Stringers or Coolers

  • slick1
    Boscobel Wisconsin
    Posts: 10
    April 17, 2005 at 10:36 pm #1329641

    I was fishing pool 9 yesterday and noticed alot of fisherman using stringers. I thought stringers went out a long time ago. I have herd stories about fisherman loosing there days catch from one mistake. I use a Cooler!

    Slick

    rlamar
    Davenport, Iowa, USA
    Posts: 293
    April 17, 2005 at 10:50 pm #357523

    ahhhh livewell ?

    superdave
    NE IA
    Posts: 804
    April 17, 2005 at 11:19 pm #357525

    Slick, what was biting yesterday up on 9? I haven’t seen many reports from that direction.

    2Fishy4U
    Posts: 973
    April 17, 2005 at 11:43 pm #357528

    Coolers or a livewell filled with ice. Much easier to fillet and much less blood.

    lenny_jamison
    Bay City , WI
    Posts: 4001
    April 17, 2005 at 11:52 pm #357533

    I say release the fish and fill your cooler with cold beer.

    Art
    Posts: 439
    April 18, 2005 at 12:41 am #357541

    Amen.

    fish4blue
    Holmen, WI
    Posts: 162
    April 18, 2005 at 12:42 am #357542

    what about baskets?

    fishahollik
    South Range, WI
    Posts: 1776
    April 18, 2005 at 12:58 am #357546

    Livewell for now, since I got one, cooler if I am using the flat bottom.

    Pool 9 isnt setting the world on fire right now as far as ‘eyes go. The perch and gills are starting to bite. Wipers should start up feircly soon, and as soon as the water comes down a bit more…look out!

    tom_gursky
    Michigan's Upper Peninsula(Iron Mountain)
    Posts: 4751
    April 18, 2005 at 1:08 am #355973

    Stringers put alot of stress on fish and usually kill them fast. The eating quality of the fish deteriorates rapidly.
    If you are gonna kill em put em on ice in a cooler…just like the commercial fishermen do.

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59996
    April 18, 2005 at 12:11 pm #357635

    Until about 4 years ago…I didn’t know of any other method except a stringer. I’ve lost fish to turtles, coons, and forgeting the fish were in the water and going too fast with them outside the boat. Today (mostly because of IDA) I would be using a cooler if I didn’t have a live well.

    Our guide in FL was telling me about fishing for sea trout out of a boat similar to a 12 foot flat bottom. Had a stringer of fish hanging over the side. The back of the boat was yanked under water by a shark…twice. He hasn’t used a stringer since.

    slick1
    Boscobel Wisconsin
    Posts: 10
    April 18, 2005 at 12:57 pm #357643

    The fishing was slow but my brother was able to boat 4 nice eyes. Trolling was the method by far. Three way! The water was dropping but the current was still moving. The water was clearing. Hope this helps!

    Slick

    farmboy1
    Mantorville, MN
    Posts: 3668
    April 18, 2005 at 1:13 pm #357645

    Right on Gatorhunter.

    buschman
    Pool 2
    Posts: 1770
    April 18, 2005 at 6:12 pm #357746

    Im with Gator olny I fill the livewell with ice to save room in the boat. Even had a DNR check my livewill one time and he said it was the best lookin livewell he had seen all day. Scared me a bit There were quite a few emptys

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