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

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

I started carrying a bottle of 7-Up with me after reading the article about it last year, but have yet to test it out on a bleeding bass. I use barbless hooks most of the time (except drop shotting), so the only time a bleeding injury occurs is if a bass takes a worm hook into it's gills. Very infrequent occurrence, if you're on your toes. 

I started carrying a bottle of 7-Up with me after reading the article about it last year, but have yet to test it out on a bleeding bass. I use barbless hooks most of the time (except drop shotting), so the only time a bleeding injury occurs is if a bass takes a worm hook into it's gills. Very infrequent occurrence, if you're on your toes. 

I started carrying a bottle of 7-Up with me after reading the article about it last year, but have yet to test it out on a bleeding bass. I use barbless hooks most of the time (except drop shotting), so the only time a bleeding injury occurs is if a bass takes a worm hook into it's gills. Very infrequent occurrence, if you're on your toes. 

This subject comes up about every 3 months or so.  Using carbonated beverages on a living animal is not recommended.  You could end up causing more harm than good.

Use Please Release Me on bleeding and stressed fish instead. It's specifically designed for use on injured bass.  I can speak from experience that it works VERY well.

This subject comes up about every 3 months or so.  Using carbonated beverages on a living animal is not recommended.  You could end up causing more harm than good.

Use Please Release Me on bleeding and stressed fish instead. It's specifically designed for use on injured bass.  I can speak from experience that it works VERY well.

This subject comes up about every 3 months or so.  Using carbonated beverages on a living animal is not recommended.  You could end up causing more harm than good.

Use Please Release Me on bleeding and stressed fish instead. It's specifically designed for use on injured bass.  I can speak from experience that it works VERY well.

I've heard this before too.... I also heard I should run zig-zag when being chased by alligators

I've heard this before too.... I also heard I should run zig-zag when being chased by alligators

I've heard this before too.... I also heard I should run zig-zag when being chased by alligators

First hand experience on Saturday using this technique. We caught a bass in 40+ feet of water and it was bloated and so we had to fizz the bass. My boater, accidentally poked it in the wrong area the poor guy started bleeding pretty badly, I remembered this posting from Mike on Lunkerville, I didn't have Mountain Dew per say but I always drink AMP'd, which is a product of Mountain Dew and has citric acid. Poured some on the wounded and a little bit in the live well. Checked in 30 minutes. Fish was live, well, and no bleeding anymore.

Survived the whole day! And was ready to be released at the end of the day. Swam away to be caught for another day.

Great technique when you don't have other products specifically for the livewell. Which in this case we did not. From what I did read up on it after on the internet it is not recommended, but in a bind it worked.

First hand experience on Saturday using this technique. We caught a bass in 40+ feet of water and it was bloated and so we had to fizz the bass. My boater, accidentally poked it in the wrong area the poor guy started bleeding pretty badly, I remembered this posting from Mike on Lunkerville, I didn't have Mountain Dew per say but I always drink AMP'd, which is a product of Mountain Dew and has citric acid. Poured some on the wounded and a little bit in the live well. Checked in 30 minutes. Fish was live, well, and no bleeding anymore.

Survived the whole day! And was ready to be released at the end of the day. Swam away to be caught for another day.

Great technique when you don't have other products specifically for the livewell. Which in this case we did not. From what I did read up on it after on the internet it is not recommended, but in a bind it worked.

First hand experience on Saturday using this technique. We caught a bass in 40+ feet of water and it was bloated and so we had to fizz the bass. My boater, accidentally poked it in the wrong area the poor guy started bleeding pretty badly, I remembered this posting from Mike on Lunkerville, I didn't have Mountain Dew per say but I always drink AMP'd, which is a product of Mountain Dew and has citric acid. Poured some on the wounded and a little bit in the live well. Checked in 30 minutes. Fish was live, well, and no bleeding anymore.

Survived the whole day! And was ready to be released at the end of the day. Swam away to be caught for another day.

Great technique when you don't have other products specifically for the livewell. Which in this case we did not. From what I did read up on it after on the internet it is not recommended, but in a bind it worked.

I've heard this before too.... I also heard I should run zig-zag when being chased by alligators

haha i think its bears not alligators

I've heard this before too.... I also heard I should run zig-zag when being chased by alligators

haha i think its bears not alligators

I've heard this before too.... I also heard I should run zig-zag when being chased by alligators

haha i think its bears not alligators

I've heard this before too.... I also heard I should run zig-zag when being chased by alligators

haha i think its bears not alligators

No, alligators/crocodiles too. The bear one is pretty much the same thing, just not "zig zag". With bears your supposed to make alot of turns in trees etc.

Same difference.

I've heard this before too.... I also heard I should run zig-zag when being chased by alligators

haha i think its bears not alligators

No, alligators/crocodiles too. The bear one is pretty much the same thing, just not "zig zag". With bears your supposed to make alot of turns in trees etc.

Same difference.

I've heard this before too.... I also heard I should run zig-zag when being chased by alligators

haha i think its bears not alligators

No, alligators/crocodiles too. The bear one is pretty much the same thing, just not "zig zag". With bears your supposed to make alot of turns in trees etc.

Same difference.

First hand experience on Saturday using this technique. We caught a bass in 40+ feet of water and it was bloated and so we had to fizz the bass. My boater, accidentally poked it in the wrong area the poor guy started bleeding pretty badly, I remembered this posting from Mike on Lunkerville, I didn't have Mountain Dew per say but I always drink AMP'd, which is a product of Mountain Dew and has citric acid. Poured some on the wounded and a little bit in the live well. Checked in 30 minutes. Fish was live, well, and no bleeding anymore.

Survived the whole day! And was ready to be released at the end of the day. Swam away to be caught for another day.

Great technique when you don't have other products specifically for the livewell. Which in this case we did not. From what I did read up on it after on the internet it is not recommended, but in a bind it worked.

The odds of a bass surviving being poked in it's vital organs, causing bleeding, are low. Take a look at the largemouth bass anatomy; the organs that are close to it's airbladder; liver, kidney, spleen that would bleed are more than likely fatal injuries when poked by a needle.

It swam off to live another day, maybe 2 or 3.

Sure-Life Please Release Me is a good topical treatment to stop bleeding in the gills, not vital organs.

First hand experience on Saturday using this technique. We caught a bass in 40+ feet of water and it was bloated and so we had to fizz the bass. My boater, accidentally poked it in the wrong area the poor guy started bleeding pretty badly, I remembered this posting from Mike on Lunkerville, I didn't have Mountain Dew per say but I always drink AMP'd, which is a product of Mountain Dew and has citric acid. Poured some on the wounded and a little bit in the live well. Checked in 30 minutes. Fish was live, well, and no bleeding anymore.

Survived the whole day! And was ready to be released at the end of the day. Swam away to be caught for another day.

Great technique when you don't have other products specifically for the livewell. Which in this case we did not. From what I did read up on it after on the internet it is not recommended, but in a bind it worked.

The odds of a bass surviving being poked in it's vital organs, causing bleeding, are low. Take a look at the largemouth bass anatomy; the organs that are close to it's airbladder; liver, kidney, spleen that would bleed are more than likely fatal injuries when poked by a needle.

It swam off to live another day, maybe 2 or 3.

Sure-Life Please Release Me is a good topical treatment to stop bleeding in the gills, not vital organs.

First hand experience on Saturday using this technique. We caught a bass in 40+ feet of water and it was bloated and so we had to fizz the bass. My boater, accidentally poked it in the wrong area the poor guy started bleeding pretty badly, I remembered this posting from Mike on Lunkerville, I didn't have Mountain Dew per say but I always drink AMP'd, which is a product of Mountain Dew and has citric acid. Poured some on the wounded and a little bit in the live well. Checked in 30 minutes. Fish was live, well, and no bleeding anymore.

Survived the whole day! And was ready to be released at the end of the day. Swam away to be caught for another day.

Great technique when you don't have other products specifically for the livewell. Which in this case we did not. From what I did read up on it after on the internet it is not recommended, but in a bind it worked.

The odds of a bass surviving being poked in it's vital organs, causing bleeding, are low. Take a look at the largemouth bass anatomy; the organs that are close to it's airbladder; liver, kidney, spleen that would bleed are more than likely fatal injuries when poked by a needle.

It swam off to live another day, maybe 2 or 3.

Sure-Life Please Release Me is a good topical treatment to stop bleeding in the gills, not vital organs.

Had an important tournament last month. Fishing was tuff. One of my fish got hooked on the back of the tongue and was bleeding. I poured 8oz of 7-up on it. Put him in the live well and thew a couple cap fulls of rejuvanade in the well. Weighed him in at the end of the day live and well.

Had an important tournament last month. Fishing was tuff. One of my fish got hooked on the back of the tongue and was bleeding. I poured 8oz of 7-up on it. Put him in the live well and thew a couple cap fulls of rejuvanade in the well. Weighed him in at the end of the day live and well.