question- - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

tattoobob · 04-06-2006, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Sluggoslinger

I know this is probably the worst thing you can do but when i used to gill-net, we handled cod, pollock and haddock with your middle finger in their eye and your thumb under their jaw. I still grab blues in the eyes and if I know I'm bringing some striped dinner on board, i always go for the eyes. Its just such a nice easy way to throw them around. I do catch myself doing it on occasion with other stripers though I try to remember not too.

Ok this is just wrong, I have seen it done and don't like it

Joe · 04-06-2006, 08:35 PM

Fishing is a blood sport.

We're hurting fish when we catch them. A lot die from just from being caught - we're not sure how many, but the better fishermen we are, the more fish we hurt. We know this, yet we do it anyway.

You have to wrap your mind around the fact that you are doing this because somewhere in the part of your makeup that you might not talk about, you get a thrill from hunting and killing.

spence · 04-06-2006, 08:36 PM

I'm sure it's extremely relative.

-spence

NIB · 04-06-2006, 10:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Joe

Fishing is a blood sport.

We're hurting fish when we catch them. A lot die from just from being caught - we're not sure how many, but the better fishermen we are, the more fish we hurt. We know this, yet we do it anyway.

You have to wrap your mind around the fact that you are doing this because somewhere in the part of your makeup that you might not talk about, you get a thrill from hunting and killing.

I used to do bad things to pets when I was a kid.I never really thought about it.Thanks Joe, U brought out a piece of my dark past.I think I'm cured.

Now i can move on with my life.Like the crybaby in Prince of Tides..
Hope i can still release em into the fryin pan.My favorite technique for this is thumb an fore finger.

Tagger · 04-09-2006, 06:55 AM

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Originally Posted by NIB

I used to do bad things to pets when I was a kid.I never really thought about it.Thanks Joe, U brought out a piece of my dark past.I think I'm cured.

Jeffrey Dahmer comes to mind ..

Rockport24 · 04-07-2006, 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Joe

Fishing is a blood sport.

We're hurting fish when we catch them. A lot die from just from being caught - we're not sure how many, but the better fishermen we are, the more fish we hurt. We know this, yet we do it anyway.

You have to wrap your mind around the fact that you are doing this because somewhere in the part of your makeup that you might not talk about, you get a thrill from hunting and killing.

good point Joe, I agree, there is a primal human urge to hunt and kill, that is life, and we as sportsman embrace it fully. It is similar to the urge to procreate

. Sure, we do the best we can to not deplete the species, and I think we are doing that, but if we all truly cared about not hurting these things, we would not be fisherman.

Pete_G · 04-07-2006, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Joe

Fishing is a blood sport.

We're hurting fish when we catch them. A lot die from just from being caught - we're not sure how many, but the better fishermen we are, the more fish we hurt. We know this, yet we do it anyway.

You have to wrap your mind around the fact that you are doing this because somewhere in the part of your makeup that you might not talk about, you get a thrill from hunting and killing.

http://www.stripermoon.com/archive/arc15.html

Mike P · 04-07-2006, 11:59 AM

I don't know if I ever want to piss off any of you guys who can lip a 50

I've also caught fish that had deformed jaws. They survived whatever deformed them and obviously were still able to feed.

Springtides · 04-07-2006, 04:46 PM

about lipping is what happens as a result of it. Dislocation, etc.

seabass · 04-09-2006, 07:35 AM

I can't wait to try the shot-put release, I think we should have a contest, the following catagories could apply:

1 Farthest schoolie put

2 biggest cow-splash

3tightest spin on a bluefish

4 modified hammer toss with dogfish

this is gonna be a fun year!!!!

macojoe · 04-09-2006, 07:40 AM

My hands work like crap these days, so its a Net for everything. Then release.

Tagger · 04-09-2006, 08:04 AM

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Originally Posted by seabass

I can't wait to try the shot-put release, I think we should have a contest, the following catagories could apply:

1 Farthest schoolie put

2 biggest cow-splash

3tightest spin on a bluefish

4 modified hammer toss with dogfish

this is gonna be a fun year!!!!

Never had much respect for anyone I've seen mis-handling the resource . I see the schoolies as the future . My kids fish .. this all may just be a joke but I don't get it.. and never will .