So you went out fishing and caught a fish, now you want to know the best, easiest, and most ethical way to kill the fish. In this video Marlin from Addicted fishing is going to show you how to kill a fish using the ikjime method, a technique used for 1000's of years. This method of kill the fish is supposed to be the absolute best way of doing it for a multitude of reasons and today in this video we're going to talk about it.
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The wire goes through the spinal cord which stops the production of lactic acid caused by rigor mortis. Then you cut the gills and near the end of the tail to easily bleed the fish. This method is awesome, its great to see u guys trying it :)
The easiest way of getting to it is to cut the tail off and just feed it through the spine at the cut on the tail instead of feeling around in its brain...
We need more smarties like you
Your Right people need to do some research before doing shit that they are not experienced with
"He's sitting down in the net. Nothing's hurting him. He's gonna be just dandy." 30 seconds later. "We're gonna kill this trout together." 😂😂
I know right. And he’s bleeding out nicely.
Please enter "the right way to kill a fish" and watch the Vox video for a great explanation of the ikejime method. A simple ikejime spike (similar to an icepick is used. Note the reason for the long thin wire.
Thank you
Hey Marlin, the Ikejime kit you are using is a taaadd big for the trout, perfect for larger fish like lings, halis, chinooks, chum and large cohos. Some tips in using the spike end, get it lined up with the lateral line of the fish, with salmon the brain is about an eyeball width behind the eyes, when you hit the brain you will see the eyes do the "death" stare right away and their might be some crazy wriggling going on so becareful, you don't want to push the spike to far as you are only suppose to "hit" the brain and helps with guiding the wire, ussually what is done is sort of like trying to get a screw into a cork of a wine bottle with slow twisting into the head till you see the "stare" and sometimes the fish freaks out wriggling like crazy due to basically being lobotomized. The wire should measure along the length of the fish from where the eyes are to the end of the tail but not counting the fin as to indicate how much wire you need to insert, it takes some practice to get the wire to go along the length of the spine but for the trout that wire would be a tad to thick but for larger species of 15-30+ pounds it would be perfect, you won't need much pressure to push the wire when it goes from the brain down the spine so if you are pushing anything harder than say a finger squeeze you aren't in the right spot. It's mostly done to keep fish from thrashing around specially larger fish cause it bruises the meat, helps with freshness as the muscles are totally relaxed and prevents them from releasing acids which reduce quality and degrade the meat. And greetings from Vancouver B.C.! Love the vids and stay awesome!
Ayy fellow Vancouverite
Hi ! you seems to be quite familiar with this method. I've been fishing with my g/f and i wanted to ethically kill the trouts. But they are rather small. Biggest was 13.5 in long. Rest was about 8in to 12in long. I prefered using the fillet knife to cut the brain in half from between the eyes but i was wondering if it was doing a good job. Seeing a couple of ikejime videos, i see they puncture the brain a little bit from an angle. I'd like to know what would be your option to humanly and rapidely kill a small trout ? and since its so small, how important are the cutting the gils and the vein in the tail part and the running the wire inside the spine part? Thanks in advance! From Quebec :)
@@nicolasgirard6691 Hi Nicholas, in reguards to dispatching smaller trout a small knife point pushed in at a 45 angle from the side of the head or straight above will do the job quickly, it's harder to do the ikejime technique with smaller fish cause their spinal cords are very fine like .5 pencil lead. I will say just dispatching a fish quickly either with a bonk or a stab will always do, cutting the gills to let the fish bleed is important for freshness and meat quality and keeping them cool helps a lot as well. If you want to ask anything let me know. :)
@@243pete Hey Pete! Thanks for the answer! Appreciated! I've been stabbing my trouts but not with a 45 angle. I used to do it from the top of their head and doing a large cut going down between the eyes. On larger trout i saw Mouth mouvement after performing it therefor i thought there was something from. I'll definately try that 45 deg angle to see if it works better because i really despise watching the fishes suffocating while chained from the gills. Ill start cutting the gills too to let it bleed out! Never tried to bonk it too.. ill try to find a nice thing to club precisely to try it out too. thanks and have a great day!
By the way, I love that your expanding your knowledge beyond the big game fish! Your videos on crappie and now planter trout is really awesome! I enjoy watching you guys go after the more basic of fish! Yall should go target Bluegills! I feel they are underrated! They make they 2nd best fish tacos, and for some reason their eggs taste amazing! Love the channel, keep it up! I'd love a day on the water with you enthusiasts!
This is a very old method of preserving fish and not just killing it. The spike is to kill and the wire is cleaning out of the spinal cord. If you cut the tail a little the wire will go through the spine. It really keeps the fish from spoiling from longer, and as you say it helps eliminate the lactic acid/toxins. The process is pronounced EE-KAY-JEEMA. You can find a lot of videos on it. For SUSHI it is a must. Love the content and the channel. Thanks
That blood you were removing from the inner cavity is actually the kidney of the fish.
I think the long wire is supposed to be directed down the spinal cord to stop all nervous system activity immediately. If the fish was still wiggling after it wasn't quite done right. I am not really sure how they line up the spinal cord though to pass the wire down the cord to destroy it completely.
It looks like this one is designed to feed it down through the brain stem, but you can also sever the spine near the tail and go up the spinal column from there.
Thank you for the link! I saw the tool in many other videos but nobody actually left a link.
I usually just ask my wife to tell the fish how her day at work went and they die almost instantly from boredom..
She'd probably say the same about you 😂
Why is that funny?
@@ysaethwr Are you asking because you think its funny but you don't understand why, or are you saying you don't think its funny?
That’s not humane though
Pretty sure you’re supposed to brain it with the first piece and that wire is supposed to go down the spine and kill the nerves, to relax the fish. Just my basic understanding of Ike jime
That's correct and then you bleed it at the gils and then make a cut at the base of the tail so the blood does not settle.
Bingo. To much work though...bonk and bleed
Finally I've seen someone clean a fish the same way. Been doing it that way for years and everyone seems to be amazed when I do it for some reason. Good videos
“He’s going to be just dandy” hahahaaaa! Riiiight.
great work man.. I really love your videos 👍🏽
Very interesting, I will be giving this a try. Anything that improves the quality of the fish on my dinner plate works for me. ty
The Spike goes in horizontally, just past the eyes and the wire runs through it and down the spinal column, destroying the nerves and stopping additional lactic acid from building and breaking down the meat prematurely. It will keep your fish fresher for a longer period of time, if you choose not to eat it right away. It’s a good kit.Thanks for sharing. 👍🏼
Great video! Small note, pronunciation of the method is Ikejime (ee-kay-jee-may). Keep the awesome content coming!
I live in Vermont moving to Idaho next year can’t wait. Love every video. I’ve watched from 10 year up to now. Can’t get enough.
I also live in vermont, its nice to see fellow Vermonters.
How’s the fishing in Vermont
Dante Zaldivar the fishing in Vermont is good. Minus the giant steel head and salmon on every corner. Good lakers ,bass , browns, brookies, pike etc
Our neighbor New York has a good salmon run in Pulaski.
Lucas Rodriguez where in vt you live? I’m near Willoughby
Hey I have a question, does the blood in the water not make other fish wary and slow down the rest of the days fishing? No idea if this is a thing, just curious
Ok I just made a comment on a different video where you filleted the trout and I never knew that was possible or popular. This was the way I always cleaned and grilled my trout. But I do like the filleting part of it and will try that this year.
Nice. Off topic, but curious. All the trout work you do is for the stocker trout. Do you target hold overs and natural fish from the lake differently than freshly stocked trout.
I'd think so, resident trout tend to be smarter about what they eat and stockers are like highschool boys, they'll go for anything that moves unless they are exhausted.
Your information teachers me a whole lot thank you. God bless.
Thanks for sharing. That lake looks amazing.
I didn't know such tool excited. Thanks for the tips
I was bonking mine today with a aluminum salmon bonker. They didnt seem to mind.
Please explain "didn't seem to mind"😲
lmfaooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
@@timparker5447 Well did they complain about it?
@@gooddoggo2258 good point!
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That looked like some medieval type of torture device. 😂. Weirded me out. I think I will stick with the bonk. 😂
@@osonasty2016 noob here. I'm finding it so hard to grip a trout and bonk it. Usually trying to knock them on a rock. Been getting really Joe Pesci and they just keep flopping around! My children are traumatized.😅
@@ammoncheney1853 😂😂😂
Over 20 years ago, my husband, our kids and I used to go to our cottage in Huntsville and we did fishing too, my husband showed me how to kill the fish in a human way, and this is what he did, used a long pointy Skinny sharp knife to do exactly that, he also ran a strong wire along the spine starting with the tail all the way up to the head to kill the spinal cord, so no more muscle movement and lactic acid collection in the muscles. It's an old way to kill the fish ethically, they just came up with a tool to do it. It surprises me that people who fish or hunt, are experts in catching the animals, but know very little about ending that poor animal's life humanly. Thanks for sharing, now few more know better.
Awesome videos guys, keep it up! You should check out Pyramid Lake down by Reno, NV for one of your travel videos. Trout average 15 lbs with plenty above 20!
This is a more refined way of what my grandparents were telling me. Apparently this method can be done with a piece of hay. I've tried it unsuccessfully but it's probably one of those acquired skill things. I think I will buy this tool.
You kill them with ikejime to 1. Kill the fish and 2. The cord goes down the inside of the spinal cord and kills the nerves of the fish causing the lactic acid build up to stop, making the fish even fresher.
Nice video , I’m new to fishing trout and was wondering if I soak my fish after cleaning in water and leave it in refrigerator over night would that be as effective as bleeding the fish.
Nothing replaces bleeding them. We have for years soked them in water in the fridge not to effect taste but more of we are tired after fishing and just did the minimum. Never thought it effected anything. But I not to long ago fillet some we soked over night it actually makes the trout kind of mushy compared to the same trout out of the same lake caught days apart.
The spike to the brain kills them and I think that wire is supposed to run through the spin and prevent the adrenaline from being released, which makes the fish taste better and last longer.
Great video. These are really good tools for the freshest fish. No rigor mortious
Thank you so much for sharing the Ikejime method!! I've been asking for awhile. Big fish hearts!! Ikejime translates to brain spike.
Great video. I made a portable live well so I dispatch the fish, clean and store all at the same time at home
Have you ever tried bleeding the fish after ikejime'ing it? Seen people do it by piecing the vein at the end of the tail and at the base of the gills. Just curious what that vein in the trout would look like if you also bleed it....how empty or full it would be.
Thank you for this. I've been bothered by what fish go through, but I like being by water & want to eat healthier. I'm going to get that. 😊
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“That fish is just fine, he’s sitting down in the net, nothings hurting him, he’s gonna be just dandy!”... He says just before inserting a spike into his brain and ramming a rod down his spine. 😂
Just found your KZhead, in my 50s and just starting to fish again since my early 20s (commented on another video already, where anotherguy gota salmon with eggs) In this video you look like your in Western Washington, where I'm originally from ❤
I’m going fishing this summer my papa took me fishing all the time especially to Louisiana because that’s where he was from & I’m originally from east Texas so back up home we fished alot , I’m watching alot of these videos to refresh my memory because I haven’t been fishing in years since he’s passed so all of a sudden idk why but I been wanting to fish lately so I can’t wait because he taught me how to & alot this is the only thing I’m learning really on how to kill them when I catch lol it’s so therapeutic for me I love & miss fishing
i hope you have good luck and fun
I'm stoked that I'm not a weirdo for doing this! I love blowing people's minds, especially with catfish!
After I watched this I looked into the method a little better. Turns out that long wire goes into the spinal cord from the tail end after making an incision to bleed the tail artery. Awesome tool!
“He’s already dead.” Death throes: Ha! Just kidding!
Can you guys recommend a fishing guide? Ill be in Portland Or for a week. Trout or bigger? Anything is greatly appreciated
you guys gotta take it easy with that intro!! love ur vibes tho
Nice! Cool tool.
Looked like some adult toy at first when he was taking it out of the bag lol
Hey man, back of the thumb nail is great for getting the blood out
That’s so cool that tool is the ikejime method. It makes sure the fish doesn’t feel stressed as they die the long wire goes through the spinal chord and if you push it all the way through it’ll make sure the fish doesn’t move so there isn’t any lactic acid buildup. Lactic acid makes fish decompose faster and taste worse!
which lake is this?? This terrain looks awesome!
“He’s going to be just dandy” *spikes him in the brain with a dagger*
What an absolute alpha can’t believe this video is so awsome love this video 😂😂😂❤❤❤❤❤😅😅😅😅
Line the wire up with the spine and run it to destroy the spinal cord. It stops the fish from spontaneous muscle spasm. It makes it easier if you are fileting right after.
I sharpened a small diameter screw driver about 7" long. It works great, although catfish seem to not die as fast.
Heck yeah! Been doing this for about a year now. If you can get it in the right place it’s the best. I just use a really thin long bike tool. Also it’s pronounce eek aye jeem aye
What type of scissors did you use to cut the gills?
The long metal thread is so that it severs nerves in the spine in order for the nervous system to stop causing twitches. It just makes it taste better once it gets a couple days old
It’s pronounced “eekay-jeemay” ikejime. You where close though😂
It's spelled were.
Japanese alphabet is pronounced just like Spanish, vowels and all, with very few exceptions.
The wire is supposed to run the length of the spine/down the spinal cord. No riga, it wouldnt have flopped around as u cut the gills. will taste real fresh when you eat.(lol yup what all the other comments already pointed out.) Good video thanks for trying it!
5:00 I was death as well... 🤣🤣🤣🤣
I live in NEW MEXICO .I found a tackle box once .it had a ice pick in it .I always wondered what for .now I know.
Did it bleed after braining it? I've always used a Craftsman awl to kill my fish, but never bled them. I started bleeding my fish a few years ago but not killing them first, because I didn't think they'd bleed.
Thanks for demonstrating the product. Keeps me from paying for things I don’t really need. I usually just stab my fish in the head with a sharp knife and twist. Not sure what the difference is. But thanks for the tip on bleeding.
What are the screwdrivers do the same job
Knowing me I’d prolly put the spike all the way through the fish and impale my hand.
What knife you using?
After looking this up. That took you have is for big fish, ie tuna or sailfish. You can do the same with just an Ice pick for smaller fish. Length depends on the size of the fish.
That long wire is supposed to be inserted into the fish's spine to fully paralyze it and stop the decomposition process, supposed to make fish taste fresher as well
This reduces lactic acid buildup, that wire is too flimsy to do so. You need something a bit less wobbly
I just learned about this method a few minutes ago. I think the flexible wire is meant to insert at the base of the tail and destroy the spinal cord. I understand that it works. But a hard blow to the head, bleeding and gutting it instantly does the same thing and is more simple.
I think the benefit is residual signals from the spinal cord similar to reflexes in humans are eliminated reducing lactic acid in the muscles
The wire that comes with the tool is supposed to be run down the inside of the spinal column. This will stop the fish from twitching that in theory will cause lactic acid to accumulate in the flesh. In this video the wire was not run through the spine and the fish continued to flex and fight.
If you cut into the spine you can use the long wire part and destroy all the nerves in spine and that prevents stress hormones from reaching the near. Also great at keeping the nerves from firing and making the fish flop and bruise itself/ build up lactic acid.
You can actually cut into the spine near the tail of the fish to do it instead of the head
@@willdykema how hard is it to keep the long wire aligned with the spine and not swerve off into the meat?
I see your wife makes you clean your fish outside in your nicely manicured back yard. Nice back yard by the way. I see you've been having a rainy June out there. We're only going to get up to 60 today and we're supposed to get frost tomorrow night. So much for living in the Yoop.
Pronounced 'eekay-jeemay' The point of the wire is for running through the spine. It kills the nerve endings and stops it from secreting acids into the muscles like it would when you cut the gils and it starts spazing out, which is what causes a good chuck of the 'fishy' taste
When you don't read the instructions on the inkejemi method. Lol. The spike is suppose to go through the brain and the rod through the spine. Then you have to make three cuts to drain the blood. But yo! That way you gut that fish was awesome. I need to learn that.
Are you buying fishing gear off of wish? Lmao that thing is crazy, on an Anime level... the spike did work great, but 3ft of cable? The hell are you gunna shove that much cable into? I'll stick with a good bonk and a slit of the gills 😁😁😁
Yea F that thing
The cable is supposed to be inserted into the spinal cord and run down the length of the fish, so it doesn't get rigamortis and release the toxins from the spinal cord to the meat
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I WANT to fish but the idea of killing something makes me feel sick still XD I hope I can get past it one day. That is why I am here lol. I would like to do something wild/adventurous. Such as camp. And fish. If I do end up trying it, I will be bringing along a ikejime device. I learned more in the comments, such as the tail cut and driving the wire up the spine from there. But this video was a good start, thank you for sharing
i think the long needle is made to be inserted at the tail and go through the back bone to kill the spinal cord
Was this video up at battleground lake
Not sure if anyone has said ut, but you wanna spike the fish, in-line with the lateral line. That way the wire can easily find the spinal cord when you take the spike out
So the wire, as I understand it; goes down the spinal cord so less cortisol is released. This prevents the toughing of the muscle caused by the "fight or Flight" reaction of the fish. Therefore, the meat should be more tender. Same with bleeding the fish. I am not a fisherman, just heard it on a podcast about Japanese fishermen.
Thank you for educating people. I find it so cruel when the reverse drown the fish to death Edit: for your intro, when it comes to fishing would you say you're *hooked* 😏
I think ur supposed to run the wire all the way to the eend of the body to get rid of the spinal fluid but great method for sure
I believe the wire is for the spine. Vox has a more detail video of this technique
The wire is to feed through the spine from the tail. It’s also pronounced eek-eh-jee-may. You should watch the Vox video on ikejime for more info and proper technique
Nothing better for camp breakfast then a trout quivering in a pan of hot butter, over the fire
Quick question is that battle ground lake??
I'd be a little concerned about going through the fish at the wrong angle and into my hand or fingers.
In my opinion the most effective way is a rock to the head... no aim, no precision needed
I'll have to catch one first. It's been almost 40 years.
Yes! This is the best method!
I use a toothbrush to get the blood line out of the back of my fish. Works well
The wife's I assume?
The method you want to use is called Ikejime. The easiest way is to pierce the brain with the spike, then cut the gill arches on both sides and make another cut at the artery in the tail. Then you take the long wire and stick it in the spinal cord of the fish... There is a pro way, to destoy the brain and the spike locates directöy at the beginning of the spinal cord, so you can stick the wire straight through the spike... h
Just bonk and bleed 🤷♂️. Thats some mid-evil stuff.
Lol, bonking often takes multiple strikes and doesn't guarantee they are knocked out. Ike-jime is a 1 and done. Like a samurai quick and honrable.
Exactly what I was thinking 😂😂😂
Rocky does it all when I whack the fish their eyes pop out...I think their nice and dead lol.
@@grant0410 true, but I've seen more videos of blokes missing the bonk all together but then you still get muscle spasm if you try and process your fish right away. I get more relief humanly killing my dinner this way than bonking but to each their own.
I think you mean medieval, as in from the Middle Ages 😂
Straight lobotomy for the fish, so icepick that sucker. then send in the egg scrambler to make it just right. Lol 😆
The wire is to remove the spinal coard I think which apparently makes it taste better
Good video
The long cord is to sever the spine so it doesn't keep moving, which would produce lactic acid
Hey good job getting the tool. But Not done properly. You have to install the wire up the fish’s spine. It's called the ’shinkeijime.’ The idea is to rip off and destroy the spine nerves. You will know if you done it right when the fish twitch and stop moving completely. By doing this the brain can't send the body that it is dead. Which keeps it fresh and stop from getting smelly.