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mossy    Hobbyist Posts: 129 Kudos: 22 Votes: 0 Registered: 30-Jul-2001   | Hey fpians, My catfish is stuck in a net, my bro got stung by it already, right now he's resting in a bucket of water, still tangled. Any tips/tricks on getting him untangled? |
 Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04 |      |
jasonpisani  *Ultimate Fish Guru* Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003  | You can cut the net by a scissors & free the fish. http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/s8xi5heh/my_photos http://www.geocities.com/s8xi5heh/classic_blue.html http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buzaqq/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04 |   |
| mossy Hobbyist Posts: 129 Kudos: 22 Votes: 0 Registered: 30-Jul-2001 | been working on cutting the net for a while, so far no luck, tried 3 diff sets of scisors  |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04 | |
| mossy Hobbyist Posts: 129 Kudos: 22 Votes: 0 Registered: 30-Jul-2001 | Just got him freed!, he has a little peice of net stuck to his barbs, but im sure he will get rid of it by tomarrow |
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| mossy Hobbyist Posts: 129 Kudos: 22 Votes: 0 Registered: 30-Jul-2001 | seems pretty stressed... perhaps i should put some stress coat in his tank? |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04 | |
ACIDRAIN    Moderator Posts: 3162 Kudos: 1381 Votes: 416 Registered: 14-Jan-2002  | Always, when catching catfish, use a net that is very fine, like the baby brine shrimp nets. They come in all sizes. The catfish will not get stuck in these. There is always a bigger fish... |
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houston   Fish Guru You want what when? Posts: 2623 Kudos: 2462 Votes: 337 Registered: 29-Mar-2003  | just a little, but not a whole lot...and take acidrain's advice get yourself a brine shrimp net/fry net...they really can't get caught in the material like they do in a normal net...or if worst comes to worst, I've been known many times to scoop fish that I know have bristles out with a big plastic cup...one of those you get when you order the largest drinks at fast food places, that can be reused  they work well as well, though sometimes catching with it can be a pain hml"I've got a great ambition to die of exhaustion rather than boredom." Thomas Carlyle |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04 | |
keithgh   *Ultimate Fish Guru* Posts: 6371 Kudos: 6918 Votes: 1542 Registered: 26-Apr-2003   | mossy Go and buy the finest net you can get. It would not do any harm to add the stress coat. Keith  Near enough is not good enough, therefore good enough is not near enough, and only your best will do. I VOTE DO YOU if not WHY NOT?  VOTE NOW VOTE NOW |
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| Natalie Ultimate Fish Guru Apolay Wayyioy Posts: 4499 Kudos: 3730 Votes: 348 Registered: 01-Feb-2003  | I catch most catfish with my hands, because I have seen them become horribly tangled in even the brine shrimp nets. If you grab them with your index finger on their head behind the eyes and your thumb between the pectoral fins, they cannot sting/stab you.  I'm not your neighbor, you Bakersfield trash. |
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