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The lips have taste buds on them and thus help in identifying what's good to eat. They also help channel food into the mouth. "You do find (lips) in bottom fish that do more manipulating, that poke around in the sand," says Richard Rosenblatt, an ichthyologist at Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla, Calif.
Shark skin is used for fish lip soup.
As a delicacy in Hong Kong restaurants, these lips freshly excised can sell for up to US$ 20,000 a pair, what could be called an extinction bounty, as they are now being exterminated all over the West Pacific and the Indian Ocean.
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While it's fine to lip some species of fish like bass, it is best to keep your fingers out of a trout's mouth because it puts unnecessary stress on the fish, and because they have small teeth.
“Lipping” is a popular way to show off a catch. While the jaws of some fish may be able to handle it, that's not true for all. Putting that kind of strain on the jaw can damage it, hurting the fish's ability to eat. Supporting the entire body of the fish is usually better for the fish's health.
There's nothing inherently wrong with holding a bass or other smooth-toothed fish by the lip. You have more control there than anywhere else. But you should keep that fish mostly vertical if you're holding with one hand, and support its rear end with the other hand if you want it to rest horizontally.
The wild wriggling and squirming fish do when they're hooked and pulled from the water during catch-and-release fishing isn't just an automatic response—it's a conscious reaction to the pain they feel when a hook pierces their lips, jaws, or body.
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Then, cradle the fish gently; fingers under the belly and thumbs on top; and put it right back into the water. Also, “lipping” a trout, like you would a bass, will break its jaw, and there's no reason to lip a trout.
As well as getting water through osmosis, saltwater fish need to purposefully drink water in order to get enough into their systems.
Hook wounds were detected in 100 percent of angled bass on the day of angling and were still observed on greater than 90 percent of bass seven days after capture. In May, 27 percent of hook wounds were healed within six days, but only 12 percent were healed within six days during July.
“Fish do feel pain. It's likely different from what humans feel, but it is still a kind of pain.” At the anatomical level, fish have neurons known as nociceptors, which detect potential harm, such as high temperatures, intense pressure, and caustic chemicals.
Controlled studies have shown that most fish released after hook-and-line capture, survive.
The nociceptor then sends an electric signal to the brain, where the psychological experience of pain manifests. Fish have numerous nociceptors in their mouths and thus getting hooked is certainly a painful experience for them.
Researchers find that wild cleaner fishes can remember being caught up to 11 months after the fact, and actively try to avoid getting caught again.
In spite of the unlikely prospect that fish can feel pain, anglers practicing catch-and-release are ethically, and often legally, obligated to handle fish so as to help ensure their survival and well-being.
Holding the bass by the lip and jaw isn't what does the direct damage to the fish, it is how the rest of the fish is suspended in the air while you are lip-holding it. The proper way to hold the fish is vertically if you are grabbing it by the jaw.
Use Barbless Hooks
All you have to do is press the barb down using a pair of pliers or forceps. Barbless hooks cause less damage to the fish and make the de-hooking process easier, quicker, and more humane. Hooks without barbs are also safer for you, as angler, should you accidentally get hooked.
As aforementioned, a trout has a slimy top skin layer that a dry net and dry hand can easily damage. So, if you have to handle the fish using your bare hands or net, make sure they are wet. The slime is there to protect the fish from illnesses.
Touching a trout with a dry hand removes their protective mucus layer. If it is removed, the fish will contract a fungus and die quickly. The same problem can occur when using a fishing net to land fish — make sure it's wet. Apply as little pressure as possible when handling a trout.
Always wet your hands before handling a fish. Never handle a fish with dry hands. Handling a fish with dry hands can take the protective slime coating off of a fish.
“By and large, most of the lures were shed in a relatively short period of time. Barbless hooks - as one would expect - came out usually within 24 hours. And deeply hooked [lures] also came out relatively quickly, although they were retained for a number of days.