Sunday, 13 April 2008

• Tell Me More About Fishing, Grandpa

  A chord was struck with me this morning when some knob on the radio was talking about the big Toyota Fishing Tournament coming up. 
  
  They kept bragging about how nice and conservationalist they were being, because instead of catching lots of fish and bringing the good ones in all dead at the end to weigh to see who the "winner" is, they would weigh them as soon as you catch them so you can throw them back.
  
  
  I'm A Dumbass And I Love Fishing
  
  Oh boy, what fun.  If there is one thing worse than fishing, it's catch-and-release fishing.  You're not being humane, you're being sadistic.  "Oh, we only trick the fish into biting into a gigantic shiny metal hook, and then we drag them onto the boat where we fumble around for a while while they can't breathe and then we weigh them and toss them back."  That's like the least humane thing I've heard.  Atleast drag them up and beat them over the head, and enjoy them as a tasty dinner later.  
  
  
  Loser-In-Training
  
  I read that the suicide rate for fish that have been caught and released is something like 55%.  I mean, how can you be expected to go back to your normal life after you've been so maltreated.  Atleast provide them some sessions of therapy.  Can you imagine the post-traumatic stress after being hooked?  The nightmares must be unimaginable.
  
  
  I'm Strangling The Fish, Lol.
  
  But it doesn't matter because only morons like fishing anyway.  Don't get me wrong, I eat tons of fish so I appreciate the people out there doing it to bring me yummy protein.  But catch and release fishing is a joke.  It's like masturbation.  Sure, it might be fun for a bit, but what do you have to show for it?

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