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12-01-2010, 10:59 PM
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When you mention leaving early every morning, it makes me a little bit jealous. I'm hoping to get a new car sometime soon... I'll probably be doing a lot more casual fishing once I do. I hope that your father stays safe. There's no telling when luck can run out. Quote:
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12-01-2010, 11:14 PM
wow that's pretty damn huge!
I've never gone fishing. I couldn't do it. Kill those poor happy fishes, when all they ever do is swim up and down the river, doing no harm to anyone LOL For real, I can't just watch them die. Making them think they're about to swallow a tasty snack then have a hook go through their scales. The poor thingies. Nasty way to leave the world. So yeah, fishing's not for me, but hey! it's cool, I understand it can be fun and I know you're not a bunch of criminals for enjoying an activity that involves death. And I know it sounds like I am being sarcastic but I really am not <º((((((((-< everything is relative and contradictory ~
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12-02-2010, 01:48 AM
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Though, we ate the fish you saw in the picture, I did my best not to take it for granted. I personally feel that people who hunt without an appreciation for life are sick and uneducated. Meat, unfortunately, comes from living creatures. We, not unlike many other animals, eat meat... so, the reality of killing to eat is... inevitable -- and natural -- but nonetheless cruel. Did we have to eat the fish? Probably not. However, my family was fed, it didn't go to waste, and it wasn't disrespected. There're many ways you can look at it, philosophically. We just happened to be the better "hunter" this time. The fish itself hunted our bait, believing it was a smaller creature to eat. It was a mistake. There are times that even human beings are succussfully hunted by other creatures. And animals don't always kill to eat. You can't blame them just as you can't blame us... but, I suppose with enough passion, you could accuse anyone of being unjust. Life is a beautiful thing, but it's unforgiving by nature. |
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12-02-2010, 10:44 AM
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So yeah, don't take anything I said as a personal attack on you. I have lots of friends who like going fishing, I don't have a problem with that. Plus I get fish from the market all the time, so that makes me a killer too. Even worse. I pay so that I don't have to do the nasty job of killing it >.>' Anyway, I didn't mean to throw in a controversial point. Enjoy your fishing! everything is relative and contradictory ~
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12-02-2010, 07:06 PM
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There are also exceptions to this, depending on the method (and competence of the fisherman). But, the majority of fisherman are inclined to use a line and hook or net. Also, I think your statement would be valid in the case when fish are accidentally caught the wrong way (e.g. hooked via the throat -- contributed by factors such as the aggressiveness of the fish and the type of hook) or somehow mortally harmed (e.g. excessive time out of the water, in the sun, being handled, etc.)... in which case, being "spared" would be a fate more cruel than a meaningful death. Whatever the case, generally, having a small wound could be preferred over losing one's life altogether. To reiterate, the only time being "spared" would be worse would be if you'd already received a mortal wound. Quote:
I don't blame people for being against it. Lol, sorry if I'm sounding too philosphical, but, human beings are stubborn creatures; they'll argue against anything, even if it seemed futile. People butcher animals all the time just as animals butcher animals. It's a tragic reality of life; tragic because it's sometimes necessary. Necessary nonetheless tragic. |
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12-08-2010, 05:35 PM
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Or the fish once back in the water would be leaving a trace of blood behind, so that its predators (bigger fish) would have it easy to trace it and put its life to an end So, it gets eaten either way, therefore, putting it back into the water is no use. Quote:
everything is relative and contradictory ~
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