walking off my lunch round the lake, I watched a ceremony. A fish was caught, weighed and gently released back in the water. Why don't these guys weigh each other?
2006-07-22 07:45:36 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
You're a strange one, my friend. Ever been fishing before?
2006-07-22 07:48:16 · answer #1 · answered by jOeL 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Actually, I always thought catching a fish with a hook, then releasing it was rather cruel; since the hook has injured the fish. It must have at least somewhat or the fish wouldn't have been caught by the hook.
The wound from the hook is still present when the fish is released, and apparently fish do feel pain.
But then this seems like scientific research that you are describing, and if it was, then I am sure the catching of the fish, the handling of it, was done as carefully as possible. And the research in all probability was being done to help the fish population overall. Or to study marine, or aquatic ecosystems. Or something along those lines.
If it's sport fishing, then refer to my first statement. It hurts the fish. The sports fishermen are lying about the fish not feeling pain.
Fish also have a way longer memory that most people think.
Both their memories, and whether they feel pain, has been researched scientifically.
2006-07-22 14:54:46 · answer #2 · answered by 3 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was probably a bass you saw released. Lots of fishermen are the catch and release type. It is the sport, not the fish they want. When we release them, it is for the fun someone else has catching them again. I have heard, I can't prove it, but fish have no nerve endings in their mouth, so they don't feel the hook. And if they swallow a hook, just cut the string as close to the hook as possible, and the digestive juices will make short work of the hook.
2006-07-22 14:51:53 · answer #3 · answered by stullerrl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm sorry but you're an idiot, fish don't feel pain, this has been an established fact for many years. Would you rather they kill the fish and eat it instead? Why not concentrate your bleeding heart on real life matters, like people dieing of hunger every day, or wars killing innocent civilians, or global warming. I guess a stupid fish has more respect than real humans do, LOSER!
2006-07-22 14:49:57 · answer #4 · answered by boker_magnum 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
LOL Go fishing and when you catch a fish I hope you sit in the boat in a fetal position crying and praying to your god about how you ruined a fishes dinner.
2006-07-22 14:50:36 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fish actualy enjoy being caught. Its an established fact.
2006-07-22 14:51:58 · answer #6 · answered by Jotun 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
would have felt worse being bashed on the head or a finger in it's mouth to pull it's head back breaking it's neck
have to get my rods out and go fishing great sport
2006-07-22 15:30:46 · answer #7 · answered by Butt 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe the fish wanted to be weighed and thats why it got itself caught
2006-07-22 15:44:58 · answer #8 · answered by carolyn s 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you where bait do ya think the fish would weigh ya and let ya go after the fish caught ya ?
2006-07-22 14:51:20 · answer #9 · answered by holy00ss 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The fish could get an infection and die from his injuries...this is horrible!
2006-07-22 14:49:26 · answer #10 · answered by jpickrell1199 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋