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Originally Posted by Rusty Heap
We fish, because that's where our past generations obtained their food.
It's like "why does siting in front of a camp fire seem so natural" and comforting, as it's been ingrained into our DNA since caveman days.
Just because we fish, doesn't mean we kill..........you can catch and release all day long with a barbless hook.
try hunting with a barbless bullet.?
Something is special about fly fishing, to present a fly to a trout, play the fish, then release.
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I don't have a problem with killing the animal although I'd rather not do that either. It's the cycle of life. All things die and if you eat it, at least it dies for a purpose.
I have a problem with the terror this fish might experience while you're "playing " with it. That thought keeps me from doing it. Others obviously don't care and that's ok. I just don't get it.