Cruelty to Fish...

I certainly wouldn't like to be dragged against the current of the water by a hook embedded through my lip. It's disgusting adn the whole thing about fish not feeling pain is cr@p. So yes i think catching fish is cruel. and when people catch them to eat, to see them flapping aroud trying desperately to get oxygen is heartbreaking.

It is a sport. The fish still manages to eat and breath and they can still swim around. No harm is done if the fish catcher is an expert how to take out the hook.

I know a lot of people who are like this. This is often what they tend to call as Fishing, and these are some of the many who do this as a Sport even. I think a lot of times it could be that the Fish are too Small to count for their competition, etc. and since the Fish are still alive they feel it is better for them to throw them back in the water and give them a second chance at life. They are not harming the fish otherwise they would not be able to throw them back.

I personally don't agree with fishing and throwing them back!!that's definitely a horrible thing... I don't understand why anyone would want to do it!knowing the pain and stress that was caused to the helpless animal,as well as harms it.Those people are nuts.....

Hi lilaclady, I agree with you 100%! I think that it is so stupid of the fishermen to do this! What is the point of catching the fish and throwing them back? I don't believe for one minute that the hook doesn't hurt! I would like them to feel the hook through their lips and have it pulled out and see how much it doesn't hurt! How ridiculous. Why don't they just leave the poor little fishys alone! They aren't catching them for food and that isn't even for sport if they're throwing them back. I think that and certain kinds of hunting should be outlawed! But I am an animal advocate so I am totally against anything that would cause any time of critter, even fish any type of discomfort or pain!

Well, occasionally the floppy fish flaps fiendish fishermen in the face. I guess it is pretty moronic, I don't see why we are so bored that we have to harm other living things. I could see if they killed the thing for dinner, but I'm pretty sure that the fish don't appreciate that at all.

The only time I have any real interest in fishing is if I am going to EAT what I catch. If I am in the mood for bass, for example, I will go out on the end of the dock at Dad's cottage and catch one, or a few the rest of the family wants bass too. Aside from that, I am not interested in fishing.

I agree we don't know if it hurts them or not, and it does sound awful cruel

I kind of think like that too hubby likes fishing and he said fish is let go after being caught so that we can fish and yet we won't reduce fish population I'm sure it's painful for the fish but at least they are not abused the way cats and dogs are cooked alive in china

I went fishing one time and caught a sunfish. I was so excited I threw the pole down and took off running LOL I was happy for about 3 minutes till I saw the poor little fish bleeding from the hook. My Stepdad took it off the hook and tossed it back b/c it was too small. I've never wanted to fish again. Personally, I think it's cruel but then others see it as sport or a hobby. While I don't want to pass judgement on them, fishing definately isn't for me...neither is hunting. [b]~~AT PEACE WITHIN~~ **STAND STRONG IN YOUR BELIEFS**[/b]

Sport fishing is cruel and unusual punishment to fish. Human beings seem to take to food like cats who like to play with theirs. I wonder.

in germany the fisherman who catch the fish they measured it and if it too small they return it.its a law we dont kill the baby fish.they are enjured but as long as only the mouth it does not killed the fish.

I really haven't give it that much thought. Maybe it is because I do not fish so I haven't really seen this done. My brother used to do some fishing but he was not cruel to the fish.

That is definitely a cruel sport. The irony is, when people in Asia were into chicken (c-o-c-k) fighting, the westerners were all busy criticizing and condemning the sport as cruelty to animals but when they do such a thing like catching a fish and throw it back over and over again, they do not think that as cruelty to animals... I hope you do not mind me digressing a little bit here. The matadors and the bull fights are also a form of cruelty to animals as you can see that they actually hurt the bull by poking them with those sharp thing, whatever they called it... and yet, since it is made popular in a western country, nobody can say that it should be banned... Now back to the fish issue, I hope that people would stop doing anything that hurt the animals as we always thought that we know everything about animals such as what you mentioned about how they thought that the fish do not feel the pain. How can they be sure?

I too believe it very cruel to fish for the sport of it. I think all creatures not matter what they are can feel pain and have feelings.

And this is why I don't fish. My ex-hubby was as humane about it as possible. He only caught fish for eating. He kept them in a water filled bucket until he got home and then when he was ready he'd pull the fish out and cut it's head off in one swift chop. I'm sure the fish was still stressed from being in a bucket after the ordeal of being caught...but they didn't suffer very long. He wasn't one to go out for hours at a time, he'd get 1 or 2 fish and come back home. Catch and release isn't a 'sport'. What if NFL players did that? Eh I caught the ball on the one yard line, good enough, let's give the other team a turn now. It's so stupid! If they did it with nets only and to examine the populating to make sure everything seemed normal, then it would be completely fine.

Hello lilaclady. Yeah, it is very cruel of people to do so. If people think of the way as we are fish, then it will be better understood by fishing people for sports and fun.

Hi lilaclady, Thank you, thank you, that has been my argument for years, I had an argument with my brother-in-law about this because he goes fishing, and he adament they it don't hurt them and my argument with him was how do you know and he says it get hooked on bone part so I said to him I'll try it out on him and the argument goes on, I think its disgusting and I agree with you. Tamara

i know that fishing is good hobit. it can practise your body and heart. but in my opinion, catching fish is crue even you throw it back. because you have hooked its mouth, afflicted its body. most of the fish which are afflicted will die.

Hi dear friend,I like fishing and we do a lot of fishing but not for sport but as pleasure and for food. We have so much fun just being out their in the ocean sitting and relaxing while waiting that some fish will grab your bait. In catching fish at first i did not understand why people throwing the fish back all the time and it is a kind of silly things to do but one thing we need to know that there is a limit size of every different fish that is impose by law. And if the fish you caught is not rich in the limit size then you need to put it back. You should also have the knowledge how to unhook the fish so that they will live and put it back as soon as you can. and also their are certain fish that you can't have because they're not good to eat so why keep them. The one in the tv show that you've seen probably it's more on sport. there are also a kind of fish that's only for sports that normally you don't need to keep it because they're not good for food they're are just good for sports like sailfish there pretty good fighter and it takes several minutes or perhaps hour to bring them in your boat. That's normally their target because it is so much fun catching them. But the fish will survive even after long hours of fighting. I don't know i think it is better that way than killing them with no use. That's how i look at it.