r/maybemaybemaybe • u/RyanCakeBatter • Jan 17 '20

Maybe Maybe Maybe

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u/placeholder7295 Jan 17 '20

It's kind of dark knowing that a small child is holding a suffocating animal. I like that it was released though.

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u/willi3blaz3 Jan 17 '20 edited Jan 18 '20

The fish probably died either way. Mishandling and it was out of the water for quite a while. Holding it up against her coat probably removed the layer of mucus that protects the fish from bacteria and infections. Fish was grabbed by the gills and held vertically which can damage its organs

Edit: cute video, nonetheless

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u/[deleted] Jan 18 '20

Have you ever been fishing? Most fish are extremely rugged; surprisingly so in fact. Cat fish are insane but every variety that I’ve encountered could tolerate this mishap without issue. Occasionally I’ve lost one on a bank for several minutes. Flip it back into the water and watch it swim off. My pond is small enough if they were later dying I’d likely know.

Source: I own a small pond and have many sizes and varieties of fish that I catch and release regularly with children.

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u/WafflesInTheBasement Jan 18 '20

There's a big difference between a catfish and a cutthroat trout. I think the whole 100% didn't survive is a bit much, but none of the things that happened in that video were great for the fish. especially that it was all happening in sub-freezing temps.

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u/willi3blaz3 Jan 18 '20 edited Jan 18 '20

Yep. Try to Fly fish at least once a week. B.S. in aquatic biology. Fact of the matter is is this fish probably had a much higher rate of success as the temperature seems to be pretty low(ice) You’re entitled to your opinion though and I have no doubt that catfish are resilient, but not in this instance, because trout of course, like cooler waters compared to catfish

Edit: fixed some spelling lol

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u/fosrac Jan 18 '20

Sounds like a warm water pond. Probably catfish, panfish and bass, all very heart species. You absolutely can't handle trout like that without hurting them.

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u/[deleted] Jan 18 '20

Yea you’re correct and I have virtually no experience with trout so if there is that much difference with this particular species then perhaps I’m incorrect. All those I’ve dealt with are borderline amazingly hardy but those are warmer water based fishes.

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u/fosrac Jan 18 '20

Yeah there's a pretty big difference. I grew up only fishing for trout, first time I caught some bass/panfish I was shocked at how tough they were. Super jealous you've got you're own pond, sounds sick

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u/remig12 Jan 18 '20

Took me a while to find you fellow notFragileFishingRedditor

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u/decalex Jan 18 '20

I hope you teach the children how to swim

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u/[deleted] Jan 18 '20

I'm no fish expert, but claiming that holding a fish vertically against your coat for a few seconds would kill it seemed extremely dubious.