Brent1 Posted December 16, 2010 Posted December 16, 2010 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? Quote
Brent1 Posted December 16, 2010 Author Posted December 16, 2010 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? Quote
Brent1 Posted December 16, 2010 Author Posted December 16, 2010 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? Quote
Jim45498 Posted December 16, 2010 Posted December 16, 2010 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 Quote
Jim45498 Posted December 16, 2010 Posted December 16, 2010 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 Quote
Jim45498 Posted December 16, 2010 Posted December 16, 2010 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 Quote
Super User J Francho Posted December 16, 2010 Super User Posted December 16, 2010 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. Quote
Super User J Francho Posted December 16, 2010 Super User Posted December 16, 2010 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. Quote
Super User J Francho Posted December 16, 2010 Super User Posted December 16, 2010 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. Quote
Bassnajr Posted December 16, 2010 Posted December 16, 2010 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) Quote
Bassnajr Posted December 16, 2010 Posted December 16, 2010 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) Quote
Bassnajr Posted December 16, 2010 Posted December 16, 2010 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) Quote
Super User Team9nine Posted December 18, 2010 Super User Posted December 18, 2010 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 Quote
Super User Team9nine Posted December 18, 2010 Super User Posted December 18, 2010 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 Quote
Super User Team9nine Posted December 18, 2010 Super User Posted December 18, 2010 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 Quote
Super User BASSclary Posted December 18, 2010 Super User Posted December 18, 2010 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 : Quote
Super User BASSclary Posted December 18, 2010 Super User Posted December 18, 2010 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 : Quote
Super User BASSclary Posted December 18, 2010 Super User Posted December 18, 2010 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 : Quote
CAdeltaLipRipper Posted December 18, 2010 Posted December 18, 2010 I heard sprite not mountain dew Quote
CAdeltaLipRipper Posted December 18, 2010 Posted December 18, 2010 I heard sprite not mountain dew Quote
CAdeltaLipRipper Posted December 18, 2010 Posted December 18, 2010 I heard sprite not mountain dew Quote
CAdeltaLipRipper Posted December 18, 2010 Posted December 18, 2010 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 Quote
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.