\u00a9 2020 wikiHow, Inc. All rights reserved. wikiHow, Inc. is the copyright holder of this image under U.S. and international copyright laws. (if you can stuff the cavity with ice to better preserve the fish. This image is not<\/b> licensed under the Creative Commons license applied to text content and some other images posted to the wikiHow website. When learning how to bleed a fish, one of the best ways is to slit the throat with either a knife or a good pair of quality Stainless steel scissors. If you are fishing in a tournament or on a party boat where there is a pool running for the heaviest fish.2.) This image is not<\/b> licensed under the Creative Commons license applied to text content and some other images posted to the wikiHow website. Fast dead. As for freezing, I will add just a little water to a vaccuum seal bag, and seal. One the cut has been made stick the fish head first into a bucket of water. wikiHow's Thanks to all authors for creating a page that has been read 19,329 times. This image is not<\/b> licensed under the Creative Commons license applied to text content and some other images posted to the wikiHow website. Wait until 15-30 minutes after you catch the fish to bleed it so it gets exhausted and doesn’t move around as much. Hollow Core Braid wikiHow, Inc. is the copyright holder of this image under U.S. and international copyright laws. If you are going to use your catch as bait. Buy Fishing Lines Online! Lost my canvas polar creel so I used a freebie shoulder bag from one of the wildlife charities I got in the mail.