Why is 'catch and release' fishing not considered animal abuse?

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helenbacque

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It might be alright If the fish could say when the hook is taken out "That's OK. I didn't feel a thing" but what fish ever has.
 

Sometimes you release a fish because you are over the limit for that species or it is out of season. So there is a reason I suppose that would not be animal abuse.

But when I see someone brutally tear a hook out with no regard for the fact that the fish will bleed to death, that makes me angry. And that is abuse.
 
I wonder about that too. My husband and sons catch fish but we eat them. Like my son, who just happened to call me, said sometimes a fish will swallow the hook and it kills them so what is the point of dragging the hook back up and tossing the dead fish back in the water?
 

Yes Linda, that is understandable, fish get greedy and do swallow and in that case I would release the fish because I thought the hook might not kill the fish if left untouched....not really sure though.
 
Linda said:
I wonder about that too. My husband and sons catch fish but we eat them. Like my son, who just happened to call me, said sometimes a fish will swallow the hook and it kills them so what is the point of dragging the hook back up and tossing the dead fish back in the water?
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'sometimes a fish will swallow the hook and it kills them'

no

I use unplated barbless hooks
A good portion (if not all) of today's hooks are made to disintegrate after a bit of time in the water
Never try to remove a swallowed hook
Just cut the line
 
I figure all creatures that attempt to fly, run or swim away from threats, don't want to be caught, one way or another. Any hook going into the mouth of any creature cannot be a pleasant experience. Don't hunt, don't fish, don't eat animals of any kind! GO VEGAN! (Yeah, I do think of plants having a general awareness of their surroundings, and maybe more feelings than we know, and, yeah, it does bother me, on occasion. In the end, though, if it's eat plants or die, I'm going to cook up that spinach and mushroom dish. Since I'm in the trees a good part of the day, I also try to treat them with respect and talk anyone wanting a tree brought down out of having me do that, unless the tree is dying and can't be saved.)
 
In all actuality, I think catch and release is a bit odd.

I’m eating what I catch

One exception

Salmon River near Otis, Oregon coast

Fought, landed a chrome 50 lb nook
It had sucked in the hook and fanned it into its gill
Fowl hooked
I’d have kept the beast but for Hathaway, ODF&W warden, glassing me from around 50 yds away.
Did not like having to plier off that hook and cradle that hog until it tailed outa my hands.
Had to be a five salter, most likely his last journey.
It would die of rot not all that long after
Salmon steaks, off the hook

What some vegans may not be aware of, fish do eat their young
 
Gary O' said:
'sometimes a fish will swallow the hook and it kills them'

no

I use unplated barbless hooks
A good portion (if not all) of today's hooks are made to disintegrate after a bit of time in the water
Never try to remove a swallowed hook
Just cut the line
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Everyone should do the same.
 
I am a fisherman, that being said, I will not harm ANIMALS. During crappie season there is a 10 inch length limit on the size of crappie that you can keep others have to be returned to the lake. Hefty fine if there is a undersize fish in your basket!!
 

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