"Halfordian Golfer" wrote in message
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Still, I struggle to think of any other animal we actually impale with
a hook in the anatomy somewhere and then drag to us, for no damned
good reason except it's really fun.

Can you?

Your pal,

Halfordian Golfer

Tim, you're very, very obviously just splitting hairs. I do not think you're
being forthright in your side of this "debate". A rodeo is nowhere "in
between".

So, I'll leave you to your soapbox with this last question. For the sake of
your question, how different is fishing from horseback riding, assuming the
horseback riding is , as it almost always is, for fun rather than work? Hook
in mouth: bit in mouth. Drag to us: drag all over Hell's half acre. No
damned good reason for either except for our fun and amusement. BTW, I tend
not to drive nails into a fishes fins (horse's feet). The amount of time the
fish needs to be in my domain of influence for my pleasure is a few seconds
to a couple of minutes: the horse needs to give his entire lifetime whether
I ride him daily, monthly, or never.

Point is, we humans "stress" lots of animals, including other humans, in our
normal daily lives. It's not unusual. It's human. You, for whatever your
reasons might be, single out C&R for fish as something totally different.
It's not.

Hey, I tried to have a conversation. My mistake.

EOT

Take care,
Danl