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Post by devronmac on Mar 10, 2015 20:20:41 GMT
Recently someone criticised me for handling a fresh-run salmon whilst wearing fingerless woolen mitts on the basis that this was likely to cause scale damage. I nearly always use fingerless mitts in cold weather particularly in early spring. The mitts were actually wet at the time the fish was handled as I had just landed and released another salmon.. I'd be interested to get other members views on this. I have been doing a bit of Internet research on this but only find conflicting views.Some say that wet gloves are better than bare hands.What do you think ?
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Post by kerrychalmers on Mar 10, 2015 23:19:35 GMT
Recently someone criticised me for handling a fresh-run salmon whilst wearing fingerless woolen mitts on the basis that this was likely to cause scale damage. I nearly always use fingerless mitts in cold weather particularly in early spring. The mitts were actually wet at the time the fish was handled as I had just landed and released another salmon.. I'd be interested to get other members views on this. I have been doing a bit of Internet research on this but only find conflicting views.Some say that wet gloves are better than bare hands.What do you think ? Mel, its highly unlikely that the critic has caught as much Salmon as you have (in your 80+ yrs fishing, lol only kidding) but seriously, i am sure you know well how to handle and unhook a fish, safely, and quickly. As long as your gloves were wetted I,m sure little damage will have been done, if any? Heres hoping you get one on Saturday to prove the point! Kerry Chalmers (an admirer) ?
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Post by dunkeld on Mar 11, 2015 7:52:06 GMT
Recently someone criticised me for handling a fresh-run salmon whilst wearing fingerless woolen mitts on the basis that this was likely to cause scale damage. I nearly always use fingerless mitts in cold weather particularly in early spring. The mitts were actually wet at the time the fish was handled as I had just landed and released another salmon.. I'd be interested to get other members views on this. I have been doing a bit of Internet research on this but only find conflicting views.Some say that wet gloves are better than bare hands.What do you think ? I believe there are special gloves that can be used for handling fish and you see the North American guides use them a lot, and on rare occasions in the UK. Are they any better than wet smooth hands? I don't know, but my own take on this is - if a glove of any sorts are used, it surely is of a knitted construction whether that be wool, nylon or silk etc, and surely by the construction will have the ability to absorb slime or having the protective slime being forced into the material however slight? Are these gloves used to get a better grip on the fishes wrist? if so, then it can't be that good for the fish. Obviously non handling is the way to go, but we all like to get that shot for the Album and I include myself in this, but done with wet hands, and lightly held to stop the fish thrashing about on the bank, would'nt do that much harm. Especially when one sees the obstacles these fish overcome to get to the headwaters. One of the first things I was taught when fishing for trout was to wet your hands before handling the fish, if they were to be returned that is!! Just my personal thoughts on the matter
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Post by allysshrimp on Mar 11, 2015 12:15:33 GMT
Obviously you are wearing gloves to keep your hands warm Mel. I myself do not wear any, finding them cumbersome to fish with. As to the handling of fish while wearing them…..It may possibly cause scale damage should they be dry, but I have seen no documented evidence of this. Personally, should I ever find the need to wear them; they would be taken off when handling fish. No point in having wet gloves if you’re trying to keep your hands warm.
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Post by devronmac on Mar 11, 2015 19:55:47 GMT
it's amazing how warm your hands can be even with wet woolen gloves. Personally I wear them in cold weather because of an old hand injury which makes it almost impossible to fish properly in cold or very cold conditions.
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Post by earnfisher on Mar 17, 2015 21:29:46 GMT
Have always wet my hands before handling fish. Was told to do this over sixty years ago and make a point of doing so. Have watched thousands of trout/salmon and grayling swim away appearing to be unharmed. The last twenty or so years salmon and other fish seamed to have turned into softy's the amount of advice given out. Bob .
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