[GonnaCatchABig1]

hunting is different than fishing. anything you kill requires some shooting skill. but i feel (in the situation you described) she could feel just as proud by going to a shooting a range and hitting a bulls eye with out killing something.

if you hunt or fish purely for pride. to put it in the immortal words of some one whos name escapes me at the moment (it was in a movie) "your doin it wrong"

to kill purely for pride is selfish. hunting i feel is worse. hunters dont jump on me. but in hunting you are guaranteed to kill. fishing there is a chance of letting live. so fishing for pride in some instances isnt so bad. but hunting OR fishing just to kill to feel good isnt something i admire.

hunting is a fantastic sport (though killing isnt my thing). if you do it properly. aka going through the motions. you pick a spot using your brain power and what ever knowledge you know (much like fishing). you try to figure out what the game will be doing or feeding. (again like fishing.) then you use your skills to track and stalk. <-- thats what you should be most proud of. then you take aim and use your shooting skills to take down the animal you spent so much time studying and tracking.
THAT is something to be very proud of.
otherwise it's like going to a farm and shooting cows. and if you really feel proud about that. you need to learn a few things. or you are sick in the head and enjoy killing just for killing.

i guess you could relate it to the plugging purists.
i'm not that dedicated at the moment. though i am much prouder to catch a fish on a plug then a chunk. it's a direct result of your own skills.
that said. that deep sea trip i took. i honestly could care less if i caught a fish. i did nothing. i dropped a clam/jig straight down in a spot that i didnt choose. i dont like trolling either. granted trolling in the right spots is key. but in theory you could just drive around till a fish shows up. i much rather fish from shore, or a boat where my friends and i decided this is where they are. much like tracking/stalking. and cast into certain areas i think the fish are exactly. it give me some sense of accomplishment.
at the very least i picked the lucky spot to cast in (while chunking). and while plugging i worked the plgu right after deciding the proper location for the fish. then there is the fight (in hunting that would be the shot)

anything less and i feel unaccomplished. i cant say how i feel about working a boat to land a fish. since it's usually only done on very large fish. (marlins, tuna etc) but i would assume if it was me and all friends it would fill me with pride we all landed a beast. if i paid pros to do it. that same feeling isnt really there to the fullness it could be. they do it every day. if that makes sense. edit: just to add on a little bit. if my friends and i did that today. and landed a decent tuna or whatever. i would be very proud. as it was the first time we did it. we tackled a new problem. after a while it would loose it magic. much like when you hook into a blue or schoolie for the first time. it's amazing. but then after a while on after the other it gets kind of old. (unless youve been skunked for 3 months lol). and nothing but a keeper would satisfy. then after that nothing but a larger fish. <-- which is the drive that keeps us all going.

so in the end. i guess for me. the pride comes from tackling NEW situations and problems. and with fishing and hunting, if done to the fullest. there are plenty of unique and new situations to conquer. almost every day. i cant see being proud of leaving all those problems to some one else then getting the finished product.