Catch And Release Myth

[adglife]

I'm a believer. I can't believe how poorly I have been treating my beloved local fish.

 

Kirk Deeter and his F&S article opened my eyes.

 

I blogged about it.

 

I guarantee I am going to do every one of these things from now on. I was one irresponsible son-of-a-gun before.

[Blake]

I've never agreed with cutting the line. Leaving a hook in a fish's throat would only compound the problem and insure the fish's demise.

 

If you don't believe me, pierce your uvula or tonsils, then try to swallow afterwards with that painful hunk of metal blocking your throat.

 

The only time I've seen fish hooked deeply enough to even think about cutting the line was when the angler was using bait and leaving the rod in a holder.

 

So unless you plan on keeping the fish you catch, don't use bait, and hang on to your rod (which is never bad advice anyway ) ....