I don't agree. We should NEVER 'admit' that there is any cruelty in fishing. Even if we are of the mistaken belief that there is some cruelty in fishing. Cruelty, as I see it, is deliberately causing pain to a creature that feels pain. Fish do not feel pain. If they did they couldn't pull away from a hook in their lip. Could you? No way! You would have to go with it. Would you still be hungry minutes after being hooked and hauled into the water, unhooked and thrown back out to dry land? Fish are, following being hooked and hauled onto dry land and then released back into the water. Many times the same fish are caught again within minutes of being caught. Cruel? Anglers are just the opposite where fish are concerned. We value and care deeply for our quarry. That's why we have unhooking mats, treat them with antiseptic creams for abrasions before returning them. Have an organisation that fights pollution. If it wasn't for anglers many species would be extinct, and every species would be under threat. Cruel? NEVER!