How to kill a fish

Eric Thompson wrote:I think a lot of people bleed out a fish -- they can't make any puppy dog eyes so that must be easier

A knife or axe to chop the head must be very expedient, but be very careful with your fingers around such a slippery target..

Ed Belote wrote:I understand your plight.  As far as humane,  it is said pithing is the most humane way, but that involves an ice pick, which you've already stated that you're not fond of.
It need not be in the eye, but behind the eye, and does not require twirling around.  That is enough to kill the brain. Then cut the head and tail off to bleed it out.

Humane is an interesting word in and of itself.   It means something different to everyone. Ultimately,  I guess to us it means quick and clean, but the animal kingdom is not aware of this thought construct, they just do it as needed (Except cats...they seem to like torture a little,  lol)

It seems that we are the only ones that know suffering- a human belief. Those dreaded egos, and we have made the mistake of projecting our suffering on other species who do just fine between themselves.

Ed Belote wrote:I understand your plight.  As far as humane,  it is said pithing is the most humane way, but that involves an ice pick, which you've already stated that you're not fond of.
It need not be in the eye, but behind the eye, and does not require twirling around.  That is enough to kill the brain. Then cut the head and tail off to bleed it out.

Humane is an interesting word in and of itself.   It means something different to everyone. Ultimately,  I guess to us it means quick and clean, but the animal kingdom is not aware of this thought construct, they just do it as needed (Except cats...they seem to like torture a little,  lol)

It seems that we are the only ones that know suffering- a human belief. Those dreaded egos, and we have made the mistake of projecting our suffering on other species who do just fine between themselves.

teri morgan wrote:
im gonna go fishin...and im gonna catch a fish...thank the good Lord for it...and i am gonna kill it...then i am gonna gut it...then i am going to put it on the campfire with a stick in it...and im then gonna eat it...and chase it down with my flask full of wine from home...that is how this is gonna be...just need to know how to kill it...i think i could do the hitting it on the head with a piece of wood...i didn't see that video...a sunfish might be a little harder to keep a hold of...but...the for the trout, i think it might work...i could always hit it more than once, if it doesn't work the first time, right?  

Ed Belote wrote:

Sounds a perfect plan.

A cloth glove or towel helps with slippery fish.  I don't bother with scaling because I don't usually eat the skin, so I filet it off...and the scales go with it, of course.   After removing the filet from the carcass, turn it scale side down and starting at the tail end, run your very sharp filet knife right up the entire filet where the skin meets the flesh.  Hold the piece of skin down on the table as you do this.  Angle is everything.  It will take some practice, but much better than finding scales in unimaginable places for the next three weeks.

Ed Belote wrote:
Humane is an interesting word in and of itself.   It means something different to everyone. Ultimately,  I guess to us it means quick and clean, but the animal kingdom is not aware of this thought construct, they just do it as needed (Except cats...they seem to like torture a little,  lol)

It seems that we are the only ones that know suffering- a human belief. Those dreaded egos, and we have made the mistake of projecting our suffering on other species who do just fine between themselves.

teri morgan wrote:

Ed Belote wrote:
kk...so, under this scenario...i would just cook em up in the iron skillet we will be taking with us..that would solve the problem i didn't have..which is scaling the fish...lol...but, i think it is a better way...than having scales all over the place...something i hadn't thought of...

and back to the mallet...before marty and his smart a** self presented me with the big mallet club he made for me to kill a fish...he made me a smaller one...he and the neighbor boys around here have nothing better to do than torment me...you think that would be better than a stick like in the video...maybe just lay the fish on a rock or something and smash his head??? and that would do it???

i added a cloth glove to my saddle bag list...fillet knife is already on there

I agree, that mallet will be fine.

Ed Belote wrote:
It seems that we are the only ones that know suffering- a human belief. Those dreaded egos, and we have made the mistake of projecting our suffering on other species who do just fine between themselves.