On Thu, 24 Feb 2005 00:35:19 -0600, Rodney wrote:

Jeremy Williams wrote:
I have to agree with Rodney. Fishing does not necessarily mean "Sport
Fishing". Jug and Trotline fishing is about CATCHING FISH!

There is nothing wrong with just catching "fresh" fish to eat, jugging
and trotlining, is fun, and anything that is fun can be a sport.
remember we are not actually "catching" sport fish we are catching
comerical fish, they are no limits on them, at least not in my state
(which means there is an over aboundace of them)

Those guys that are all catch and release "sport fishing" are missing
the best part, "eating them"

I know no one who C&R when trot linning or jugging, unless they are too
small,

The ones too small are bait. Cut bait of fish.

or they think they are too big, so it is not done for just the
sport of it, it's done for harvesting fish, just like people who hunt,
harvest deer, they may claim they do it for the sport, I hate those who
do it and don't eat them, as you can't C&R a "dead" deer

I had fried catfish tonight for supper, I will eat cat fish sandwiches
tomorrow , and the next three days for lunch, just from the left overs
of one side fillet (I caught that bad boy on a rod though :-) It would
not have taste different caught on a jug, and hand lining that jug with
a cat that size is really a sport