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 Fish Shrinkage
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08/09/21 12:47 PM
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CarlB
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So people often say that fish are bigger when alive and shrink after you kill and clean them. I caught a trout when I was back home that I swear was 13 inches. After being cleaned and in the fridge overnight I measured it and it was 12 inches. Has anyone ever bothered to measure them before and after to see if they actually do shrink? Dumb question I know, but it's Monday.
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Re: Fish Shrinkage
[Re: CarlB]
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08/09/21 01:24 PM
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Mudshark
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Did you weigh them before and after? I would assume they lose a lot of water after being filleted.
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Re: Fish Shrinkage
[Re: CarlB]
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08/09/21 03:28 PM
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PKfishin
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Happens when you put them in ice. I have noticed this when I get fish out of the cooler he next day to clean them
John 21:3 Simon Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing. They say unto him, We also go with thee.
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Re: Fish Shrinkage
[Re: CarlB]
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08/09/21 04:19 PM
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Holzer
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When I fished tournaments, I would put my fish is icey water rather than just ice.
Holzer My pic is gone 
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Re: Fish Shrinkage
[Re: CarlB]
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08/09/21 09:45 PM
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Huckleberry
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a 13" fish isn't going to lose one whole inch.
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Re: Fish Shrinkage
[Re: CarlB]
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08/12/21 01:15 AM
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Dubee
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Same thing happens when I get in cold water
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Re: Fish Shrinkage
[Re: Dubee]
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08/12/21 02:32 PM
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Holzer
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Same thing happens when I get in cold water Your toes shrink?
Holzer My pic is gone
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Re: Fish Shrinkage
[Re: CarlB]
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08/12/21 11:06 PM
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deucer02
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Same holds true on deer antlers.
Biden famously said in the New York Observer, โI mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy. I mean, thatโs a storybook, man.โ
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