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O.C.F.Disorder
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Now this has been bothering me. I think the title is pretty self explanatory nut I will expand slightly.
I will start with crayfish, I do not kill crayfish that end up on my hook. I see no point in killing something that has clearly established its self in the eco system. The small minority of you who fish rivers will have seen parts of crayfish that have been munched by chub, perch etc. there is no getting rid of them so why kill the odd one that pesters my hook?
Then the slightly grayer area of Zander.. I have seen fish that zander have killed for "fun" on numerous occasions yet when I fish for them it doesnt even cross my mind to kill one I have caught. My slaughter of one will not stop them spreading through our waterways so why take a life?
Finally carp. An invasive species that most countries consider to be invasive "trash fish" which you are not allowed to return to the water. Yet we seem to do the opposite?! Dont get me wrong, they are ridiculously fun to have on the end of your line but they literally are invasive gluttonous blobs that can live in sewage like water and spread like wildfire.. Why do we accept them as native? Its not like we are special and they chose us.. they can and do survive all over the world! they are like catfish just with smaller mouths and bellys.. (imo) We have some of the best course fishing in the world yet so many anglers chase carp? its lost on me.
(although I really must admit some of terry hearns stories make me want to quit fishing for everything other than river carp)
I will start with crayfish, I do not kill crayfish that end up on my hook. I see no point in killing something that has clearly established its self in the eco system. The small minority of you who fish rivers will have seen parts of crayfish that have been munched by chub, perch etc. there is no getting rid of them so why kill the odd one that pesters my hook?
Then the slightly grayer area of Zander.. I have seen fish that zander have killed for "fun" on numerous occasions yet when I fish for them it doesnt even cross my mind to kill one I have caught. My slaughter of one will not stop them spreading through our waterways so why take a life?
Finally carp. An invasive species that most countries consider to be invasive "trash fish" which you are not allowed to return to the water. Yet we seem to do the opposite?! Dont get me wrong, they are ridiculously fun to have on the end of your line but they literally are invasive gluttonous blobs that can live in sewage like water and spread like wildfire.. Why do we accept them as native? Its not like we are special and they chose us.. they can and do survive all over the world! they are like catfish just with smaller mouths and bellys.. (imo) We have some of the best course fishing in the world yet so many anglers chase carp? its lost on me.
(although I really must admit some of terry hearns stories make me want to quit fishing for everything other than river carp)