(Gene C) wrote in message . com...

I find this extremely depressing on many levels.

Ahh, well you are in good company! :-)

Gene, the oldtimers on ROFF have seen more arguments for and against
catch and release than you can ever imagine...indeed if you did a
google search it'd keep your mind spinning for days (not that there's
anything wrong with it!).

The food might be a little scarce for that many fish but we
could have had fun catching them for the next 5 months!

I'm not a fan of PETA but I also see no point in pushing fish to a
slow death of suffocation.

As arguments go, bringing the ethical treatment of animals into
the mix (e.g., PETA) can backfire...I mean, once you start to
thinking, then which is worse -- suffocation over an hour, or
starvation over 5 months, intermixed with the occasional violent
hook, drag, can't breath, photo-flashed, and finally put back?

Besides, properly stringered fish breathe just fine -- the longer
they stay alive, the better they taste :-)

Any comments?

I bet more than you expected, eh? Anyways, happy fishing,

Jon.