ORIGINAL: KansasBBD
ORIGINAL: ABarOfSoap
Me and this guy were having a conversation about fishing, hes a big fisherman and shark fishes and all things like that, one thing lead to another and i started talking about hunting, he went on to tell me how wrong hunting is and its so unfair to kill a harmless deer, and how there so easy to kill...I meet so many people who are so against hunting yet they fish, and thats perfectly ok because fish arent cute and furry.
Ya because reeling a fish in by the mouth, and throwing him on ice to slowly die is alot more humane.
I dont want to be the devils advocate but fish do not have the brain capacity to feel pain from hooks. I dont know about letting them slowly die, if they can feel suffering though.
I beg to differ on that one. Try fishing for King Mackeral sometime. I've had Kings swim around with menhaden...or bunker/pogies according to what part of the east coast you're on....in their mouths just like any other feeding fish until the drag hits. Once they get two razor sharp treble hooks poked into the roof of their mouth, they are off to the races. Likewise, I've seen Bluefish bite a live bait in half and release it when they felt the treble in their mouth. Blues will leave you with a tail hanging on one treble and a head on the other. Fish feel pain and are intelligent, just ask any mackeral fisherman who's watched a king or spanish swim around his bait because his leader or hooks are too big.
And yes, I fish and hunt. The fishermen I don't like are those who beat small sharks to kill them or toss rays or skates on the deck to die, rather than throw them back. I don't fish for anything I don't eat and I don't hunt for anything I don't eat. If I don't intend to eat it, I either leave it alone to begin with or put it back with as little stress as possible.
And add those who throw cigarette butts and garbage in the ocean. I don't empty my trash in your refrigerator, please don't toss your trash into mine.