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.
Giving vitamin K to a person on coumadin will allow the re-activation of these clotting factors and allow fibrin to be formed and stable clot to be produced. Fresh frozen plasma is another antidote used to provide active clotting factors if bleeding is a problem and the patient is on coumadin.