a great video with facts I never knew...... I get so angry on why people take the fish out of the water fro unto 5 mins.... I see folk hoist them up and out onto a cradle.... I seee modern day anglers clueless on fish welfare and think we need to inform them more... please keep them coming.....
Interesting mate, so what's your opinion on treating wounds and hook holds with Propolis? Is it still beneficial if done quickly and getting the fish back?
Anything that stresses the fish is going to impact the efficiency of the non-specific immune system. As explained in the video, cortisol is the hormonal response to stress which shuts down vital systems including the immune system. The mucus is unaffected, so maintaining the integrity of the mucus will be a strong enough defence to prevent infection due to the natural antiseptic properties of the mucus. But if the fish becomes very stressed, and the mucus is rubbed off then both immune systems will be compromised which would make the damaged site vulnerable to infection, so an antiseptic treatment might be worthwhile. Although if we were to encourage everyone to use antiseptic then fish would spend more time on the bank, therefore stressing for longer with the loss of more mucus. It's a far better approach for us to encourage anglers to be more mindful of protecting the mucus layer and keeping stress to an absolute minimum, particularly in warmer temperatures. The best practice to achieve both of these goals is to handle fish in the water so the fish can breathe to recover from capture, therefore minimising stress and the effects of the stress hormones and the mucus remains in tact if the fish are kept in the water.
So in theory, what is the best process for an angler to go through when unhooking a fish. As in reality 99% of anglers won’t lie in their belly to unhook a fish in the net. They also won’t be taking waders with them to get in the water and do it. So, what is best practice? Unhooking mat next to waters edge, Wet the mat, lift the fish, unhook and return? How would this differ if retaining carp and then going on to weigh and have pics taken? I know the science says not to do it all but we all compromise the fishes health to take part in the first place.
Brilliant content. Thank you
Great video , very Informative 👍👍
Glad you liked it
a great video with facts I never knew...... I get so angry on why people take the fish out of the water fro unto 5 mins.... I see folk hoist them up and out onto a cradle.... I seee modern day anglers clueless on fish welfare and think we need to inform them more... please keep them coming.....
Interesting video Ben. Always learn something from your videos. Thanks.
Thanks guys, always trying to think up new content for you!
Once again, very informative - Thanks Ben 👍
Thank you as always Gordon! I’m trying to think of new topics!
@@BPMilling Im sure as the year goes on you'll come up with some great topics Ben. ✅
Interesting mate, so what's your opinion on treating wounds and hook holds with Propolis? Is it still beneficial if done quickly and getting the fish back?
Anything that stresses the fish is going to impact the efficiency of the non-specific immune system. As explained in the video, cortisol is the hormonal response to stress which shuts down vital systems including the immune system. The mucus is unaffected, so maintaining the integrity of the mucus will be a strong enough defence to prevent infection due to the natural antiseptic properties of the mucus. But if the fish becomes very stressed, and the mucus is rubbed off then both immune systems will be compromised which would make the damaged site vulnerable to infection, so an antiseptic treatment might be worthwhile. Although if we were to encourage everyone to use antiseptic then fish would spend more time on the bank, therefore stressing for longer with the loss of more mucus. It's a far better approach for us to encourage anglers to be more mindful of protecting the mucus layer and keeping stress to an absolute minimum, particularly in warmer temperatures. The best practice to achieve both of these goals is to handle fish in the water so the fish can breathe to recover from capture, therefore minimising stress and the effects of the stress hormones and the mucus remains in tact if the fish are kept in the water.
@@BPMilling Thank you
So in theory, what is the best process for an angler to go through when unhooking a fish.
As in reality 99% of anglers won’t lie in their belly to unhook a fish in the net. They also won’t be taking waders with them to get in the water and do it.
So, what is best practice?
Unhooking mat next to waters edge, Wet the mat, lift the fish, unhook and return?
How would this differ if retaining carp and then going on to weigh and have pics taken?
I know the science says not to do it all but we all compromise the fishes health to take part in the first place.