I learned one thing from this who I would hunt with and who I would not and pleasently suprized most I would.Fish don t feel pain because they fight against the hook when you hook a seal they come right toward you and don t fight thats how I know this.Some fish I catch i do feel badlike when you catch a 700 lb bluefin and it is 17 years old or a 20lb lobster thats 50 years old