Well, as a final aside...and I won't continue to argue the point because that's not what I'm about, you are right about at least the fact that we have the right to disagre. That's what I respect about people who have passion about their convictions. I know what I aspire to. But over the years I have released a ton of fish and am happy to say I did so. One was a 30" Rainbow on the Taylor, another a 27" pure Cutt and last year a nice Stripped Marlin in Cabo. I hope others catch the same fish and have (had) the same feelings of awe that I did when I caught these amazing fish. I smile when I see pics of all of them.
Thanks for the discussion! Rob --- DonO <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "rob poutre" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [VFB] To release or not to release? > Shakespeare- was Brown Trout > > > I have always advocated eating what you catch as > long as it were within legal and > > moral guidelines. > > That's the hypocracy of it all. > Rob > > Rob, > > With the background you have, you should also know > that 'moral guidelines' are not in any fishing > manual, at least one I've ever received. We each > create them (morals) for ourselves. But can we > enforce our morals on others? Of course, we have > the right to disagree, as we do with any moral or > ethical decision of another person. But that's all > we can do- disagree. Only if Jack said he'd never > kill a fish as a trophy is he a hypocrite. And then > it would be only his problem, not mine, as the catch > was legal. He has the right to change his mind, > unless he used his 'position' to judge others who > had done what he did. I know flyfishermen who > believe it's moral and ethical to keep and eat every > fish caught, and quit fishing when the legal creel > limit is reached. They believe torturing a fish for > fun is not a sport. Maybe they have something. > > Here we have what is legally defined as 'trophy > water'. That's not 'photograph and measure' > trophies. That's take it home, give it to a > taxidermist, and make a trophy out of it. The limit > says "one fish over 22". It doesn't mention fish of > superior genetics, just larger size. Example: A > smaller trout, possibly having superior genetics for > general survival, was eaten by a trophy-size fish > that was released. We'll never know. The moral and > ethical debate is outside the law. > > Again, I won't pass judgement on Jack, as I wouldn't > want PETA passing judgement one me. > > Respectfully Again, > DonO __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
