To free-line a menhaden, rig up in the following fashion: First, tie a size No. 8 swivel to the main line, and tie on 3 feet of 25-pound-test fluorocarbon leader material. Finish off the leader with a 2/0 to 4/0 live bait hook.
The ability to bind calcium ions (Ca2+) is required for the activation of the several vitamin K-dependent clotting factors, or proteins, in the coagulation (clotting) cascade. The term, coagulation cascade, refers to a series of events, each dependent on the other, that stop bleeding through clot formation.
  Vitamin K:   The primary function of vitamin K is to regulate normal blood clotting. The vitamin is important for the production of prothrombin, a protein essential for blood coagulation.   Vitamin K is found in green or leafy vegetables, such as broccoli, turnip greens, romaine lettuce and cabbage. The platelets form what is called a platelet plug and effectively surround the damaged tissue. 2  Here is the most complex bit, the contact between collagen and the blood causes the blood to change: 3  The soluble plasma protein Prothrombin is turned into Thrombin which is an enzyme.