub my hands down on a microfleece towel after.

bracket · Feb 7, 2015

I have no issues with handling fish at all. Big fish, as already mentioned, are best dealt with in the net, across your knees. then released. Anything two pound or under, just lift out, unhook and release. The paramount thing is to get them back in the water as soon as possible. Wipe your hands on a towel? Nah, the seat of your jeans is good enough for me. You don't smell too pungent at the end of a session but you are guaranteed a place at the bar. Pete

Merv Harrison · Feb 7, 2015

Bream for the obvious reason, Eels because of the way they perform, Pike because I have a phobia

Anything else no problem, Chub and Tench especially.

Read an article a long way back that said, holding fish with dry hands would feel like burning to the fish.

alsoran · Feb 7, 2015

bennygesserit said:
Am I alone in this ? I see a lot of guys on TV kissing their catches wow you'd never get me doing that , fish are horrible slimy creatures ( especially bream and except perch ) so I don't really enjoy the process of putting them back.

OK so I don't run around shrieking but I must admit its the least favourite bit of fishing for me , of course we should all keep contact to a minimum and you shouldn't use cloths to handle fish ( I keep a bait tub next to me filled with water to wet my hands ).

So do you have a good old feel when you catch one ? If you do then you're a dirty ******.

Don't have a problem handling fish big or small. It's all part and parcel of fishing. Which is why I find your post a little odd. If fish are such slimy horrible creatures then why go fishing for them in the first place??

mg:
Sounds like you would be happier doing something else given your apparent aversion to them.:wh

Tee-Cee · Feb 7, 2015

I wonder if he has the same problem with women......." have a good old feel when you catch one "...........sounds very dodgy to me..

binka · Feb 7, 2015

I'm a self confessed fish snogger, strictly no tongues but often a peck on the top of the head in the jubilation of returning a good fish.

Never had a problem with it, never will

chub_on_the_block · Feb 7, 2015

I don't got fishing to catch fish so i can handle them, as that would be weird, rather like kissing them. Slimy bream or eels are sometimes a pain to handle, and anything on a very cold day that gets your hands wet. But that is the unfortunate price successful angler types have to pay as we bag up in arctic conditions.

bennygesserit · Feb 7, 2015

Tee-Cee said:
I wonder if he has the same problem with women......." have a good old feel when you catch one "...........sounds very dodgy to me..

I dont know how you managed to missunderstand me but you did - well done.

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alsoran said:
Don't have a problem handling fish big or small. It's all part and parcel of fishing. Which is why I find your post a little odd. If fish are such slimy horrible creatures then why go fishing for them in the first place??mg:
Sounds like you would be happier doing something else given your apparent aversion to them.:wh

Aaah the two most used emoticons -

mg: meaning I might be stupid and :wh
Meaning I definitely am.

I exaggerated my language to try and make an interesting thread ( you know like yours ) I personally think some people handle their fish too much but thats their choice.

Lord Paul of Sheffield · Feb 7, 2015

Bream I'd not keen on holding due to the slime, tench I'd rather not hold as they are like a slippery bar of soap and I don't want to injury a tench by dropping it

tincatim · Feb 7, 2015

Whilst I'd never describe myself as a 'fish toucher' or tell anyone outside of angling that I like to 'touch' fish

, I do like to hold a fish once caught and release by hand into the water. Most of the time though, I'll put them back in the landing net as it's quicker and probably better for them.

And as for kissing them!

uke: I understand the sentiment but imagine what nasties live in that slime!

daji · Feb 7, 2015

I like handling fish (with wet hands and care of course) to get a good close up view of them. I also like to gage the weight of a good fish by hand.

binka · Feb 7, 2015

tincatim said:
And as for kissing them! uke: I understand the sentiment but imagine what nasties live in that slime!

I take it you never handle money in any physical form then?

If we're anything like our friends from across the pond i'll take my chances with the fish anytime, faecal matter sounds particularly appealing...

3,000 Types Of Bacteria Found On Money - Prevention.com

Dirty Money - Top 10 Things You Didn't Know About Money - TIME

mike47 · Feb 7, 2015

Not something I've given much thought to, to be honest. Tench I'd rather leave in the net and eels are definately a no no! Other than that I have no problem. However, I do like to look closely at my fish, particularly at this time of year when the roach are in fantastic condition. Do I kiss them? No!

law · Feb 7, 2015

Cats are the worst. Their stink can stay on your hands wash after wash

MRWELL · Feb 7, 2015

No problems for me to handle fish,i have a wet cloth for the real slippery ones at hand,this saves wiping this protective slime off them so much,but mainly i use my hands to hold the fish and unhook,there is nothing odd or wrong in handling fish,why fish if you don't like to touch them

,just get on with it and stop being a girls blouse

Keith M · Feb 7, 2015

I don't have any problem with handling or kissing fish although I'm not too thrilled about catching small snotties when the slime gets everywhere (line, hands, clothes, nets) although I've found that the larger Bream don't seem to have as much slime on them.

It's not that Bream slime makes me feel sick or anything; it's just very very annoying.

Keith

terry m · Feb 7, 2015

I have no issues with handling fish, although I confess that when \I hook bream - usually by accident - I generally try to unhook them in the margins without getting them out of the water. The slime is 'orrible.

I occasionally see people trying to unhook pike wearing huge gloves and treating them as though they were carrying mains electricity. Laughable, why target a species if you are not comfortable unhooking them.

tincatim · Feb 7, 2015

binka said:
I take it you never handle money in any physical form then?

If we're anything like our friends from across the pond i'll take my chances with the fish anytime, faecal matter sounds particularly appealing...

3,000 Types Of Bacteria Found On Money - Prevention.com

Dirty Money - Top 10 Things You Didn't Know About Money - TIME

That is pretty disgusting Binka, but even so, I'll still not be puckering up to snog a tench any time soon!

Titus · Feb 7, 2015

Can I own up to having a bit of a fetish for tench? They always remind me of wet silk and a certain exotic young lady I once had the pleasure of.............When I say once what I really mean is........Oops, just having a bit of a Boote moment there.

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