Quote Originally Posted by Genny View Post
It sounds like you butcher the fish.
ummmm I assumed you read the site that was posted on how to put a fish down... Blunt Force is messy, but it's the quickest way to put a fish down with no pain... & to do it right means a LOT of force... a lot of force means a lot of head trauma.. a lot of head trauma means a lot of blood. Now add speed to the mix (you need speed & power) & you get blood spray. It's not a whole lot like a murder scene, but it is enough to make a little pool in your hands (if collected)

Little fish don't make much of a mess, but the sizes of fish I typically have are large fish.

I tried using bags but they got in the way & made the process too slow. My goal is to get the fish out of the tank & have it dead within seconds of being removed from the tank. I do my darnest to prevent min stress to the fish.. Basically the only stress it really gets to experience is me trying to catch it in a net, & before the fish realizes its out of water its dead.