The fishing process as well all know, takes a long long time. Patience is key. Eventually a fish swims up and bites the bait, the fisherman will hook that fish by pulling up his rod. This hook impales the mouth of the fish and there’s no chance of escape. The fish is reeled in and kept. The whole process is simple and straight forward for a fisherman who knows exactly what they are looking for.
However, that’s not always the case. Fishing has long been known as a recreational sport. Some people enjoy the process of fishing so much they do it so often, without any goal in mind. Recreational fishermen spend money on good rods, baits even transport to get to the right spot to fish. Since it’s more like a hobby, they become very selective over their catch and can afford to throw the injured fish back into the water. Some may argue that it was an unintentional catch and it really wasn’t supposed to be that fish. Well, sometimes it takes a bit of self realization.
There are a lot of experienced fishes as well as naïve fishes. Experienced fishes are harder to fall victim to bait. Regardless of the experience of the fish, if your bait is believable enough, you can bet on getting a fish. Every time a fish is impaled by a hook, it is injured. There is no proof that fishes feel any pain *but a spokesman for animal rights campaign group Peta, says: "If common sense isn't enough, the science is clear: being repeatedly impaled with a hook and yanked into an environment in which fish cannot breathe, like Benson, undeniably causes distress, pain and can lead to infections.
So before you go fishing next time, practice empathy.
*http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8183547.stm
