My girl told me to give up fishing coz she thinks it's cruel. I agree it's scary to imagine what the hooks do to the fishes. But many fishermen catch their fishes in thousands of cruel methods. So we all have to stop eating fish? I am confused.
2007-12-26 18:24:58 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Outdoor Recreation ➔ Fishing
I disagree, fishing is not cruel...since most fish have no neverous system, they can not feel pain, a hook does not hurt them, also, the fact that they die from suffication does not hurt them, fish (in my eyes) were put here by God to eat, remeber how Jesus ate fish and Bread on the mountain....
2007-12-26 18:36:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 6⤋
I cant believe people still ask this question!
Fishing is a past time as old as man. The fish were here first. yes. But man through his ability to reason and use logic figured out how to catch, clean and cook them. So, of the oldest known fishing dates to early man.
Modern man is in no way as cruel to fish as times gone by. I minor fish hook is nothing compared to be skiwwered on a 4in diameter spear. or being trapped in a funnel net and tossed ashore to be bashed on rocks or let suffercate.
I am sure some of the ancient practices are still carried out in regions of the world. but know one thing. Much like huntable land based animals there are more fishes around today than a scant 50 years ago.
I am an avid saltwater fly fisherman. I fish for redfish in the marshes of Louisiana. I also fish for alot of other species. And not once have I not handled the fish properly if I planned on its release.
Fish do not feel pain as we humans do. Or so I hear. I did alittle research.
The last one is a PETA anti-fishing site. They make me sick!read carefully the nationalreview.com article. You see where it mentions the dog with a fish hook. WTH! All things on the PETA site can be debunked as usual.
Thanks
2007-12-27 16:57:54 · answer #2 · answered by devilduck74 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You should explain to your girl that fishing is NOT cruel but a way many people survive.
Give a man a Fish and feed him for a day!
Teach a man to Fish and feed him for life!
I will have to disagree with whoever says fish don't feel things.
If that is the case then why do they scatter when someone is near or swim away from other fish? Because they are nervous and frightened which means they have feelings.
2007-12-29 09:35:59 · answer #3 · answered by Double R R 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Fishing is not cruel. Some fisherman are. There are alot of wasted resources in the commercial fishing industry, culling for e.g. I was a fish farmer and we killed alot of fish because they were not of size at harvest. No one sees this at their dinner table, but they are quick to judge. Sportfishing is another example of wasting resources. Some fish eg. Northern Pike, over four lbs, have been shown in cage studies to have more than 80% mortallity rate after being caught because they fight so hard. I am in no way against fishing but if you catch a northern thats big eat it.
2007-12-27 05:12:56 · answer #4 · answered by Brad S 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I think it's cruel that she's confusing you.
If your concerned about the mortality rate of the fish you catch, debarb the hooks you use or buy and use barbless hooks... You can also increase the mortality rate in bass (if you fish for bass) by landing them quickly. The less fighting they do, the less their hormones go up and the better chance for a successful catch and release.
If a fish swallows your hook, they can and will digest the hook. Unlike the crap she's feeding you.
Fish on!
2007-12-27 07:21:30 · answer #5 · answered by basalcellpfc 2 · 8⤊ 0⤋
if you approach fishing with no respect for the resource, harvest or no harvest, then I suppose the argument could be made that you are a cruel fisher, in an otherwise uncruel activity.
When anglers educate themselves to their fisheries, the limitations and dynamics of the waters they fish then they most likely will enter the mindset of a steward of the resource...harvest or not.
cruel fishermen are mindless reckless fishermen. as previously stated...some fish have a high mortality rate even when released (pike and trout come to mind). Unless you pay attention, read up and listen to others then your good intentions are for naught and in fact wastefull. Cruel? I don't think so unless you are a cruel person.
As an example, when someone catches a carp (I'm in North America) and throws it up on shore to die because they think they are doing the water a favor, I think this is cruel and stupid because it is a waste! If you are fishing in waters that contain these fish, whether they are detrimental to the fishery or not, find a way to harvest and use the fish or give it to someone who will!
commercial fishers are the closest I would come to labeling a method as cruel due to the very high numbers of wasted fish. Many times a large percent of a net of fish must be "returned" to the sea due to non-target species or illegal size. Many many of these fish are dead! This is not to mention the inadvertant netting of turtles, dolphins etc.
to me this is a ridiculous and unacceptable practice.Wheather or not it is cruel? I would have to weigh in on the cruel side. Not the act of harvesting fish for us to eat, but the wastefull methods employed.
Your girl is entitled to her opinion. I would just hope that before she might persuade you to stop fishing that she would be able to give you an articulate and persuasive argument, not just "I think it's cruel". We all will not stop eating fish. That is fallacy and totallly unrealistic. But many of us might seriuosly alter our consumption of fish based on methods of harvest we dissagree with or based on high levels of toxins that are allowed to poison our earth by corrupt governments and greedy corporations!
One more thing. Does she wear leather or eat other meat? If you want to see the epitome of cruel check out a stock yard or slaughter house. Maybe you could offer to change your fishing methods if she gives up Big Macs?
2007-12-27 11:20:00 · answer #6 · answered by Eric Kol 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
NO!! i have fished since i was 2 (37 now) i rarely eat fish i catch and release 99% of the fish i catch so how can it be cruel if they are still swiming?
2007-12-27 10:24:11 · answer #7 · answered by Ranger 2 · 4⤊ 1⤋
There are ways to go about this firstly barbless hooks and catch and release are some of the options. Secondly by saying about not eating fish you release the fish you are eating aren't caught by rod and line but instead large fishing boats that leave the fish to die in the hull in freezing conditions where as i catch what i am to eat and release the rest and quickly dispatch those i am keeping.
2007-12-27 11:16:50 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
no way is fishing cruel, just harvest what you can eat and keep it moving, if you catch and release the fish never misses a beat if you release them quickly and handle them easily. .....give up that "girl" tell her to read a book or something!
2007-12-27 20:10:52 · answer #9 · answered by tulsa4life20003 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Time to find a new girl (one that enjoys time in the outdoors and fishing)
if you stay with this one, and change this time for her I bet she comes up with another thing for you to quit and you will not be happy guaranteed!
PS eating fish is one of the healthiest of all foods in the meat group.
2007-12-27 15:39:49 · answer #10 · answered by MR. T. 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋
This depends on if you are fishing just to go "beat" a fish or if you are fishing for food. if it is for food then no it is not cruel its just how things work in this world
2007-12-27 23:52:12 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋