Man, is this list ever getting sensitive!!!!! Whittle away Dr. Whittle!!! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bruce P. Whittle, DVM" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2002 5:51 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] ouch! and a warning
> Thom, > Why did you say to abstain from circles? I have no experience with them > but thought they were supposed to be less problematic because they are much > less likely to hook deep. Just wondering, not trying to start an argument > ;>) > Bruce > > > ---------- > > From: Thom Daniel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: [VFB] ouch! and a warning > > Date: Wednesday, June 12, 2002 3:52 PM > > > > Well stated, Greg. Nor does it hurt to try and remain mindful of the fact > > that while we are standing waist deep in a river having the time of our > > life, there is another, equally sentient, living, thriving, creature at > the > > other end of our line who is fighting for his life. The fish don't know > > we're "just joking." Someone forgot to tell them. Another reason to > abstain > > from barbs, trebles, and circles. > > > > Thom > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Greg DiMedio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2002 3:11 PM > > Subject: Re: [VFB] ouch! and a warning > > > > > > > I also have fished with guy who uses powerbait. It is a nasty > technique, > > > from what I can tell. > > > > > > He dead drifts the powerbait along the stream bottom in moving water > and > > > waits for the trout to take it. A majority of the time, the trout > swallow > > > it, and he has to cut off the line, leaving the toxic mess and treble > hook > > > inside. He admits that a number of fish die from the > swallowing/fight/hook > > > damage. > > > > > > There has been a lot about ethics on this list; all I know is that if > we > > > look at ethics with a broader view of angling, fly fishermen should be > > more > > > tolerant of each other's views and opinions. > > > > >
