96 Hour Crappie Monitoring Study (DEBUNKING Delayed Mortality BIAS)

[@TaroMurata]

Unreal effort here. You could probably get this approved for a PhD thesis.

[@zach6913]

Dr. Aaron Wiebe, the fish whisperer. You da man Taro

[@avail657]

@@zach6913I second that, Taro is indeed the man.

[@reidsimonson]

Lol, tell me you know nothing about what it takes to get a PhD and argue a thesis without telling me… DK to the max here.

[@EquinsuOchaSportfishing]

Sol Rosenberg, frank rizzo and myself are glad uncut is back Love it

[@TaroMurata]

@@zach6913🙌😘🙌!!!

[@dailydoseofnews4828]

woooot we get more than 1 video per year now? 😮🤣❤

[@randomgamer2427]

Let’s gooooooo

[@differentfins]

I know right? He doesn't even have to go all out in every video. He puts so much work in. I would watch him catch small fish without a narrative, he is simply entertaining

[@MustardTigerFan42]

Ya but do you really want to see Loose Change more then once?

[@uncutangling]

1 in 2022, 1 in 2023, 1 in 2024…..

[@peimanmalekmarzban4633]

Technically Aaron is correct 😅😅

[@noguy92]

you look better man, healthy you see it in your face. and when it shines through your face it means you’re well. our boy obviously went though some shit he’s human. be happy he even uploaded a video for us.

[@JohnSlyter]

I know 39 hours was stressful but its by far the most entertaining fishing content on the planet. Id love to see a 39 hour comeback. Love your stuff dude, hope you're doing well.

[@DmRushed]

the 42ft auger hole snipe was incredible....Aaron is the youtube fishing GOAT. truly uncut and authentic angling

[@mudpuppy4963]

Thanks for keeping everyone honest and striving for legitimate education.

[@TheFishingDoctorsAdventures]

That was really amazing Aaron! Well done. I love how innovative and creative you are in going outside of the norm. Recreating thought processes. I believe the Deep water release and barotrauma research of ocean fish like Rockfish has shown quite good survival as long as a descending device is used to get them back to depth quickly. Descending devices are now required to even fish for them in the Pacific in Canada. I think your experiment with the fish going back to feeding behavior is a good demonstration that the fish would likely survive if released and were able to get back down to depth. In the Pacific ocean studies they actually used submerged cages to keep the fish at depth to see if the fish survived long term. Wonder if you could drop a few to the bottom in a trap and monitor them with an aquavu or other underwater camera. Not sure the legality on that, but seems to be the next step. No fin clips, just let the trap get them down to depth and keep them there.

[@hunt_trap_fish]

I was thinking those sub-dermal fish tags but this would work too.

[@possiblyafish776]

Hello! I know quite a bit about this! You are correct, repressurizing the fish to the same pressure they were at originally helps to reduce the impacts to the fish from barotrauma. The problems that arise from barotrauma in fish are not usually rupturing of the internals. Rather, the main problem is little bubbles rapidly forming in the blood vessels and tissues of the fish due to rapid depressuration (not good). The leads to restricted blood flow and and internal bleeding of those vessels. This results in a slow and painful death for the fish if it sustains enough damage as that damage is extremely hard to recover from even in the best of situations and it just keeps getting worse and worse overtime, even if it gets back down to depth or is put in a comfy captive setup with absolutly ideal conditions. The key to this is quickly getting the fish back down to depth (which gets rid of those pesky bubbles) and to minimize the damage done to the body. Less damage = better chance to recover. This is also what we see happen in humans! When a person quickly comes up from pressure they need to be brought back up to pressure and then slowly depressurized so they don't get bad internal bleeding and die a slow and painful death. The body can handle some small bubbles forming slowly in the body, but not a lot at once.

[@kempdawg1111]

Happy to see another post, appreciate everything you've taught me over the years brother, looking forward to the next vid 🧊🎣

[@240SSONLY]

Hey Buddy !!!! We're all happy to see you making videos again !!! Keep fishing like a boss Aaron. Thank you for sharing your life with us

[@TargetWalleye]

*Sniping that one at 42' away from the house was wild!*

[@TargetWalleye]

Oh, and it's awesome to see you back and adding to the barotrauma/delayed mortality conversation. I think you have called out some important aspects that were flawed in the DNR’s “pilot project.” These types of conversations - reviewing and critiquing other’s studies/findings - are what helps encourage folks to produce higher-quality research and get closer to the truth. 👊

[@leovillafana8912]

who runs target walleye is it one dude or a few of u@@TargetWalleye

[@mengkhang1037]

That was awesome, his aid talked him right through it perfectly, and Aaron instinct is always spot on.

[@illmuskyhunter3313]

Ironically exactly one of the issues people have with ffs he proved the point perfectly. It's too easy to do.

[@jakerichards9133]

Breath of fresh air on the KZbin! Excellent video. Thank you for caring!

[@3RiversFishingAdventures]

Thanks for continuing on with this subject, keep the discussions going. What a fun video and how cool to see that fish eat that minnow and especially one straight from the water that you caught in a trap. Very cool and very educational and very entertaining. I'm looking forward to responses from the fishing world. I do have a question though. Wouldn't it be interesting to watch them swim away on the LiveScope and see what they do?

[@TheWakes120022]

Watch his previous video.

[@3RiversFishingAdventures]

@@TheWakes120022 i think you missed the joke

[@TheWakes120022]

@@3RiversFishingAdventures I guess maybe I did lol

[@306viczko5]

😂

[@mrmarktully]

JAIL

[@ryanreynolds3630]

Thanks for continuing to be one of the realest people out there. Glad to see you back and doing your thing man.

[@shawnfollmer4491]

Unreal vid, excellent topic! Thanks again! Keep the vids comming. My son looked up to you and your vids as he grew up. As a young man, he was so sad that you left. We are so glad to see you posting again. Your content and the way you present it is like no other platform. Your sense of reality and humor is what keeps all of us comming back. I'm hoping for another 39 hours series. Heck, pick a lake and just fish with your sister again and bring us along for the ride. Thanks again and God bless!

[@collinnienhaus3661]

I shared some critical thoughs on the first one. I really enjoyed this one. Point was well made. Loved the minnow trap set beneath the ice. Very enjoyable! Keep em coming.

[@williamasastewart5647]

Aaron I assume this is how you spell it. I love your videos have been missing them for a year. Very happy you've posted two this year that are very educational. Keep up the amazing work!

[@fishn365]

Gotta love science from someone who's not a scientist, but instead, an angling conservationist. Thanks Aaron for you dedication and insight

[@kaydenosgood5327]

Great video explaining what’s going on and awesome content always thrilled to watch a uncut angling video

[@bradmitchell1774]

You never disappoint, thx Aaron. Seriously the best out there, there’s no contest. I laugh, I learn. All the best bro. Happy New Year 🎉

[@mattelliott6435]

Another breath of fresh air for the fishing industry. Thank you for everything you do!

[@SteeJay32]

So pumped to see some new videos. I went back and watched both seasons of 39 hours again…. Such a great idea and awesome to watch! If you need someone for season 3, I’ll give’r bud!

[@TheMasterCaster]

Uncut is one of the few channels where the video ends and I’m shocked that 22 minutes has gone by so fast. Quality!

[@benstonefishing]

Shane was a nice addition to the video, appreciate what you’re trying to do with this discussion!

[@mrmarktully]

Shane is just happy to get away from the wife for a bit. He wouldn’t blink at 5 years in jail. 😂

[@NickLindner]

@@mrmarktully 😂😂😂

[@winchesterfield1]

You definitely are missed on here!! Thank you for sharing the video. Please keep up the content.

[@sasquatchwasarrested]

Fucking awesome to have you back on the rotation man, god blesses us with your presence hope you stay blessed

[@flyfishdad801]

I enjoy the scientific curiosity/approach in these recent videos.

[@s.pepper1833]

Amazing commitment just sitting it out for days in a shack. Also thanks for showing how you run your bait traps, interesting. The overlay livescope looks awesome.

[@BlueMoundSound]

I appreciate the thought and the effort you sacrifice of your time in the pursuit of truth. Tastefully and respectfully done! Thank you !

[@differentfins]

Great video and I love the attempt to find scientific results. Me personally I will just play it safe. I'll only fish deep for crappie, walleye, etc only if i plan on keeping every fish. If i am catching and releasing, I'll stay 20 feet or less. Play it safe since there are so many variables.

[@ryannelson6524]

Every spring we clean up the community crappie fishing spot near our house when the ice is clear you can sometimes see hundreds of small dead crappies dead under the ice that people tried to let go great video

[@B1GE2]

I do love how you preface everything with “Avoid this if at all possible” the science here is pretty awesome

[@daltonbbf756]

Someone get this man some long-term tracking tags and some darn help from the local fish and wildlife! Arron teaches the masses faster and more effectively than they ever could!

[@jamiebrendes2147]

So happy to see your videos again Aaron……please keep them coming. I watched the last video on same subject and you definitely proved they make it back down to depth you pulled them from. What would happen if you dropped them in a cage back to the bottom and viewed them via underwater camera? Might be a bit more realistic in regards to how well they handle things possibly. Just an idea……regardless, great work and always waiting for your next video. 👍👍👍

[@peimanmalekmarzban4633]

Even in anglingbuzz experience, after they fished in deep water, when they came back after 24hrs, there were less fish floating in their net. I had no doubt you would be coming back with a video like this. Good job Aaron.

[@jeremiebuhler]

Where ever you have been, I hope everything has been working out for the better. Hopefully this post means exactly that. Glad to see you back.

[@FishcastAngling]

Good work!! Great example and demo for some further insight. Can’t thank you enough for bringing more publicity to the fact that if or when deeper caught fish are dying that is has more to do with fish handling practices that are complicated by barotrauma, rather than simply barotrauma. I’ll add that in my experience crappie are probably some of the most susceptible to stress complicated by barotrauma compared to other species. One thing I’ll mention though is so far in my personal experience catching species like walleye, smallmouth bass, and pike from deeper water, I find the complications and need to return the fish to the water being even more necessary in cold water rather than warmer water.

[@kdhag99]

Thanks Aaron... Love that you are pushing this topic and can't wait to see some of the testing others will be doing because of it. Curious about your thoughts on the water temp in the aquarium, and how it may affect the recovery speeds. Seems that warmer water would help recovery, but I have no clue. Lol Keep up the great effort!

[@tonytabbs1870]

Love the passion Aaron....Great to see you! Look forward to every upload. 🤜🤛

[@shawnf4576]

Shut up!

[@keenanmoore264]

Would love to see Aaron in a fish biology roll somewhere that matters and makes a difference. Only if that's what he wants though. Half way through, great vid so far!

[@someguy-k2h]

I really enjoyed the observation. Great job of staying as objective as possible. What I saw was that unless you are willing to keep your fish for a couple of days with clips to ensure they are stable, you shouldn't release fish from this depth. If you had just released them, they would have struggled until they exhausted themselves, or were able to get enough pressure to compress their bladders. Fish in warmer water would more likely experience terminal trauma. At warmer temps, dissolved gasses will more readily form bubbles and kill the fish. I only fish this deep if I'm eating them.

[@brandonmclean58]

Its a continuation from his previous video where he demonstrated that they are able to swim straight down to the bottom without any problems where they would have been able to have stabilized swim blatters. He was using the weights to compensate the fact that they wouldnt be able to swim down in his little fish tank. Its not a perfect science experiment but he was just showing they wouldnt die later on assuming they could swim to depth.

[@someguy-k2h]

@@brandonmclean58 Thanks, I'll go watch that. I used to watch Aaron all the time, but I haven't seen a video in a year from him. I hope this means he's back to making amazing content like before.

[@306viczko5]

Great determination and information...always helping the fisherman and supporting our fish! Appreciate you! Glad you're back...keep'm coming. Thanks Aaron

[@samthompson1270]

This is such an interesting yet controversial subject and I'm THRILLED that you have put forth the effort to dig deeper into it. What you have done is forced a good honest open conversation about it. Thank you for that. I've even used your method of dipping the fish tail first into the water to expel the air bubbles and closing the mouth and sending it head first back into the water to prove that it works. I was fishing with a buddy and he didn't believe me until I literally pulled a floating crappie out of the water and used the procedure. He was speechless when he saw it swim away. Delayed mortality is certainly a possibility BUT, at least they have a fighting chance and we still don't know for sure if it even happens.

[@matthewweaver8087]

Aaron, awesome video and this is the kind of outdoor content that’s awesome to see on the Tube. Just a thought, what about pressurizing the tank equal to what the pressure would be if they were to swim back down? 30ft=13psi for example. Cheers!

[@mrmarktully]

Nice

[@Tomles86]

You literally have an army of 100,000 fans. Keep on Aaron, we will always support you brother

[@roberthikade9759]

Great video Aaron, wouldn't expect anything less! You rock and love your new content. Either your keeping them or releasing them. pretty simple really.

[@billlere9262]

I am happy to see you back on the channel. This is great science.

[@MrXGigolox]

Seeing a video from Uncut Angling made my day. Thank you!

[@brandoncsolson]

glad to see you’re back? hope to see more videos bud. you’ve been missed

[@drunknmunky127]

Appreciate the follow-up here. I think the message on this was a bit tighter than in the previous video and adds some necessary perspective to the point you're making. In some poor studies, it would appear that the bad conditions of testing inflate mortality estimates. This seems to suggest that, if the fish can get back down to a comfortable level after expedited handling, their chances of survival are better than it would seem by some reports (1 in 6 or ~17% mortality rate in your sample, unless I miscounted). A stronger sample size would be highly preferential, but obviously you can only work within your own legal ability here. I think this does still highlight though that it's still best to avoid fishing at excessive depth. 30' isn't the deepest people go by any means and represents closer to a starting territory for this problem. In the better barotrauma studies I've read, this is closer to the number they saw as well at this depth and they highlighted that this number progressively goes up as you inch deeper. If 10-20% of fish are already having seizures at this level, every extra foot of depth will just increase that number in progressive fashion. It's worth considering that Crappies are already at this depth because of colder surface water conditions as well. Their nervous systems are more sensitive to cold than other fish in their habitats and will cease to function over time in the colder surface water, hence their mass migration to the more temperate depths in mid-winter. The deeper they were, the harder it is for them to get back down, the longer they'll have to try, and it will become progressively more difficult both because of extra exhaustion from the longer attempt and also simply because their nervous system will suffer from progressively diminishing function in these colder water conditions. There's unfortunately a multitude of factors working against them when caught at these depths.

[@mattbrown7483]

I have a question. I fish a small 5-6 -acre pond that is loaded with crappie. The max depth is 6-8 feet. If what you are saying about crappie and cold water is accurate, wouldn't they all die in a shallow pond where they can't get to deeper depths or more temperate water? or does the water in a small pond mimic that of a larger lake with deep water, and 8 feet down would be equivalent to say 30 feet and a more temperate zone for them? just curious how that works, if you know. thanks.

[@drunknmunky127]

@@mattbrown7483 That would depend on the specific pond, the local climate, and what it's water source is. For example, if the pond is largely spring fed, the ground water will be warm enough to help keep the whole pond somewhat temperate. It's been a minute since I read the article discussing the problems with crappie and their nervous systems but I believe the functional "drop-dead" temperature listed was around 37-38deg. Unsurprisingly, they begin to move out of the shallows well before that point to avoid getting trapped. In context, part of the article did discuss that this is also a reason that crappie aren't always suited for ponds and shallow lakes because they aren't as robust to cold water as bluegill, for example, and need to be able to migrate out of the shallow water that can plunge to 40deg or lower in the middle of winter. Fish stocking can completely fail in these lakes/ponds for that reason alone. EDIT: to my understanding, thermal zones do vary from one body of water to the next so each lake is going to have different relative "deep" zones. I'd be skeptical that this was the case in an 8' pond, but it's also not my area of study so I don't fully know the range for these sort of things.

[@mattbrown7483]

thanks for the response. The pond is a natural pond, and the crappie have been in it for at least 20 years that I'm aware of, so the water must stay within their temperate zone. . @@drunknmunky127

[@freshwaterfishingwithadrian]

Duuude yes!! So stoked to see you making videos again !!! Hope you’re having an awesome day!

[@differentfins]

I hope he isn't just making these videos to prove a point. I would love to see weekly videos from Aaron even if he was just catching whatever and without a narrative. He is simply entertaining

[@dennisdesormeaux3779]

I'm glad to see you with another one of your shows. It was very interesting. Keep up with your channel. I'm enjoying your content. Also hope to see you fishing more.

[@eryman17]

Don’t even have to watch the video yet to know im going to love it!

[@bustinbass78]

What mind blown. Another post! Heavy lies the crown Mr.Wiebe. The world loves you.

[@squealingreels2503]

I'm glad to know that in the event I catch some bycatch or a trophy fish from that deeper water while hunting a limit of eater fish, it isn't guaranteed death if I decide to release that fish immediately. I appreciate that you approached this topic so scientifically. Data, facts, and no bias. Great job, man.

[@libbymolly1]

Always a pleasure to watch and learn from you Aaron. I am a very loyal fan.

[@evankalbach9985]

If a swim bladder issue you'd think a small something to puncture bladder might help. We used to do this on saltwater all the time from fish caught in deeper water. We also found that the spped you bring to surface made a difference as well.

[@mathewleben8081]

Good to see you back online and posting new content

[@alexdunbar4673]

Great stuff you guys. please keep making more vids

[@BillsGarageWorks]

This is great stuff. Thanks for putting in the time to do this.

[@FoxFishing4K]

This is the one I was waiting for!!

[@scotttaylor8159]

nice to see your back in the saddle bud !!! keep on truckin makin those videos for us

[@lucasmccue6703]

Keep the vids coming!!! The last two have been sick!

[@WarrenPenner]

LOL @ "Jail!" Well done, fellas! Fascinating to watch.

[@mcintyretyler89]

Every video Aaron uplodes in some way amazes me. Glad a feller stumbled upon your channel my friend. God bless 🙏

[@derekdebois8297]

Please keeping uploading content, please. We need you. It’s FREAKING great

[@robgrubb420]

excellent aaron this was really insightful and really proved your point .

[@xtrag00d]

glad you're alive and well, enjoyed the lil info sesh

[@One.eyedfisherman]

This was very interesting to watch. Great video as always when it comes to uncut angling.

[@veghfishing]

at 9:15 , is it trying to let air out by itself doing this to get back down to bottom? Or is it just a siezure from being at the wrong depth for too long? This is so interesting! Thanks Aaron for making these kinds of videos even tho im not located in your country and we dont have this spieces here in Sweden, but I will def try to get some airbubbles out of perch and zander if I accedently catch them at large depth.

[@addictedangler4770]

You are the Crappy whisperer Aaron. Outstanding video brother. Sent from my frozen igloo in Central Alberta, Canada.

[@CamoHunter31]

Ideally, I think the Minnesota study could be a great study, with some modifications. If the same amount of crappie (50+) could be caught and quickly released into the middle of a large net area (200ft x 200ft for example). The crappie would hopefully be able to swim to depth and observed with live sonar, as demonstrated in your first video, and could also be observed at future time intervals for delayed mortality, or floating back to surface. It'd be interesting to see how many would be able to maintain depth and go on to survive hours and days after catch. Underwater drone could be used to view under the ice surface for any that float to surface. Then later remove the large net after several days for the survivors to go back to normal conditions. I'd expect you'd see some limited mortality, but WAY less than releasing them into a 3ft cylinder net as in the initial MN pilot study. Optimistically, possibly even 90%+ survivability if handled and released quickly and properly, who knows?! The awareness and discussion doors have been opened now, and hopefully study method modifications and improvements, without bias.

[@reidsimonson]

The body of peer reviewed literature is in the hundreds on this. That Minnesota study isn’t even a pebble in a gravel pit. It’s crazy how many dumb people like you out there that think this was the only research ever done.

[@mitchellcasper4707]

Great video! I’m glad your uploading again.

[@Shaboynga]

Sometimes a man just has to do his own science when the gatekeepers won’t relinquish the permits. Good job, sir!

[@MudMarlins]

Awesome video. Thanks for staying on the cutting edge

[@PizzaCologne3]

the goat providing real infomation for BIAS

[@isaaccronin5356]

Im so happy your back. Love the content

[@briancourville613]

Aaron, it’s nice to see you back !

[@95rman]

Nice video! Welcome back. You make watching ice fishing fun!

[@katiebennett3860]

Great Content Aaron!! How would 'fizzing' method enter this discussion? Could it play a role in deep fishing, allowing for the release of large breeders we want to return to the depths? Thanks again Aaron!

[@andrewpiotrowski-ep4sf]

Constantly pushing the fishing industry in the right direction. Thank You very much for everything you have done for the industry.

[@unimog9388]

Its good to see the 🤴 back in action. Hope you’re doin well dude we missed ya

[@VT2U]

LETS GO!!! Great video worth the wait! Pumped for the next one

[@EquinsuOchaSportfishing]

Good to see ya back Keep it going Weibe

[@giannin5989]

🐐 Welcome Back Buddy!

[@structured_fishing504]

What depth did the minnows come out of? The mortality rate with those were a demonstration in its own if pulled from 20-30’. Love the science behind this. For most average anglers I’m not sure what they are to do to help these “barotrauma” fish survive. I think doing another study without the weights to see if they can survive in the same conditions would be interesting and informative. I have a smallmouth bass fishery in winter that is unreal but all of them are in 30-40’ so I’ve recently stopped fishing them because of the studies around this subject. Would love to see more about other species out side of crappie.

[@MrBradleyMac]

Thanks Aaron, great job as usual!

[@fdyhdfhy]

Love your Aaron. You are truly blessed and have great purpose on this earth. You are making a legacy!!! Well done and thank you for standing up for the community in regards to fishing. As long as we have the true unbiased research with the proper variables, we can make informed decisions as a community. Your a great leader and I’d love to follow you if the time ever comes. 🙏 great love and respect! Praise Jesus

[@JustHelpMeOuT5466]

Glad to see you again!

[@GameAflameYT]

THE ELEGEND RETURNS 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@adammead8197]

Quality vid bud. Keep at it and never change that outro tune. Cheers

[@Drengr19]

So good to see AW healthy and uploading again!

[@andrewwalker6358]

I love the mans shack! Just having that little fire going in the video was extra satisfying.

[@ObeseMcDese]

Incredible stuff. Thank you for all the effort

[@actionnowoutdooradventures7937]

Now we all saw that..... No rebuttal videos from in f???? hmmmm... thanks for all the effort AAron...

[@cashsixberry2687]

Love to see you posting!!

[@nikolaslamb439]

When Uncut Angling uploads a video it should be considered an international holiday.

[@erickunich1745]

Please don’t stop…. Outstanding video!!!😂😂😂

[@jefftizz]

Glad you’re posting vids dude siiiick

[@TheMasterCaster]

Uncut is one of the few channels where the video ends and I’m shocked that 22 minutes has gone by so fast. Quality!

[@adamgard1536]

Would like to see more of yah this year on the hard water! And if you're interested we could hit bay of quinte and visit taro