Re: Targeting bedding fish...yea or nay?

"Chuck B." <cbachmann@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Chuck asked....
Do you eat the bass you catch or just throw them back in miles from
their bed? If you are eating the fish you catch I can see your point.
You are trying to survive. If you are playing at being a sportsman, then
I think you should leave the spawning bass alone. How sporting is it to
snare a fish just to take a picture of it or take it to some weigh-in in
the hopes of winning a few bucks. Enuff said. Chuck B.

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Some bass I eat, but most I throw back. Some I release moments after I catch
them, in which case they probably return to their nest. Others, I take away
from their home territory and release at the tournament weigh-in. Often I
hold them up for a quick photo, too.

"Playing at being a sportsman..."? Interesting you should put it that way,
Chuck. Your position seems to be that it is not "sporting" (whatever that
is) to:
1. Catch spawning bass.
2. Catch bass just to take a photograph.
3. Catch bass to weigh them in during a tournament.

According to you, Chuck, under what circumstances WOULD it be "sporting" (do
you mean ethical?) to catch fish? Your line of reasoning eventually leads to
the conclusion that it is always wrong to catch fish since doing so disturbs
or can even damage them in order to satisfy the angler's personal desire --
whether that be a wall mount, photograph, good memory, thrill of
accomplishment, tournament prize, or a fish dinner.

I do not hold that view. I think that our practices, as sportsfishermen,
should be consistent with sound wildlife management principles, which are
rooted in ecology, biology, and societies values and goals -- not fuzzy,
emotional notions. Sloppy thinking and poor science are powerful weapons in
PETA's arsenal. Sportsmen should counter them with logic and sound
scientific facts.

Joe


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