FLIP CLIP FISHING, LLC
Tournament bass fishing has been a serious passion of mine for over 18 years. Too
many times I've struggled keeping fish alive all day, wasting valuable time that I could
be fishing. It's not only discouraging killing a fish, but weighing in a dead one hurts us
all. I've tried many versions of this clip over the years, and finally come up with one
that is very effective.
If you research this issue, you will find that it is a problem at any deep water bass
tournament. The general advice given is to do what is called "fizzing", or using a
needle to relieve the bladder. Although fizzing works well when done by an
experienced person, I'm not comfortable doing it myself, there are too many things
that can go wrong. It's a risk poking a hole in a fish if you're not sure. A misplaced
needle can easily puncture the kidney or intestine, which is lethal to the fish. If the
bladder is deflated too much, it's also lethal. Bass become weak after struggling all
day, reducing resistance ability, infection at the needle site is also possible.
It's been determined that the air bladder if a bass can inflate to about 7% of it's body
mass. The challenge has been to develop the right combination of weight and shape
to turn the fish over and not fall off. Too heavy, they will not stay on without tearing
the anal fin, too light they don't turn it over. If you have "Bubba" in your well you may
need to apply two or more clips, but because of the shape and weight they will all
stay on.
Good luck, good fishin' and Keep 'em alive!
many times I've struggled keeping fish alive all day, wasting valuable time that I could
be fishing. It's not only discouraging killing a fish, but weighing in a dead one hurts us
all. I've tried many versions of this clip over the years, and finally come up with one
that is very effective.
If you research this issue, you will find that it is a problem at any deep water bass
tournament. The general advice given is to do what is called "fizzing", or using a
needle to relieve the bladder. Although fizzing works well when done by an
experienced person, I'm not comfortable doing it myself, there are too many things
that can go wrong. It's a risk poking a hole in a fish if you're not sure. A misplaced
needle can easily puncture the kidney or intestine, which is lethal to the fish. If the
bladder is deflated too much, it's also lethal. Bass become weak after struggling all
day, reducing resistance ability, infection at the needle site is also possible.
It's been determined that the air bladder if a bass can inflate to about 7% of it's body
mass. The challenge has been to develop the right combination of weight and shape
to turn the fish over and not fall off. Too heavy, they will not stay on without tearing
the anal fin, too light they don't turn it over. If you have "Bubba" in your well you may
need to apply two or more clips, but because of the shape and weight they will all
stay on.
Good luck, good fishin' and Keep 'em alive!
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