I can't understood the appeal of fishing. I grew up fishing with my grandfather which was a lot of fun, but since then I've always found it mind-numbingly boring. When someone takes me fishing now (or to a baseball game, which is equally tedious), I always bring a book to read. I wish I could tune in to why people like these activities, but I seem not to have the gene for it.
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#92> One thing that keeps many people from fishing is the simple fact that they have never done it. Indeed, I think it is probably the only reason, apart from vegetarianism. (If you do not eat meat or otherwise object to taking the lives of gill-bearing aquatic craniates, there is always catch-and-release.) Fishing is one of the cruelest things I can imagine doing to an animal. The closest way I can put it to a human is…
FWIW, the fish aren't really naked in the sense that they had clothes on. "Naked" is just some constraint you put on your own life.
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#93I've been fishing for a few years and learned mostly on my own by scouring forums plus lots of trial and error. I've always likened the draw to be similar to the problem solving nature of programming and engineering in general, and have always wondered if there are other engineers that enjoy fishing. From some of the comments here it looks like there are some, but not many. I've actually created several pieces of fis…
I owned a domain for a couple of years with the intent to crawl Flickr for fishing photos and to link them on a map. Never got around to it though. A shame as I feel like it would have got me fishing more often.
For me, I've never been able to get over the internal conflict of wanting to build a useful tool like a map of fishing spots and releasing it openly, with the downside of good fishing spots getting overrun should the tool become popular. I also started working on a similar idea as yours a couple years ago, but for Instagram instead. It turned out the GPS tagging on Instagram was fairly inaccurate, and sometimes intentionally misleading, especially amongst anglers who tag incorrect locations since the number one no-no is spot burning.
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Im with you on this. Ive been fishing a couple times, caught some dinner, but I've never felt the urge to go fishing. Lots of more fun active outdoorsy things to do that satisfy all the wanting to be out in nature, but are also active and exciting and fun. Might just be sampling bias, but all the people I know who love to fish are in no shape to climb a rock wall.
Being fit is not the most important thing in life (Overweight, but not obese people, have a higher life expectancy than standard weight people.)
Really? Happen to have a source for this?
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#95My favorite part about fishing is that it has nothing to do with catching fish. As a catch-and-release fly fisherman, the entire point of the exercise is in matching the hatch, tying a perfect fly, perfecting your cast, having the perfect presentation, and finding the exact right riffle. At that point, actually hooking a fish is just a side effect of what you are already doing.
My sentiments exactly. I fish barbless, only takes a second to get a hook out. Learning to tie a 16-20 and seaguar knot (if you don't use tippet rings, which you should!) with hemostats in seconds makes for Zen filled day.
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In general, I agree with you, but there are degrees of morality. I hope most would agree that someone who's tastes include hunting endangered animals should not be accommodated. Likewise, if you were to go fishing in someone's koi pond or go hunting for a buffalo that someone was raising on their land, you'd also be rightfully punished. So it stands to reason that all of these "tastes" exist on a spectrum from morall…
I think the Western myth that Buddhists are somehow all peaceful people who wouldn't hurt anything is debunked by events in Sri Lanka and Myanmar. Yes, you can say "well, the Buddhists who attack minorities aren't True Buddhists", but that's the "No True Scotsman" fallacy.
Just because not all Buddhists live up to it doesn't make it not a Buddhist practice nor a "no true scotsman" fallacy. The fact that it's part of Buddhist teachings and many Buddhists do live it does make what I said correct.
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#97I spent a lot of time fishing as a child, as my father was an avid fisherman. Some of my best memories are of stream and lake fishing in the Sierras, tuna fishing off boats in Cabo, and bass fishing of the coast near Del Mar. And yet I can't get myself to do it as an adult, even though I have two young children who I know would love it. It's with very mixed emotion that I decide not to go. My social circle finds fish…
I agree. Fish for food. Release or kill promptly the fish you catch. Beheading is simple, straight and mammals loves the fat of fish brains. If your kids don’t enjoy eating grilled trout, try raising chickens for eggs :)
Mmm. Similar issues can arise.
I never thought much about fishing until the day I had a large catfish flopping around on my kitchen floor (catfish live quite a while out of water). Having been mainly a catch & release type, this would be the first fish I ate in quite a while and I was acutely aware (obviously) that I had to kill a live animal before I could eat it. So I said a short prayer to the fish gods and plunged a knife into its brain and it died instantly.
Tasted pretty good.
Fast forward two decades or so later. Neighbor dogs broke into my chicken coop and killed most of the flock. Now I have a handful of bloody chickens lying around slowly dying. The only humane thing to do is to kill them quickly. So grab each one carefully, quickly snap its neck and it's dead.
Although one of the situations was clearly not initiated by me, the feeling I had in both cases was essentially the same: regret, but that's how life goes sometimes.
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Then why not practice without a fly - with just a pole and a line? You would not bother any fish, and you would derive as much enjoyment. (I am not into fishing so I may be missing something)
I often do basically that. I love fly fishing the pond on my parents property but the weeds and algae blooms make cleaning the hook annoying chore every few casts. So I just cut the hooks off. I have fished that pond so many years I just don't really have any need to reel in a fish there. I know exactly how big of bass and bluegill the pond supports and simply love perfecting the art and watching the fish slam the fl…
great! I do not know fishing (I just tried for a week with my grandfather) but I can related to watching the fish almost jumping out of the water!
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#99OK, another way, involving nothing but your hands: tickling.[0] But catching fish by hand is iffy where other animals might bite off bits.[1]
I first read about this in Abercrombie's First Law trilogy, about Logen Ninefingers (not a fishing accident).
0) http://www.cracked.com/article_19236_6-tricks-that-let-you-c... [#5]
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#100Earlier quoted context omitted.
I agree. Fish for food. Release or kill promptly the fish you catch. Beheading is simple, straight and mammals loves the fat of fish brains. If your kids don’t enjoy eating grilled trout, try raising chickens for eggs :)
Mmm. Similar issues can arise. I never thought much about fishing until the day I had a large catfish flopping around on my kitchen floor (catfish live quite a while out of water). Having been mainly a catch & release type, this would be the first fish I ate in quite a while and I was acutely aware (obviously) that I had to kill a live animal before I could eat it. So I said a short prayer to the fish gods and plunge…
Don't haste to kill it. Chicken are prey birds and fight all the time with other chicken. Can cure serious injuries surprisingly fast and recover from grizzly attacks.
Just apply Aloe vera in the damaged parts, feed well, keep it warm in a calm place isolated from other chicken and wait. They will benefit also if you allow them eat the remaining chunks of aloe (only the transparent gel, not the bitter green parts).