Keeping some fish to eat

"Mason121" wrote in message
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Very Cool John! While I practice catch & release, I appreciate those
that
catch and keep the 14" to 18" bass.

I was talking to someone today at work about fishing and stated that I
only
caught and released fish. I failed to remember that there was a co-worker
near
by who is a total vegitarian. She, we know eachother, came right over and
said
"Dan,
you know that phrase should be changed to injured and released with a big
hole
in it`s mouth from the hook." I wanted to laugh out loud at that.....but
she
is the daughter of the company owner. I let it go though. Then wondered
how
do large mouth bass know to jump out of the water and try to throw the
hook.
They all seem to know how to do this.
Dan.


LOL!!! This is coming from the same woman that probably has pierced ears,
and possibly other things as well!

Bass, as well as other fish don't have a brain developed enough to feel
pain, so they really don't "know" to jump and throw the hook. They're
simply reacting to the tethering action of the line.
--
Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers
http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com
G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods
http://www.herefishyfishy.com

"Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers" wrote:


LOL!!! This is coming from the same woman that probably has pierced ears,
and possibly other things as well!

She doesn`t have pierced ears or anything else that is pierced that I can tell.
She is a quite handsome young woman and I would love to pierce a certian part
of her. :-)
Dan.

Now thats dam funny, if that's the case I would make it a point to let her
see me eating a sprout sandwich and some carrot juice
"Mason121" wrote in message
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"Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers" wrote:


LOL!!! This is coming from the same woman that probably has pierced
ears,
and possibly other things as well!

She doesn`t have pierced ears or anything else that is pierced that I can
tell.
She is a quite handsome young woman and I would love to pierce a certian
part
of her. :-)
Dan.

From: "alwaysfishking"
Now thats dam funny, if that's the case I would make it a point to let her
see me eating a sprout sandwich and some carrot juice.

Very good idea. Trouble is she already knows I fish. :-(
There was another occasion when talking about catch and release. She asked
that if
I put a worm on a fishing line with no hook and threw it out and the fish took
it and I knew the fish took it, wouldn`t that be the same as catching the
fish? :-)
Dan.

She asked that if
I put a worm on a fishing line with no hook and threw it out and the
fish took it and I knew the fish took it, wouldn`t that be the same as
catching the fish? :-)

LoL Lemme guess...she wears socks with sandals and doesn't shave her
legs and underarms?

Mason121 wrote:
From: "alwaysfishking"
Now thats dam funny, if that's the case I would make it a point to let her
see me eating a sprout sandwich and some carrot juice.


Very good idea. Trouble is she already knows I fish. :-(
There was another occasion when talking about catch and release. She asked
that if
I put a worm on a fishing line with no hook and threw it out and the fish took
it and I knew the fish took it, wouldn`t that be the same as catching the
fish? :-)
Dan.


Tell her that would be cruel, cause worms DO have feelings. How could
she be so insensitive?

Mason121 wrote:

Very good idea. Trouble is she already knows I fish. :-(
There was another occasion when talking about catch and release. She asked
that if
I put a worm on a fishing line with no hook and threw it out and the fish took
it and I knew the fish took it, wouldn`t that be the same as catching the
fish? :-)


It ain't the same, not even close, I do this all the time, when I'm
testing new stuff in my little testing pond, as well as filming in
tanks, and demo'ing in the Bass Pro SHops aquariums, and many guys who
don't want to "hook" the fish, in pre fishing a tournament, do it.

The fight is much better than the strike,, you get to hold the fish,,
weigh the fish if it is large, and landing a fish is sometimes harder
than getting him to hit the lure, as I recently found out, setting the
hook can be as well

TTI and others, sells nose screws, you can use these without hooks to
hold the lures to your line

--
Rodney Long,
Inventor of the Long Shot "WIGGLE" rig, SpecTastic Thread
Boomerang Fishing Pro. ,Stand Out Hooks ,Stand Out Lures,
Mojo's Rock Hopper & Rig Saver weights, Decoy Activator
and the EZKnot http://www.ezknot.com