Actually I have swallowed live bait fish when I was hungry down at the coast. You have to make sure you get the ones without spines that get caught in your throat. I would highly recommend mudminnows, aka killifish. All you need is a bit a fresh water to wash them down. And yes, live is better. If you kill them and they bleed, not tasty. Cant let em touch your tongue or serious gagage can occur which is counterproductive. If done properly, the calories will hold you for the rest of the day while out on the bay in your kayak... especially useful if you have forgotten your trail mix on shore.

But I will be damned if I will allow some starched shirt, paunchy, red cheeked, frat boy instruct me to swallow a fish. I can do that on my own. I dont need orders.