What is the point to fishing if you don't eat the fish?
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Posted by jatpack3 Nov 11th, 2012 at 9:47AM
I practice a lot of catch and release.
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Reply by TheBlessedOne Nov 11th, 2012 at 9:48AM
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Posted by jsmithemail Nov 11th, 2012 at 10:13AM
relaxing!
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Reply by TheBlessedOne Nov 11th, 2012 at 10:15AM
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Posted by Doolittle547 Nov 11th, 2012 at 9:58AM
Just some peoples' cruelty to animals, just killing them for no reason
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Reply by TheBlessedOne Nov 11th, 2012 at 10:00AM
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Reply by Doolittle547 Nov 11th, 2012 at 10:04AM
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Posted by bluetrainingpants Nov 11th, 2012 at 9:54AM
Getting out on the water and being away from the cares of the world. Catch and release is the least invasive ways to enjoy nature.
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Reply by TheBlessedOne Nov 11th, 2012 at 9:57AM
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Posted by Makessense Nov 11th, 2012 at 9:54AM
I'll be a little serious here; my older brother's life and his relationships were a little bit like a Hell's Angel life on acid driving a moped driving over people. Later in life, before he died at 56 living twice as long as he should have, "fishing and release" was his "thing." He loved to fish, his troubles and life's history faded away, he was at peace, he was not angry, he was sociable to his fellow fisherman, and the release part was his way of valuing life. It sounds weird but my brother was a different man when he fished.
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Reply by TheBlessedOne Nov 11th, 2012 at 9:56AM
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Posted by charles849 Nov 11th, 2012 at 9:52AM
wow I just said this to someone the other day , she was posing with a nice size fresh water bass and she says oh I don't eat fish . now I don't mind fishing and not catching anything but I'm doing it to eat that night . you never see people digging for worms just to let them go
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Reply by TheBlessedOne Nov 11th, 2012 at 9:49AM
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Posted by siamul Nov 11th, 2012 at 9:51AM
It's like a cat chasing a string. It can be fun to act on instinct, even if it's unproductive.
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Reply by TheBlessedOne Nov 11th, 2012 at 9:52AM
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Posted by clayantony Nov 11th, 2012 at 9:51AM
not much point at all i'd say.maybe they just like getting out in the openb & away from it all for a few hours
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Reply by TheBlessedOne Nov 11th, 2012 at 9:53AM
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Posted by LucilleLucilleLucille Nov 11th, 2012 at 9:50AM
It is relaxing.
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Posted by Hongruilin Nov 11th, 2012 at 9:48AM
Its your excuse for napping in a boat in the middle of a lake on a hot sunny day?
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Reply by TheBlessedOne Nov 11th, 2012 at 9:51AM
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Reply by Hongruilin Nov 11th, 2012 at 9:52AM
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Posted by EbonyLady Nov 11th, 2012 at 9:48AM
To be the provider...
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Posted by madhuratg Nov 11th, 2012 at 9:47AM
May be for business.
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Reply by TheBlessedOne Nov 11th, 2012 at 9:50AM
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Posted by LoveToads Nov 11th, 2012 at 9:47AM
Just one of those things that you do because it is more a compulsion than anything else. Just like I wear clothes even if I am alone.
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Reply by TheBlessedOne Nov 11th, 2012 at 9:50AM
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Posted by DallasCowboysFan Nov 13th, 2012 at 7:25PM
It is a chance to relax and be out in nature. It feels good to throw a line out in the water and wonder how long it is going to take to get a nibble and how big the fish will be.
It's exciting when you've caught one and you are reeling it in and don't know what is on the line. It's amazing something so homely looking and lacking in personality can make you go from 0 to 60 in a second.
It is like unwrapping a present on Christmas morning. Except, that you know what you are getting and it is not socks or underwear.
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Posted by miki04 Nov 11th, 2012 at 10:04AM
I think it is the same as making wooden legs without wearing them ...
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Posted by bobtucker Nov 11th, 2012 at 9:53AM
i only fish for mermaids,and when a catch one im keeping her,and i dont care what anyone thinks
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Posted by Uberjerk Nov 11th, 2012 at 9:51AM
A fine question im assuming it has a simple answer though like."why would I eat something AFTER ive ****** it" not to suggest that all fishermen shag fish......just most of them
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