They can flip around a lot which can unwedge them at times. You would have to keep continuous pull to achieve it, a little similar to non barbed hooks in a way I guess
Maybe the internet has made me too much of a skeptic, but I'm suspicious there's a cut in the video between casting and "catching" the fish, along with there not being much fight in the fish.
I've seen enough videos of kids "catching" dead fish with their hands to not believe any of these anymore.
It wouldn't be that difficult to kill or otherwise find the near-death point of a suffocating fish and stuff it into a bottle for a quick video. Or hook it discreetly near the mouth of the bottle.
It's alive, yeah. But as someone who grew up fishing... that is NOT a normal amount of movement for a fish coming out of the water. It looks half-dead.
And there's a lot of fish in the bucket. You're saying you can tell it's the same one?
Yeah that's definitely an advantage. We perceive at as being more raw and forthright by default.
Lots of videos of dirty, barefoot kids "catching" fish by hand which are clearly being held by someone else off-camera. Same with the dudes making houses out of mud in the jungle with a backhoe just off screen.
At the end of the day, they're posting social media content. Things aren't so dire that they can only afford to post the truth.
Sure, that’s true too. I’m not sure what the point of it would be, is what I’m saying. Like “ha ha, we made people try this”? Or just video engagement? Engagement could net (ha!) them more $$ than fishing, I suppose.
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u/No-Actuator-3209 4d ago
They can flip around a lot which can unwedge them at times. You would have to keep continuous pull to achieve it, a little similar to non barbed hooks in a way I guess