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Originally Posted by bloocrab
 . .. I don't get it, if y'all are SO worried about hurting the fish, you may want to think about giving up fishing, .....you will definately hurt less fish that way.
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EXACTLY my point everytime the catch and release fish mortality question arises. Many claim not to kill fish because they catch and release but at some point they ARE killing at least some. If you are against killing fish....DONT FISH!!! |
AGREED, Jenn, there is the ocassional fatally foul hooked, gut hooked,
or improperly released mortality factor to the C&R equation.
For me, it's not an aversion to killing fish. i advocate C&R in an effort to not kill
every fish one lands within the fishery management regs. because even if we did stay within the 2 per day max, imo, that would negatively impact our beloved prey as more and more of us answer the call of the surf. so, i choose to release far more keepers than i keep. and, there is also the pcb's and mercury factor to consider. i absolutely WON'T kill what i won't eat ~for me and my family.
also the more COWS we kill, ie. all that one can within fm guidelines, where will the Trophies for our children, thier children, and thier children's children come from?
don't get me wrong.............to each his own,
within the fisheries mgmt numbers, just my view about
"to kill, or not to kill? that is the ? whether tis nobler.............",
with thanks to Ye Olde Willy.
