A question I should have asked yesterday - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

sixgunn · 05-02-2012, 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by addicted2sp33d

Maybe this is a noob question, but why do people pull the gills on WSB and YT, but not Halibut?

Seems like gill-pulling would be effective for all fish species.

gill pulling is to bleed them out, but the reason you want to bleed them is as a fish dies, it releases chemicals back into the blood stream. bleed it, no chemicals, better meat.
Some gill rakes can hurt, I always use a pair of dikes to cut them.

GregAndrew · 05-03-2012, 05:27 AM

Mostly it is lactic acid that builds up during the fight that you are trying to get rid of by bleeding.

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05-03-2012, 05:27 AM	#2
GregAndrew Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 2,384	Mostly it is lactic acid that builds up during the fight that you are trying to get rid of by bleeding.