On the way to Bermuda a few years back, a nice mahi got onto the line; but we didn’t notice it for a while, so it dragged behind the boat for quite a while. Once we realized it was on, we reeled it in and I proceeded to spray vodka into the gill slits. The darn thing wouldn’t die; it just kept vigorously flopping around. I imagine all the oxygen from all that water through which we dragged it gave it quite a buzz… :^)
It finally gave in (after about a pint of cheap vodka) and we ate some as sushi and some as fried strips. Yum! Fred Street -- Minneapolis S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- Bayfield, WI > On Jun 18, 2015, at 3:15 PM, Lee Youngblood via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Hi Doug, > > The gaff or winch handle is dangerous and messy on board. When you get the > fish close enough, just spray their gills with cheap booze. It goes straight > to the fish “lungs” and they die a quick quiet death. You don’t have to > fight with a bouncing fish splashing blood all over the place, or getting > spines in your legs or hands. It’s really surprising how quick it works, easy > trick if you you didn’t finish off the fish booze too.
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