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Not worth stealing fish from here!<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n Chips4Fish \u2013 what would you want to microchip a carp for?<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n That is the usual question I get asked when I say what we do at Chips4Fish.\u00a0 The answer is simple\u2026 Identification.\u00a0 No ambiguity, when you put a microchip in a fish you know when you run a microchip reader over the fish EXACTLY what fish you have your hands on.<\/p>\n Many anglers tell me that they can recognize their fish and I don\u2019t doubt, 8 out of ten times they can tell \u2018One Eye\u2019 from \u2018Cut Tail\u2019 \u2013 perhaps the differences in those two particular fish would be very obvious but in others not so much so.\u00a0 However, even if \u2018Cut Tail\u2019 lost the cup part of his tail to say a big pike, or a boat, the microchip would still tell you which fish you have.<\/p>\n Why is that so important you may ask?<\/strong><\/p>\n If you can indisputably identify your stock then you can manage them more easily and with certainty.\u00a0 A fishery manager can watch growth rates and perhaps arrange which males to put with which females to try to improve the blood lines, choosing perhaps, to put together quick growing pairs in the hope of producing quicker growing offspring.<\/p>\n If the fish are microchipped you can be absolutely sure you have the right two individuals.<\/p>\n A side benefit comes from added security.\u00a0 Thieves like to take items that can\u2019t be traced but put a chip in a fish and it is immediately carrying invisibly its home water address.\u00a0 A microchip is accepted as proof of ownership so chipped fish with relevant signage around the water will deter fish thieves who will generally prefer to go down the road and pinch the unmarked fish in that lake.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n So what about the anglers?\u00a0 What does microchipping the fish do for them?<\/strong><\/p>\n That depends somewhat on the fishery manager and the reporting of catches.\u00a0 Some waters keep meticulous records on catches.\u00a0 Which fish, what weight, where it was caught, on what bait, what was the weather\/time\/ etc, etc.<\/p>\n This can be a boon to the specimen hunter and to the fishery, who\u2019s data on all caught fish is kept very much up-to-date by their own clients FOR FREE!\u00a0\u00a0 When a 39lber is caught and found today to be over 40lb\u2019s or 50lb\u2019s or whatever, that\u2019s another selling point for the fishery worthy of noting on the websites.<\/p>\n Why use the Chips4Fish System?<\/strong><\/p>\n 1) Chips4Fish is the only company dedicated to the leisure fishery and angling sector.<\/p>\n 2) We train fishery staff in implanting techniques and for the safety of the fish, we\u00a0do not supply venues where the staff are untrained.\u00a0 Trained staff are given a special\u00a0Implanter Code. Unless you have that code you should not be able to buy implant tools or\u00a0the microchips from any responsible microchip supplier.\u00a0 This is to protect the fish against\u00a0\u2018cowboys\u2019 who may damage or kill fish by implanting chips in the wrong place.<\/p>\n 3) The products we supply are state-of-the-art and proven in fishery, companion animal and\u00a0zoological use.<\/p>\n 4) Chips4Fish offer \u2018next day\u2019 order delivery service.<\/p>\n