Today a friend of mine and I were talking about unfortunate injuries inflicted on fish every now and then when we are practicing catch and release. He told me that if you pour Mountain Dew on the wound the citric acid in the soda will constrict the fish's blood vessels and can possibly help it make it through certain injuries. You guys ever heard this before?

Today a friend of mine and I were talking about unfortunate injuries inflicted on fish every now and then when we are practicing catch and release. He told me that if you pour Mountain Dew on the wound the citric acid in the soda will constrict the fish's blood vessels and can possibly help it make it through certain injuries. You guys ever heard this before?

Today a friend of mine and I were talking about unfortunate injuries inflicted on fish every now and then when we are practicing catch and release. He told me that if you pour Mountain Dew on the wound the citric acid in the soda will constrict the fish's blood vessels and can possibly help it make it through certain injuries. You guys ever heard this before?

Yes, in the heat of the summer a bass in the livewell will get stressed out and start to die. I have opened a Mountain Dew and poured it into the livewell.  The bass are always alive and well at weigh in.

It does work

Yes, in the heat of the summer a bass in the livewell will get stressed out and start to die. I have opened a Mountain Dew and poured it into the livewell.  The bass are always alive and well at weigh in.

It does work

Yes, in the heat of the summer a bass in the livewell will get stressed out and start to die. I have opened a Mountain Dew and poured it into the livewell.  The bass are always alive and well at weigh in.

It does work

I always thought it was 7-up.

I always thought it was 7-up.

I always thought it was 7-up.

Any soda seems to work, but diet seems to work the best at stopping the bleeding.  Never heard of putting a CARBONATED beverage in the livewell helping the fish.  If you want to treat your livewell, Sure Life Catch & Release is what seems to work the best.

Any soda seems to work, but diet seems to work the best at stopping the bleeding.  Never heard of putting a CARBONATED beverage in the livewell helping the fish.  If you want to treat your livewell, Sure Life Catch & Release is what seems to work the best.

Any soda seems to work, but diet seems to work the best at stopping the bleeding.  Never heard of putting a CARBONATED beverage in the livewell helping the fish.  If you want to treat your livewell, Sure Life Catch & Release is what seems to work the best.

When I was a kid, I drank almost a case of mountain Dew...little did I know it has alot more caffine then regular soda. It was like an acid trip!!!!! 

Oh...sorry....back to fishing...I don't know...I thought that was a folk tale.

Alan (bassnajr)

When I was a kid, I drank almost a case of mountain Dew...little did I know it has alot more caffine then regular soda. It was like an acid trip!!!!! 

Oh...sorry....back to fishing...I don't know...I thought that was a folk tale.

Alan (bassnajr)

When I was a kid, I drank almost a case of mountain Dew...little did I know it has alot more caffine then regular soda. It was like an acid trip!!!!! 

Oh...sorry....back to fishing...I don't know...I thought that was a folk tale.

Alan (bassnajr)

Not sure where or how this theory got started, but I've never seen anything by way of studies to support it. Citric acid is actually used in blood work as an anticoagulant to prevent clotting of blood specimens. Doesn't make sense that you would pour it on an open wound to stop bleeding then. Maybe there is some other ingredient that does that. There is research to show that a citric acid application works well as an antibacterial agent though.

-T9

Not sure where or how this theory got started, but I've never seen anything by way of studies to support it. Citric acid is actually used in blood work as an anticoagulant to prevent clotting of blood specimens. Doesn't make sense that you would pour it on an open wound to stop bleeding then. Maybe there is some other ingredient that does that. There is research to show that a citric acid application works well as an antibacterial agent though.

-T9

Not sure where or how this theory got started, but I've never seen anything by way of studies to support it. Citric acid is actually used in blood work as an anticoagulant to prevent clotting of blood specimens. Doesn't make sense that you would pour it on an open wound to stop bleeding then. Maybe there is some other ingredient that does that. There is research to show that a citric acid application works well as an antibacterial agent though.

-T9

I dont know how fish feel in a livewell or stressed or injuted, but a Mountain Dew usually makes me better.

I always keep a 2-liter of dew with me when I'm fishing incase im stressed cause I just lost a big fish :

I dont know how fish feel in a livewell or stressed or injuted, but a Mountain Dew usually makes me better.

I always keep a 2-liter of dew with me when I'm fishing incase im stressed cause I just lost a big fish :

I dont know how fish feel in a livewell or stressed or injuted, but a Mountain Dew usually makes me better.

I always keep a 2-liter of dew with me when I'm fishing incase im stressed cause I just lost a big fish :

I heard sprite not mountain dew

I heard sprite not mountain dew

I heard sprite not mountain dew

Not sure where or how this theory got started, but I've never seen anything by way of studies to support it. Citric acid is actually used in blood work as an anticoagulant to prevent clotting of blood specimens. Doesn't make sense that you would pour it on an open wound to stop bleeding then. Maybe there is some other ingredient that does that. There is research to show that a citric acid application works well as an antibacterial agent though.

-T9

Theres an article on it in one of the recent BASS magazines