At 05:07 PM 10/12/2008, "Skip Gundlach" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >As I got it within range of the gaff, it became apparent that it >was a bluefin tuna. Another thing on our wish list is a scale, >because it couldn't be less than 30 pounds, but it would be >interesting to know just what it is when we catch something.. I >got her hooked and held her up to where I could spray rubbing >alcohol in the gills, which subdued her in due time. It saves >bashing them on the head, and minimizes blood, if it's a bloody >fish; best yet, it can be done before the fish is even in the >boat. I learned this trick from other cruisers, but they use >cheap rum or other intoxicants, pouring it into the gills. >Rubbing alcohol is dirt cheap, and the spray bottle makes it go a >very long way...
Skip, I'd highly recommend you invest in some cheap vodka. The alcohol is quickly absorbed into the blood stream though the gills, killing the fish from alcohol OD. Using rubbing alcohol means you're ingesting same when you eat the fish. A chance of poisoning yourself! That's why we all use vodka, rum, whatever _DRINKABLE_ alcohol. Rick SV Valkyrie _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list [email protected] To adjust your membership settings over the web http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html
