Now this may be a silly question but........

[ChrisD]

Over the years I have been a catch and release fishermen - bring them in, a quick photo and back they go.
However after some recent good sessions on the Yarra, I have been thinking that maybe I should keep a few reddies or a trout or two for a feed.
So might be a silly question - but what is the best way to despatch a fish and store/transport it back home again?
Cleaning it I know how to do - but other than knocking a carp on the head, I have never given any thought to the process for any other fish, nor storing and transporting them.

[yepi'mon]

Look up a technique called Ike Jime. It's basically using a sharp object to deliver a fatal blow to the fish's brain. It is considered an almost instant, humane way to dispatch of a fish.

In regards to storing take an esky with ice and create an "ice slurry" which is a little bit of sea/lake water and ice. Once the fish has been killed keep it in the slurry.

In regards to gutting the fish, I only do this if planning to bake the fish or not fillet straight away. The sooner you can gutt it the better.

[dazz999]

yep brain spike them or i use a thing called a priest hit them straight between the eyes

[smile0784]

Brain spike
Then into ice water or on ice

[STriplett1997]

Brain spike then straight on ice in an esky

[ChrisD]

Thanks Guys - time to dust off the old esky .......
Although whats the bet that I jinx myself by taking the esky.......

[Kimtown]

I only spike flathead as it is very easy to locate their brain (or alternately whack their head with the handle end of the knife to knock them out) before putting them on ice. I don't really trust myself to get the brain of a snapper or any other fish and feel I would only cause it pain if I miss, so I just put them straight into an ice slurry mix in the esky which quickly puts them to sleep.

[smile0784]

An ice water put fish to sleep within a min so if there is no where for them to move i dont spike them.

Like flathead and snapper in the eski

[STriplett1997]

I only spike flathead as it is very easy to locate their brain (or alternately whack their head with the handle end of the knife to knock them out) before putting them on ice. I don't really trust myself to get the brain of a snapper or any other fish and feel I would only cause it pain if I miss, so I just put them straight into an ice slurry mix in the esky which quickly puts them to sleep.

I find snapper quite easy to spike, it’s literally right next to their eye just above on an angle, same with salmon straight down the middle of their head like you would win a Flathead. Either ice or spike I don’t see the difference :thumbsup:

[smile0784]

I only spike flathead as it is very easy to locate their brain (or alternately whack their head with the handle end of the knife to knock them out) before putting them on ice. I don't really trust myself to get the brain of a snapper or any other fish and feel I would only cause it pain if I miss, so I just put them straight into an ice slurry mix in the esky which quickly puts them to sleep.

I find snapper quite easy to spike, it’s literally right next to their eye just above on an angle, same with salmon straight down the middle of their head like you would win a Flathead. Either ice or spike I don’t see the difference :thumbsup:

i cut the throat of salmon so they die fast and pump there blood out