08-20-2007, 05:54 PM
well, you helped make my point in the first paragraph. I already told you i don't keep everything. And of course there's no denying the economic contribution of sportfishing and hunting -- especially in rural areas without much commerical or industrial infrastructure.
Sure, there are several reasons behind releasing fish. Yet I still believe that primary motive under all that "veneer and hollow humanitarian rhetoric" is to catch more bass. Remember, I'm not the poacher but I still believe in keeping bass. Maybe it has to do with the abundance of fish in the area in which I'm from and fish frequently.
You subscribe to an ideology. This is a partisan issue. And whether you're cogniscent of it or not, you too are swayed by emotion. I'm of a different persuasion than you. I would much rather harvest a fish myself for my supper table than purchase some pond raised, corporate fish out of kroger's seafood section. Pardon me but I'm attracted to subsistence. I hunt deer also, I don't think they've figured out a catch and release technique on them yet, aside from hunting with a camera or using tranquilizers.
What do I really think? If all of you guys got on the same page and took over the fishing world like Jack Finney's "Body Snatchers" (you're getting pretty close) the allure of a big bass would vanish and they would become no big deal. So, I'm resigned to reside "halfway" between you and the cane pole fisherman who feeds his family and fills his freezer.
moderately,
j
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Anyone can keep whatever they want, as long as it's in accordance with rules. It's a personal choice issue. I have no problem with folks keeping their limit, in fact TubeDude and i filleted a few nice catfish from Utah lake a year back and cooked as per TD's instructions - very tasty!
Not because i don't eat fish, but i would rather go to the market an buy something that is already dead, than do my bit to contribute to the planet's problem of over fishing, over grazing and over populating.
Bass members aren't putting bass back simply to catch them again, it's more complex than that.
Bass fishing represents the largest chunk of the sport fishing industry in the country, and ensuring the survival of fat hawgs turns a lake from a "lake" into a "mecca", thus bringing a lot of cash to the towns around the lake. So making an effort to keep any game fish healthy ensures people who don't even fish stand to benefit from the thought process.
Of course - it is also important to listen to what the folks in the know say. If research indicates a certain fish needs its numbers brought down to maintain ecological balance, then they have to be kept. Emotions have no place in science and facts.
Anywayz, nice fish!
-ABT [/reply]
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Sure, there are several reasons behind releasing fish. Yet I still believe that primary motive under all that "veneer and hollow humanitarian rhetoric" is to catch more bass. Remember, I'm not the poacher but I still believe in keeping bass. Maybe it has to do with the abundance of fish in the area in which I'm from and fish frequently.
You subscribe to an ideology. This is a partisan issue. And whether you're cogniscent of it or not, you too are swayed by emotion. I'm of a different persuasion than you. I would much rather harvest a fish myself for my supper table than purchase some pond raised, corporate fish out of kroger's seafood section. Pardon me but I'm attracted to subsistence. I hunt deer also, I don't think they've figured out a catch and release technique on them yet, aside from hunting with a camera or using tranquilizers.
What do I really think? If all of you guys got on the same page and took over the fishing world like Jack Finney's "Body Snatchers" (you're getting pretty close) the allure of a big bass would vanish and they would become no big deal. So, I'm resigned to reside "halfway" between you and the cane pole fisherman who feeds his family and fills his freezer.
moderately,
j
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Anyone can keep whatever they want, as long as it's in accordance with rules. It's a personal choice issue. I have no problem with folks keeping their limit, in fact TubeDude and i filleted a few nice catfish from Utah lake a year back and cooked as per TD's instructions - very tasty!
Not because i don't eat fish, but i would rather go to the market an buy something that is already dead, than do my bit to contribute to the planet's problem of over fishing, over grazing and over populating.
Bass members aren't putting bass back simply to catch them again, it's more complex than that.
Bass fishing represents the largest chunk of the sport fishing industry in the country, and ensuring the survival of fat hawgs turns a lake from a "lake" into a "mecca", thus bringing a lot of cash to the towns around the lake. So making an effort to keep any game fish healthy ensures people who don't even fish stand to benefit from the thought process.
Of course - it is also important to listen to what the folks in the know say. If research indicates a certain fish needs its numbers brought down to maintain ecological balance, then they have to be kept. Emotions have no place in science and facts.
Anywayz, nice fish!
-ABT [/reply]
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