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  1. 01-26-2018, 05:43 AM #1
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    2018 off to a GREAT start

    4 fish over 6# to start 2018. One fish pic taken twice while holding up two. All fish fizzed and released alive.

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    #2 01-26-2018, 05:58 AM
    Was that an NC lake?
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    #3 01-26-2018, 06:59 AM
    Those are some nice fish! It looks like the new electronics are starting to pay off.
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    #4 01-26-2018, 10:31 AM
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    #5 01-26-2018, 12:50 PM
    Is the fizzing thing hard to do and not harm the fish.
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    #6 01-26-2018, 02:44 PM
    No not hard at all. You need a needle attached to a syringe. I do it through the mouth. Much easier for me than through the side. Right above the opening to the stomach you will see a round area of skin. Push the needle in the middle of this area until you hear or feel a small pop. You are entering the air bladder. The air will release within 30 seconds.
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    #7 01-28-2018, 09:37 PM
    Awesome fish!
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    #8 01-29-2018, 08:44 AM
    Nice catch !!
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    #9 02-04-2018, 09:26 AM

    Added another dANDT to the 2018 kick off!

    9#+, 36 degrees and 30 MPH Gust. Bitter cold on the pond Friday!!!
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    #10 02-04-2018, 10:11 AM
    I don't guess you stated what lake?
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    #11 02-04-2018, 11:21 AM
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    #12 02-04-2018, 11:32 AM
    Awesome congrats
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    #13 02-04-2018, 12:39 PM
    Good job!
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    #14 02-04-2018, 10:27 PM
    dang good catch, how deep do fish come from before they need to be fizzed. Wonder it their bladders can heal so they can suspend? I catch spotted bass form 30ft on Norman and don't have to be fizzed unless I hold then in the livewell in summer months

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    #15 02-05-2018, 04:19 AM
    These are 20' - 30' deep. If they can't stay up right in the livewell then they need to be fizzed. Most will actually turn up side down in the livewell or you will see them try to dive when released and float back to the surface.
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    #16 02-05-2018, 07:35 PM
    thanks for the info

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    #17 02-13-2018, 09:52 AM
    Had a good day in the wind and rain yesterday, 2/12/18.
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    #18 02-13-2018, 08:46 PM
    Nice
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    #19 02-13-2018, 09:15 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by bbbill View Post
    No not hard at all. You need a needle attached to a syringe. I do it through the mouth. Much easier for me than through the side. Right above the opening to the stomach you will see a round area of skin. Push the needle in the middle of this area until you hear or feel a small pop. You are entering the air bladder. The air will release within 30 seconds.
    I have never heard of going through the mouth. Where did you learn this
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    #20 02-13-2018, 10:02 PM
    Been doing it that way for 30 years. learned it when I grew up on Lanier and Hartwell catching spots 60' deep.

    Here's a YouTube Video w/ good explanation:

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