Do i have an unorthodox opinion on Killing fish (in general for all purposes)

[Ralph Nicholas Vito]

I realize my opinion on people who kill fish is probably like ... wow that's harsh they are just trying to eat .... but idk i just i get really REALLY upset about it. I don't know why ? idk i feel like i'm a dink for not being cool with it

 

Does anyone else feel heart broken to see someone take a big fish home to eat ? or a fish in general ?

[Russ E]

It depends on the species of fish. catfish and trout are stocked in smaller lakes for the purpose of catching at keeping them.

I don't like the idea of people keeping large Bass. Plus in most U.S. waters large predator fish are high in mercury, so they are not that healthy to eat.

small fish are fine if it is legal. selective harvest is healthy for most bodies of water.

I don't personally keep any bass unless I gut hook it and it does not survive.

if I want to keep fish, i will usually catch a few panfish. It is hard to hurt most panfish populations.

 

[MassYak85]

My cut and dry opinion is they have a right to if they have a license and stay in the creel and size limit. And if the state has done it's proper research with biologists that have studied the local ecosystems then that creel/size limit, when adhered to, should not harm the population. In some cases (slot limits for example), harvesting certain size bass can actually improve fishing. 

 

I have a little bit of an issue with people eating trophy fish, but again if they are doing it legally I won't say anything. But the way I see it....guys who are actively pursuing trophy fish are generally not the type who eat them. Guys aren't out there at 3am with 10 rods to catch dinner 99% of the time. If some guy who plops a bobber in after work catches a 5lber every few years and eats it, oh well, he can enjoy his small dose of heavy metals (or high dose if it's from the Charles ?).

 

 

[Raul]

Here we go again ........

[Ralph Nicholas Vito]

12 minutes ago, MassYak85 said:

My cut and dry opinion is they have a right to if they have a license and stay in the creel and size limit. And if the state has done it's proper research with biologists that have studied the local ecosystems then that creel/size limit, when adhered to, should not harm the population. In some cases (slot limits for example), harvesting certain size bass can actually improve fishing. 

 

I have a little bit of an issue with people eating trophy fish, but again if they are doing it legally I won't say anything. But the way I see it....guys who are actively pursuing trophy fish are generally not the type who eat them. Guys aren't out there at 3am with 10 rods to catch dinner 99% of the time. If some guy who plops a bobber in after work catches a 5lber every few years and eats it, oh well, he can enjoy his small dose of heavy metals (or high dose if it's from the Charles ?).

 

 

haha of course i realize it's legal would never hassle someone over doing something they are legally allowed to do ! don't get me wrong i might get upset and get my jimmys rustled but im not gonna go be a jerk just because someone wants 1 fish to eat

[Stephen B]

While I don't get upset, it is not something I would do or recommend. Keeping some fish is healthy for the overall health of the lake in moderation assuming they aren't keeping the bigger bass. The only thing that truly upsets me is over harvesting fish especially when they include big largemouth. This truly bothers me and I have to try my hardest to not speak my mind to those people.

[Ralph Nicholas Vito]

2 minutes ago, Stephen B said:

While I don't get upset, it is not something I would do or recommend. Keeping some fish is healthy for the overall health of the lake in moderation assuming they aren't keeping the bigger bass. The only thing that truly upsets me is over harvesting fish especially when they include big largemouth. This truly bothers me and I have to try my hardest to not speak my mind to those people.

O trust me as a kid i saw some lady just taking a massive string of fish out of my favorite pond and if i was older i would have screamed at her from across the pond but as a kid i tried to respect my elders. There was a very long time where the pond was absolutely horrible to fish in could fish all day and get maybe 1 nibble. Now it's back to how good it was when i was a kid and i guess im worried people will flock to the pond through word of mouth

[buzzbaiter83]

I don’t like seeing people kill fish for the heck of it. I’ve seen people carry them around in a bucket to show off until they throw them away. I have no problem with anyone taking fish home to eat. I love eating fish. Especially fish that I’ve caught. I know where it’s been & how it’s been handled.  Crappie, bluegill, Walleye, Catfish, white bass, & even the occasional spotted bass from our local lake that’s overrun with them. I don’t eat trophy fish though or even lm & sm bass. There are species that taste much better to me.  I don’t like seeing people take trophy bass from a fishery to eat but that’s their right. 

 

But then then again I love hunting game to eat & growing my own garden. I like being as self sufficient as possible. Catch & release is great and I do my fair share but to me fishing was invented for the purpose of catching fish to eat. I say to each his own. 

[scaleface]

Think   what you want , as long as you dont hassle them .

[jbmaine]

To me it's all about waste.

Hard to get ticked at someone who kills  a fish to eat, when you buy fish to eat at the grocery store.

Easy to get ticked at someone who kills a fish just to show it off, then throws it away.

[nosdog2]

@MassYak85 summed it up perfect. I am 90% C&R, but I will certainly take a limit home for a fish fry from time to time. 

[scaleface]

Of all the things to get ticked off about , a person keeping legal bass in not among them .

[ohboyitsrobby]

I'm almost exclusively a catch and release guy. Only time I ever keep a largemouth I when it's not gonna make it. I will keep some Kentucky's here and there but my home lake is bad overpopulated. Now crappie and walleye, their last mistake was to bite. I never keep over my limit. 

[burrows]

I don’t care what ppl do as long as they are abiding by the rules and regulations. You want to keep your bass wether it is to eat it or have it mounted I don’t care just don’t break the law and I keep to myself.  

  It bugs me when bedded bass are being scooped up but it’s mainly a lack of education for fish repopulation and reproduction. I try not to let it bother me. Now I won’t hesitate to call the DFW if I see someone breaking the law.

[mattkenzer]

8 hours ago, Ralph Nicholas Vito said:

I realize my opinion on people who kill fish is probably like ... wow that's harsh they are just trying to eat .... but idk i just i get really REALLY upset about it. I don't know why ? idk i feel like i'm a dink for not being cool with it

 

Does anyone else feel heart broken to see someone take a big fish home to eat ? or a fish in general ?

Do you eat fish?

[J Francho]

I really couldn't care less, if they're within the law.

[A-Jay]

8 hours ago, Ralph Nicholas Vito said:

I realize my opinion on people who kill fish is probably like ... wow that's harsh they are just trying to eat .... but idk i just i get really REALLY upset about it. I don't know why ? idk i feel like i'm a dink for not being cool with it

 

Does anyone else feel heart broken to see someone take a big fish home to eat ? or a fish in general ?

No.

In fact I much prefer to see every legally licenced angler catch & keep a legal limit of bass (or most any fish) each & every trip they make. 

It's good for the fishery. 

Is it going to happen ? 

Not a chance . . . .

A-Jay

 

 

[Squarebill79]

The problem is alot of people dont abide by the "rules and regulations". I have one of the numerous fishing apps on my phone(I wont mention names) and I can't tell you how many times Ive seen people keeping largemouth bass that are well under the length limit. It does make me cringe a little when people catch trophies and eat them but if its legal then I trust the fisheries biologists know what they are doing and there will still be others out there.

 

One time I was on a weekly trip, this particular lake has a 12-18 inch slot limit. Towards the end of the week the guy at the cabin next to me comes walking up with a bucket of three bass that were about 15 inches. I told him if he knew the lake had a slot limit, his reply was, "Well yeah, but weve been here all week and havent caught much so tonight we are going to have a fish dinner". To this day I regret not turning him in to the game warden. 

[Dens228]

Do you feel the same way about cows, pigs, chickens??

[Jaderose]

As long as a person is fishing and harvesting legally, my opinion does not matter.  I have asked people to put back a large bass from the little lake I fish most of the time but if the fish is legal, that's all I can do.  Ask.  For myself personally, I do not like to kill things.  Period.  This is why I don't hunt.  I simply don't enjoy it.  I am not anti-hunting, anti-gun, or a vegetarian.  I have killed for food and would again if I found it necessary but I am lucky enough for it to not be necessary for my or my families survival.  The only people I WILL argue with are trophy hunters.  People who kill large predators for sport.  I think that is just wrong and I will always say so.  Even with that, as long as the person is doing things in a legal fashion, there isn't much I can do.

[Ralph Nicholas Vito]

3 hours ago, mattkenzer said:

Do you eat fish?

no i don't eat fish at all and probably never will

 

[Choporoz]

10 minutes ago, Ralph Nicholas Vito said:

no i don't eat fish at all and probably never will

 

I sure hope that you aren't jamming sharp hooks into their heads and guts....or suffocating them by removing them from the water....I'm being sarcastic, but it seems that you may have to get past some issues...If you fish long enough, you are going to kill a fish...maybe many.  Maybe you should face those concerns, fry up a nice walleye (legally caught, of course) and let us know how you feel afterward.  I consider myself something of an advocate and a steward for the environment...and I try to approach fishing and hunting in as humane a manner as possible (for example, I'd never harvest something I didn't plan to eat.)  But, its hard to imagine being a fisherman and not being able to deal with dead and/or legally harvested fish.  Good luck.

[Fishin Dad]

1 hour ago, Ralph Nicholas Vito said:

no i don't eat fish at all and probably never will

 

You are missing out man, they are delicious!   I don't eat bass however.  On the menu:  walleye, sunfish, crappie, perch.   Yum

[kenmitch]

See my sig.

[Ksam1234]

I’m kind of the same way, I dont like to see anyone now take bass and kill

them or any fish honestly but if it’s for food then I understands as Long as  it’s legal. One of my favorite places to fish has a lot of Amish folk come and they take any fish and size and it upsets me. Or this older man Just last week I had to talk to. He was taking bass anywhere from 9 inches to 15 .. And he had 7 in a bucket. The legal limit starts at 15 ! Mind you if this was a huge body of water I wouldn’t care as much but this is a 50 acre lake.. taking so many fish can harm it.