Man Finds -- and Kills -- 100-Year-Old Fish
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I can't believe that so many people on this site are so sensitive and put fish on the same level as a human. It's a game fish for christ sake! Trust me, as an avid outdoors-man I have respect for the fish, but in this case I have much more for the angler. I'm jealous I didn't catch it. To each their their own.
megalops///;3919045; said:
Well said
, People really need to realize its just a fish, not something to kill others over. Also he didnt think "oh its a hundred year old fish MUST KILL". He was probably thinking, "its a sturgeon, 5 hours of staring into a hole in the ice is paying off".I am probably going to loose some potential friends, on this site, with my comments. But I just can't help myself..
First off I respect wildlife and don't see a reason for pointless slaughter and waste. I don't believe that is the case with this fisherman. He took the fish home. For a fish this size that tells me he plans to utilize it in some fashion. If you have ever caught a truly huge fish you would not want to take it home otherwise. It would be a huge pain to dispose of it.
Next thing. I am a hunter, fisherman, fish keeper and a member of PETA (People for the Eating of Tasty Animals) I also fully support the legal taking of wildlife. I am going to assume that all on this site are fish keepers. Before you condemn the hunters and fisherman for depleting a particular species take a look at yourself. Particularly in times past and on a smaller scale today fish keepers have been responsible for decimating many native species because of the lucrative import trade.
Last thing. I don't find things like the red neck comments remotely useful in this type of discussion. By your standards I am probably a red neck. I also own a tux and can conduct myself appropriately at a black or white tie event and know the difference. So please be careful when applying labels to people.
First off I respect wildlife and don't see a reason for pointless slaughter and waste. I don't believe that is the case with this fisherman. He took the fish home. For a fish this size that tells me he plans to utilize it in some fashion. If you have ever caught a truly huge fish you would not want to take it home otherwise. It would be a huge pain to dispose of it.
Next thing. I am a hunter, fisherman, fish keeper and a member of PETA (People for the Eating of Tasty Animals) I also fully support the legal taking of wildlife. I am going to assume that all on this site are fish keepers. Before you condemn the hunters and fisherman for depleting a particular species take a look at yourself. Particularly in times past and on a smaller scale today fish keepers have been responsible for decimating many native species because of the lucrative import trade.
Last thing. I don't find things like the red neck comments remotely useful in this type of discussion. By your standards I am probably a red neck. I also own a tux and can conduct myself appropriately at a black or white tie event and know the difference. So please be careful when applying labels to people.
megalops///;3919045; said:
Did people here equate that fish with a human being? Even if they did, that doesn't represent the views of all the people against the killing of this fish.
It has nothing to do with the morality of killing fish. This fish was 100 years old, that could have been kept in a public aquarium for others to view such a great creature, and would have also helped animal biologists so much. I understand the sport of fishing, and it was legal and his choice, but killing such an old animal was a douche move on that guy's part, especially when so many sturgeons are facing the possibility of extinction, and older specimens are becoming incredibly rare.
Nabbig2;3919513; said:
How on earth could this fish have been kept in a public aquarium? He was spear fishing, and transproting live a monster like that would be impossible for the average guy. Also curious as to how this fish could have helped biologist, it's not like it's the first sturgeon that they have ever seen. Sturgeon going extinct? Not where this beast was caught. Wow. There is a shortage of black bears in Texas, does that mean I can't shoot one in Alaska?
Lot of bleeding hearts for some bleeding gills.
On another note, what is the difference between black tie and white tie?
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