OTR366 Posted June 4, 2015 Author Posted June 4, 2015 Thanks fellas, I appreciate all you had to say on the matter. If you ever catch another one eyed fish it won't be one that OTR366 released. Gotta go....fish tacos sound really good and I haven't had lunch yet. Best regards and God bless. 2
Super User the reel ess Posted June 4, 2015 Super User Posted June 4, 2015 No offense intended. But if I cared about them that much, I'd probably stop sticking hooks in them at all and take up another hobby. I have caught a rather large bass that was missing an eye, had sores all over it and the sores were eating at its fins. Yet it still managed to get on my hook. I threw it back. Probably should have just clubbed it. 1
wnspain Posted June 4, 2015 Posted June 4, 2015 If a human lost his/her eye in an accident would you exterminate them? Probably not. Notice I did say probably j/k
KayakBasser Posted June 4, 2015 Posted June 4, 2015 Well I'm all about preventing injuries on fish, but I've caught several fish over six pounds that were perfectly healthy, so a bass can survive with on eye, it's just not ideal. 1
KayakBasser Posted June 4, 2015 Posted June 4, 2015 If a human lost his/her eye in an accident would you exterminate them? So humans are to be treated like fish! 2
OTR366 Posted June 4, 2015 Author Posted June 4, 2015 No offense intended. But if I cared about them that much, I'd probably stop sticking hooks in them at all and take up another hobby. No offense taken friend. It's not about feelings what so ever. I grew up hunting and fishing ( both considered sports) with my grandpa and we always harvested what we shot or hooked and I still do if I can. I would never consider releasing an animal while hunting that I clipped/winged in the hopes that animal wouldn't suffer or be able to survive. These days in California I'm lucky if I catch anything let alone enough for a meal. So if I catch one or two I'll release. I happen to like eating bass...BTW. 1
Super User the reel ess Posted June 4, 2015 Super User Posted June 4, 2015 No offense taken friend. It's not about feelings what so ever. I grew up hunting and fishing ( both considered sports) with my grandpa and we always harvested what we shot or hooked and I still do if I can. I would never consider releasing an animal while hunting that I clipped/winged in the hopes that animal wouldn't suffer or be able to survive. These days in California I'm lucky if I catch anything let alone enough for a meal. So if I catch one or two I'll release. I happen to like eating bass...BTW. Therein lies the reason I prefer fishing to hunting. There's no catch/release in hunting. 1
Super User the reel ess Posted June 4, 2015 Super User Posted June 4, 2015 Remove all hooks! Fish lives matter! Fish are people too!!! 2
OTR366 Posted June 4, 2015 Author Posted June 4, 2015 So in closing....if putting out a fish's eye with a hook is no big deal....than why so many articles and videos on "how to properly hold a fish"? Just say'n.... Best regards!! 1
Super User Dwight Hottle Posted June 4, 2015 Super User Posted June 4, 2015 So in closing....if putting out a fish's eye with a hook is no big deal....than why so many articles and videos on "how to properly hold a fish"? Just say'n.... Best regards!! Putting a hook in a fishes eye is an accident by the angler but holding a fish improperly is ignorance. You can educate ignorance but you can't really stop accidents. 5
Super User MIbassyaker Posted June 4, 2015 Super User Posted June 4, 2015 So in closing....if putting out a fish's eye with a hook is no big deal....than why so many articles and videos on "how to properly hold a fish"? Just say'n.... Best regards!! Well, frankly, the fact that some people catch otherwise normal-seeming fish with one eye does not mean putting an eye out is no big deal. There is still a risk of mortality from infection, for instance, as there is with foul-hooking generally. And, of course, you're only catching the fish that, in the end, find your bait -- any that don't, you won't know about because you won't catch them. There are two issues here: first, there is the question of causing injury to the fish, and second, there is the question of what you do with a fish that is injured. Taking measures to avoid foul hooking and handling fish in ways that minimize injury speak to the first issue. The decision to release vs. harvest speaks to the second issue. 2
CeeJay Posted June 4, 2015 Posted June 4, 2015 Putting a hook in a fishes eye is an accident by the angler but holding a fish improperly is ignorance. You can educate ignorance but you can't really stop accidents. Yep. Very well said. 1
OTR366 Posted June 4, 2015 Author Posted June 4, 2015 Putting a hook in a fishes eye is an accident by the angler but holding a fish improperly is ignorance. You can educate ignorance but you can't really stop accidents. Well put Sir. Thank you for correcting my ignorance, although my previous comment was sarcasm. Too bad there isn't a way to express that with just words.
Super User Dwight Hottle Posted June 4, 2015 Super User Posted June 4, 2015 Well put Sir. Thank you for correcting my ignorance, although my previous comment was sarcasm. Too bad there isn't a way to express that with just words. . I wasn't busting your chops just making a point. I see your point about sarcasm. I'm guilty of the same thing. Some people get it and some don't. Those that don't generally try to ignore you. Lol. 1
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