And before PETA comes after me, the fish didn't touch the grass for more than one second, when I had to lift it out of the water

Hey man.. nice catch keep doing what your doing!

Looks like you've also caught the attention of 3 kids! Nice job!

Way to go Larry. Nice fish and it's good to see someone taking an intrest in our children by introducing them to the outdoors. If enough people would help educate our children about hunting and fishing we would have no peta.

Way to go Larry. Nice fish and it's good to see someone taking an intrest in our children by introducing them to the outdoors. If enough people would help educate our children about hunting and fishing we would have no peta.

It was fun explaning everything to the boys.  They were very excited at looking at her, touching her they were a little nervous especially when she started to flop around in my hands.  

watch out, touching a fish on its sides removes slime coat also!

Nice.............

Don't breathe directly on the fish... I heard that removes slimecoat.

Nice fish

That kid is removing the slime coat with his finger... LOL

Don't breathe directly on the fish... I heard that removes slimecoat.

Yes, it is perfectly okay to jerk a hook through a fishes lip then drag him around a pond, but its unacceptable to look at them the wrong way, or lay them on the ground.

Nice fish!

Ok....you cats are making me nervous.  I am trying to do everything right here.  I am trying to educate the youth, and also TRYING to preserve the eco system by catching and releashing fish.  But this slime coat removal thing is getting a little too deep here.  I am into the  hobby of fish keeping also, do I need to start carrying around a bottle that helps promote slime coating and spray it on the fish when I release them?  

Lets get kids intrested and loving the sport of fishing then we can teach them about such things as removing the slime coat from the fish.  If our futher generations are not intrested in the outdoors the slime coat removal will be the least of our worries.

KVD has a new product:

KVD's Slimecoat Replenisher, you can get it at any fine sporting goods stores.

We're messing with you, Larry. Welcome to the forum.

Ok....you cats are making me nervous. I am trying to do everything right here. I am trying to educate the youth, and also TRYING to preserve the eco system by catching and releashing fish. But this slime coat removal thing is getting a little too deep here. I am into the hobby of fish keeping also, do I need to start carrying around a bottle that helps promote slime coating and spray it on the fish when I release them?

youre doing just fine. i love it.