Catch and Release Hurts our Quality of Life

On Mar 10, 7:34 pm, "Danl" danlfinn@*remove this*intergate.com
wrote:
"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

Hi Danl,

Not sure what you mean by your last sentence. The dialogue was just
getting started and I certainly made a specific and on-topic point.

You bring up horses. I know horses are used and rewarded in the form
of a pretty good life and a lot of love. Where they are not the horses
are confiscated and the owner on the 10 O:Clock news. They work hard
for their living and their nurture. Not unlike humans.

Your pal,

Halfordian Golfer

On Mon, 10 Mar 2008 18:52:17 -0700 (PDT), Halfordian Golfer
wrote:

You bring up horses. I know horses are used and rewarded in the form
of a pretty good life and a lot of love. Where they are not the horses
are confiscated and the owner on the 10 O:Clock news. They work hard
for their living and their nurture. Not unlike humans.

He brought up horses and what we do to them. There is little
difference what we do to a horse for the sake of riding them than we
do catching a fish. Bridle/bit easily equates to hook - nails in the
hooves has no equal in the fish world, and like Dan'l says, we
domesticate the horse and ride him all the time for our *pleasure*.
It must suck to be a horse compared to a brook trout. You live in
horse country; how's come you aren't out there complaining about all
them cowpokes poking horses? Eh?

Give up fishing, Tim. It is your only solution.

Dave

On Mar 10, 9:48 pm, Dave LaCourse wrote:
On Mon, 10 Mar 2008 18:52:17 -0700 (PDT), Halfordian Golfer

wrote:
You bring up horses. I know horses are used and rewarded in the form
of a pretty good life and a lot of love. Where they are not the horses
are confiscated and the owner on the 10 O:Clock news. They work hard
for their living and their nurture. Not unlike humans.

He brought up horses and what we do to them. There is little
difference what we do to a horse for the sake of riding them than we
do catching a fish. Bridle/bit easily equates to hook - nails in the
hooves has no equal in the fish world, and like Dan'l says, we
domesticate the horse and ride him all the time for our *pleasure*.
It must suck to be a horse compared to a brook trout. You live in
horse country; how's come you aren't out there complaining about all
them cowpokes poking horses? Eh?

Give up fishing, Tim. It is your only solution.

Dave

I guess you're right Dave, about the horses, that is. I didn't realize
the similarities until now.

Q. What do horses and catch and release trout have in common?
A. They're both domesticated animals.

Halfordian Golfer
It is impossible to catch and release a wild trout.

On Mon, 10 Mar 2008 18:52:17 -0700 (PDT), Halfordian Golfer
wrote:

You bring up horses. I know horses are used and rewarded in the form
of a pretty good life and a lot of love. Where they are not the horses
are confiscated and the owner on the 10 O:Clock news. They work hard
for their living and their nurture. Not unlike humans.

Ever been to a rodeo and seen a bronc come up lame after a ride? When they drag
it off on a pipe rail gate to the back 40, those cops that go along are not
there to protect the horsie from too much love.
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Charlie...
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