northernsportman Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 I got a question.... Do fish shrink or become longer when you throw them in the pail or on the ice while ice fishing (when they are dead)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walleyeking19 Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 i'm pretty sure they shrink like 1/3 of an inch when you throw them on the ice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broman Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 I always wondered that too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toughguy Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 For some reason a Seinfeld episode comes to mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drewski Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 They shrink. Think of when you lift weights. While lifting your muscles look bigger because they swell up with water. The same think happens when you fight a fish. They use their muscles and get larger by about a 1/4 of an inch for a little while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northernsportman Posted December 1, 2008 Author Share Posted December 1, 2008 thats what i had figured, but my buddy doesnt agree with me.haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fredd Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 Anything that freezes shrinks, just ask George. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwhjr Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 "I was in the pool!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northernsportman Posted December 1, 2008 Author Share Posted December 1, 2008 lol, makes sense to me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hhguide Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 I think they expand. If you think about it, when Ice forms it expands, thus when a fish freezes I think it expands, not by much but it does. Who knows though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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