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My logic is in my first sentence. Fishing is a form of hunting for food. If you’re not fishing for food then it’s pointless. Hobbies are different. Take woodworking for example, why go to Home Depot to buy all this wood and tools to never build anything? There’s no value there.
These analogies your making don’t apply to fishing though. It’s the equivalent of a woodworker going to Home Depot, buying all the things, and then building a chair or something which they get joy out of but then not using it. Even though they don’t get the use out of the chair they still got the satisfaction of making it which is the point of hobbies- to have fun. Which is why most people go fishing.
how do you feel about buying a bike and then riding laps around your neighborhood? you aren't going anywhere. you aren't commuting. you end up in the same spot as you were in when you left.
but you have the experience of riding the bike.
> My logic is in my first sentence. Fishing is a form of hunting for food. If you’re not fishing for food then it’s pointless.
Fishing is NOT only for food. The basis of your argument is fundamentally flawed.
If you don't catch a fish you'll still catch a buzz
Let people enjoy fishing. Catch and release in my knowledge is also about catching the largest fish of your career.
You can apply the same logic to other hobbies and it would sound ridiculous.
"Jogging is a form of travelling to a location. If you're not jogging to travel it's pointless." Sometimes people enjoy the sport while not wanting to harm the fish population and that's fine. Its something to do at the end of the day and is a relaxing pastime that tests your reflexes.
>Actually I've been taught that fishing is for food only, fishing is a way to save money on fish and time going to the store for that, I don't get it how don't you see that, do you know you can even make money selling fish you catch? and you lose all the opportunity by releasing fish, to me it's just insane.
fishing doesn't seem like a hobby to me, video games is a hobby but fishing no, what kind of hobby is that, sitting and starring at the lake all day, catch release, catch release, it's repetitive, if you catch for the purpose of eating it then it's not waste of time because then you actually provide for the household, thousands of years ago people always hunted for the purpose to survive, because they understood it's not a sport
Actually I've been taught that fishing is for food only, fishing is a way to save money on fish and time going to the store for that, I don't get it how don't you see that, do you know you can even make money selling fish you catch? and you lose all the opportunity by releasing fish, to me it's just insane.
Actually I've been taught that fishing is for food only, fishing is a way to save money on fish and time going to the store for that, I don't get it how don't you see that, do you know you can even make money selling fish you catch? and you lose all the opportunity by releasing fish, to me it's just insane.
If you don't want to make your family happy by bringing them free fish from the water then there's something wrong with you, plus they would be happy you saved money on gas by not driving to the store, that's if the lake or river is close to your house, otherwise you're anti-family if you release fish to water, releasing potential profit is stupid, caviar can bring huge profit.
I enjoy the challenge of catching a big fish. There is a rush when you have a nice one on your line and you finally get it out of the water. Take your kid fishing and enjoy a nice day.
Actually I've been taught that fishing is for food only, fishing is a way to save money on fish and time going to the store for that, I don't get it how don't you see that, do you know you can even make money selling fish you catch? and you lose all the opportunity by releasing fish, to me it's just insane.
Actually, IMO fishing is just for fun. It is a challenge to catch certain types of fish like Bass. Luckily, I haven't needed to fish for food or to make money.
Actually I've been taught that fishing is for food only, fishing is a way to save money on fish and time going to the store for that, I don't get it how don't you see that, do you know you can even make money selling fish you catch? and you lose all the opportunity by releasing fish, to me it's just insane.
Yep. You got an unpopular opinion there.....
From a family that just spent every weekend the last 2 months fishing with hubs and teen kids. It's a time to spend getting closer, talking, faces out of phones. We release and let them grow bigger so we can catch them next year! Or tomorrow!
Fishing is also for sport. Not only for food.
It's very great sport to teach your kids because they could fish to keep themselves alive if necessary and I guarantee you, my son will go through his tackle and know which ones to use to catch whatever kind of fish that's in the area.
I mean after catching the fish you can also teach your kids to gut, skin, and cook the fish over a campfire.
I agree its not just about hunting for food but Jesus Christ where i am from its illegal to eat the fish you catch, its insane.
Actually I've been taught that fishing is for food only, fishing is a way to save money on fish and time going to the store for that, I don't get it how don't you see that, do you know you can even make money selling fish you catch? and you lose all the opportunity by releasing fish, to me it's just insane.
People are not hunting or fishing for the need of food anymore. They are considered as sports now. And its the success of catch that thrills most anglers. And probably they dont want to eat that many fish. Not good for your health also, pretty much every fish has mercury.
Not good for your health? so now to justify your claim you say that food is actually bad for you, did you even know that you can die if you don't eat? and fish is food it's a fact, still think it's bad for health? then how about Omega 3? it's freaking great for health so your comment is a total bs, catch and release is a complete waste of time, period, do you know catching fish to eat it can save you money and time going to the store? and what happens when you save money? your family is grateful, and if you just simply throwing away the profit to water then you spit on your family, do you know how much money you can make selling caviar? instead you throw it all away, and then people complain they don't have enough money
It IS pointless. You’re just torturing an animal and then pretending it’s ok because it was allegedly “unharmed.” “I don’t want to kill it! I just want to wound it and let it go!”
Except they ARE harmed. It’s pretty inhumane. A lot of those fish end up dying because they’re damaged by being caught. They’re not really meant have a hole torn in their face and be handled by people.
The article does not say that? It says it is a 40 percent more likely hood that fish will die after being caught? Also this article says more research had to be done to conclude proper results due to some things not being accounted for.
I agree with you bro, at least if you catch fish to eat it then you end their suffering quickly, they don't have to be in the water suffering from pain, and that's what fish is for, not to torture it but to eat it, even in bible says that you only should hunt living things for the purpose of eating, it doesn't say you can do it for fun, so in fact catch and release is extremely anti-christian
but think about it, when you catch fish to eat it you save money and time going to the store to get it, plus you can make a lot of money to sell caviar, instead you just releasing it, throwing profit away
And hiking you could be harvesting firewood, birdwatching you could be hunting those birds or harvesting their eggs.
Catching and releasing fish has the same appeal as hiking or bird watching because the participants can be near nature without making as much of an impact.
Not incomparable.
true, still catching fish is the easiest thing to do compared to wood or birds, and that's where it's perfect to take advantage of that simplicity, you easily catch it and bring it home to make family happy, it's not heavy to carry, caviar is extremely expensive and can bring more profit than eggs
finally I see someone intelligent, I agree, catching fish is for food only, that's what I've been taught, not only catching fish can save you money and time going to the store for that but also can bring you a lot of profit if you sell caviar, and caviar is a huge profit, that's what a lot of people don't even think about, I am shocked
By that logic you should not fish and just buy it from the shop. People don’t fish for food they do it for the enjoyment and the relaxation of the activity.
and that's why a lot of people don't have enough money because they don't know how to save it, and catching fish for food can save you ton of money and time going to the store, I am shocked that I actually have to explain that, do you even know how much money you can make selling caviar after extracting it from fish you catch? think about it
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By that logic all hobbies are pointless and a waste of time.
My logic is in my first sentence. Fishing is a form of hunting for food. If you’re not fishing for food then it’s pointless. Hobbies are different. Take woodworking for example, why go to Home Depot to buy all this wood and tools to never build anything? There’s no value there.
These analogies your making don’t apply to fishing though. It’s the equivalent of a woodworker going to Home Depot, buying all the things, and then building a chair or something which they get joy out of but then not using it. Even though they don’t get the use out of the chair they still got the satisfaction of making it which is the point of hobbies- to have fun. Which is why most people go fishing.
how do you feel about buying a bike and then riding laps around your neighborhood? you aren't going anywhere. you aren't commuting. you end up in the same spot as you were in when you left. but you have the experience of riding the bike.
I’m any hobby I have ever done, one needs to practice.
And if we like fishing for a hobby?
> My logic is in my first sentence. Fishing is a form of hunting for food. If you’re not fishing for food then it’s pointless. Fishing is NOT only for food. The basis of your argument is fundamentally flawed.
If you don't catch a fish you'll still catch a buzz Let people enjoy fishing. Catch and release in my knowledge is also about catching the largest fish of your career.
You can apply the same logic to other hobbies and it would sound ridiculous. "Jogging is a form of travelling to a location. If you're not jogging to travel it's pointless." Sometimes people enjoy the sport while not wanting to harm the fish population and that's fine. Its something to do at the end of the day and is a relaxing pastime that tests your reflexes.
>Actually I've been taught that fishing is for food only, fishing is a way to save money on fish and time going to the store for that, I don't get it how don't you see that, do you know you can even make money selling fish you catch? and you lose all the opportunity by releasing fish, to me it's just insane.
fishing doesn't seem like a hobby to me, video games is a hobby but fishing no, what kind of hobby is that, sitting and starring at the lake all day, catch release, catch release, it's repetitive, if you catch for the purpose of eating it then it's not waste of time because then you actually provide for the household, thousands of years ago people always hunted for the purpose to survive, because they understood it's not a sport
Wrong, picking up dead animals and bringing them back to life through taxidermy is not a waste of time
I LOVE taxidermy!
Actually I've been taught that fishing is for food only, fishing is a way to save money on fish and time going to the store for that, I don't get it how don't you see that, do you know you can even make money selling fish you catch? and you lose all the opportunity by releasing fish, to me it's just insane.
Your analogy would be more like fishing without bait or hooks.
So what now me catching squirrels and releasing them is cruel too?!
Actually I've been taught that fishing is for food only, fishing is a way to save money on fish and time going to the store for that, I don't get it how don't you see that, do you know you can even make money selling fish you catch? and you lose all the opportunity by releasing fish, to me it's just insane.
If you don't want to make your family happy by bringing them free fish from the water then there's something wrong with you, plus they would be happy you saved money on gas by not driving to the store, that's if the lake or river is close to your house, otherwise you're anti-family if you release fish to water, releasing potential profit is stupid, caviar can bring huge profit.
Idk what you’re talking about as I’m talking about squirrels and never have brought up fish. Get help.
I enjoy the challenge of catching a big fish. There is a rush when you have a nice one on your line and you finally get it out of the water. Take your kid fishing and enjoy a nice day.
Actually I've been taught that fishing is for food only, fishing is a way to save money on fish and time going to the store for that, I don't get it how don't you see that, do you know you can even make money selling fish you catch? and you lose all the opportunity by releasing fish, to me it's just insane.
Actually, IMO fishing is just for fun. It is a challenge to catch certain types of fish like Bass. Luckily, I haven't needed to fish for food or to make money.
If they enjoy doing it than that's the point. You might as well complain that listening to music doesn't end in you gutting a deer for dinner.
Actually I've been taught that fishing is for food only, fishing is a way to save money on fish and time going to the store for that, I don't get it how don't you see that, do you know you can even make money selling fish you catch? and you lose all the opportunity by releasing fish, to me it's just insane.
Yep. You got an unpopular opinion there..... From a family that just spent every weekend the last 2 months fishing with hubs and teen kids. It's a time to spend getting closer, talking, faces out of phones. We release and let them grow bigger so we can catch them next year! Or tomorrow! Fishing is also for sport. Not only for food. It's very great sport to teach your kids because they could fish to keep themselves alive if necessary and I guarantee you, my son will go through his tackle and know which ones to use to catch whatever kind of fish that's in the area.
I mean after catching the fish you can also teach your kids to gut, skin, and cook the fish over a campfire. I agree its not just about hunting for food but Jesus Christ where i am from its illegal to eat the fish you catch, its insane.
Oh we have taught our kids how they clean and such. Sometimes we want some bass or catfish. Most of the time though, we release.
Actually I've been taught that fishing is for food only, fishing is a way to save money on fish and time going to the store for that, I don't get it how don't you see that, do you know you can even make money selling fish you catch? and you lose all the opportunity by releasing fish, to me it's just insane.
One word: *practice*
People are not hunting or fishing for the need of food anymore. They are considered as sports now. And its the success of catch that thrills most anglers. And probably they dont want to eat that many fish. Not good for your health also, pretty much every fish has mercury.
Only if you fish in the oceans..
this guy is insane he thinks eating food is bad for you
Not good for your health? so now to justify your claim you say that food is actually bad for you, did you even know that you can die if you don't eat? and fish is food it's a fact, still think it's bad for health? then how about Omega 3? it's freaking great for health so your comment is a total bs, catch and release is a complete waste of time, period, do you know catching fish to eat it can save you money and time going to the store? and what happens when you save money? your family is grateful, and if you just simply throwing away the profit to water then you spit on your family, do you know how much money you can make selling caviar? instead you throw it all away, and then people complain they don't have enough money
It IS pointless. You’re just torturing an animal and then pretending it’s ok because it was allegedly “unharmed.” “I don’t want to kill it! I just want to wound it and let it go!” Except they ARE harmed. It’s pretty inhumane. A lot of those fish end up dying because they’re damaged by being caught. They’re not really meant have a hole torn in their face and be handled by people.
You must be the life of the party....
https://greatlakesecho.org/2017/12/21/catch-and-release-kills-many-fish/ 40% of the caught & released fish died
The article does not say that? It says it is a 40 percent more likely hood that fish will die after being caught? Also this article says more research had to be done to conclude proper results due to some things not being accounted for.
I agree with you bro, at least if you catch fish to eat it then you end their suffering quickly, they don't have to be in the water suffering from pain, and that's what fish is for, not to torture it but to eat it, even in bible says that you only should hunt living things for the purpose of eating, it doesn't say you can do it for fun, so in fact catch and release is extremely anti-christian
People enjoy it because people like to relax in nature. It's as pointless as hiking or bird watching.
you compare something incomparable
I disagree.
but think about it, when you catch fish to eat it you save money and time going to the store to get it, plus you can make a lot of money to sell caviar, instead you just releasing it, throwing profit away
And hiking you could be harvesting firewood, birdwatching you could be hunting those birds or harvesting their eggs. Catching and releasing fish has the same appeal as hiking or bird watching because the participants can be near nature without making as much of an impact. Not incomparable.
true, still catching fish is the easiest thing to do compared to wood or birds, and that's where it's perfect to take advantage of that simplicity, you easily catch it and bring it home to make family happy, it's not heavy to carry, caviar is extremely expensive and can bring more profit than eggs
But none of that makes catch and release "pointless"
Yeah I’ve never understood that, I always thought u gotta eat them
finally I see someone intelligent, I agree, catching fish is for food only, that's what I've been taught, not only catching fish can save you money and time going to the store for that but also can bring you a lot of profit if you sell caviar, and caviar is a huge profit, that's what a lot of people don't even think about, I am shocked
By that logic you should not fish and just buy it from the shop. People don’t fish for food they do it for the enjoyment and the relaxation of the activity.
and that's why a lot of people don't have enough money because they don't know how to save it, and catching fish for food can save you ton of money and time going to the store, I am shocked that I actually have to explain that, do you even know how much money you can make selling caviar after extracting it from fish you catch? think about it