Killing a Halibut - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Zed · 08-09-2013, 07:17 PM

It works.
Alcohol is an anesthetic. I knew a diaper hanger from the Caribbean that trolled from island to island and bringing a hot 'hoo on board a sailboat wasnt wise. he would spay vodka in the gills to knock it out to bring aboard. A waste for a but if you ask me.

Mainline · 08-09-2013, 07:44 PM

I`ve seen this technique used on dorado in loreto. The pangero poured a shot of what he said was tequilla and the fished immediately lost all color and stopped moving. Don`t know if they were dead or just passed out....come to think of it, it had the same effect on one the our friends down in loreto that trip!

FishNinjaY · 08-10-2013, 03:01 AM

i've heard WD40 works..

t-$money bussard · 08-10-2013, 06:07 PM

if you are going to waste perfectly good booze. atleast use jose cuervo.....

todd one · 08-11-2013, 03:33 PM

I was wishing I had some to try today when I was wrestling a big angry wet slippery Halibut. I almost lost that battle.

Old Man in the Sea · 08-11-2013, 05:19 PM

today you would have needed 2 1/2 pints of Jose Cuervo - one for each fish...

Bigfishhunter96 · 08-11-2013, 05:29 PM

I was out on the red rooster a couple weeks ago and some guys from New York said that they spray vodka on big bluefin tunas gills and they showed us on our tuna and it worked instantly.

08-09-2013, 07:17 PM	#1
Zed BANNED Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: W of 5 Posts: 1,265	It works. Alcohol is an anesthetic. I knew a diaper hanger from the Caribbean that trolled from island to island and bringing a hot 'hoo on board a sailboat wasnt wise. he would spay vodka in the gills to knock it out to bring aboard. A waste for a but if you ask me. __________________ Give a man a fish and he'll eat for a day. Give a fish a man and he'll eat for a week.

08-11-2013, 05:19 PM	#6
Old Man in the Sea Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Bay Park Posts: 569	Todd's tequila barge today you would have needed 2 1/2 pints of Jose Cuervo - one for each fish...

08-09-2013, 07:44 PM	#2
Mainline Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: San Diego Ca. Posts: 33	I`ve seen this technique used on dorado in loreto. The pangero poured a shot of what he said was tequilla and the fished immediately lost all color and stopped moving. Don`t know if they were dead or just passed out....come to think of it, it had the same effect on one the our friends down in loreto that trip!

08-10-2013, 03:01 AM	#3
FishNinjaY Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Seal Beach, CA Posts: 428	i've heard WD40 works..

08-10-2013, 06:07 PM	#4
t-$money bussard Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: racoon city Posts: 74	if you are going to waste perfectly good booze. atleast use jose cuervo.....

08-11-2013, 03:33 PM	#5
todd one Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 364	I was wishing I had some to try today when I was wrestling a big angry wet slippery Halibut. I almost lost that battle.

08-11-2013, 05:29 PM	#7
Bigfishhunter96 Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 30	I was out on the red rooster a couple weeks ago and some guys from New York said that they spray vodka on big bluefin tunas gills and they showed us on our tuna and it worked instantly.