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Originally Posted by SeaWolf
going on what piemma, and a couple others have said, i have seen "fishermen" catch a school striped bass on the beach, drag it up the sand about 15', step on it, and try to remove 1 or 2 sets of hooks in the fish, and then kick it back into the water. first question, why are you throwing a lure w/ 3 sets of trebles at a school of fish you know is all under 10#'s? next, why are you dragging the fish up the sand? put some rain gear/waders on and get wet or else be prepared to hear a mouthful. and third, kick a fish back in the water because you are too lazy to put some effort into reviving it or at least putting it in deep enough water for it to swim back into the surf. i have then seen these same anglers watch as that fish washes back up on the beach next to them while they continue casting. or, they kick it again back into the surf. i have started nicely into caring for those fish treated like that and have more than once approached the "angler" to tell them to care for the fish if they choose to fish here. i see it every year.
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Even worse, last year I saw some idiot, wearing waders, catching schoolies while standing in the surf, back out of the water to unhook the fish while pinning it under his foot, kick the fish in all the way back down the beach, then get back in the water & repeat. This is the idiot I approached and then didn't push it.
