Most tournament anglers have had an occasion or two of distressed bass pulled from deep water dying. The first indication of the distressed condition is when the fish is upside down in the livewell. The next indication is the angler with a distressed look on his/her face as well!
The air bladder of the bass swells when pulled from deep water and will go "belly up". Even if he makes it to the weigh in chances are delayed mortality will be the ultimate verdict for that bass. Signs of distended air bladder or stress induced equillibrium issues not only make the fish feel bad but the angler who just caught them equally ill.
A new company called FlipClips has a remedy to this issue. With a weighted small clip positioned on the fishes bottom fin the fish is uprighted and the gills again function properly increasing the fishes chance for survival.
As you can see above $4.88 could help you put more cash in your wallet at weigh-ins.
