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Ron Clay
Guest
In the latest issue of Angling Star, Barrie Rickards in his regular column writes about killing coarse fish for food.
"I have warned coarse anglers time and time again that if they think that taking the occasional coarse fish (perch, eels or pike) for food is wrong, then they'll need to explain why they pull 'em in and put 'em back. The pundits say that that is cruel, not eating fish."
Where it is allowed and where a species is prolific, I have often killed and eaten the odd perch, jack pike, eel, zander, black bass, tilapia and even carp.
I have never had a problem with doing so as I find the act of eating your catch philosophically sound.
What do you think?
"I have warned coarse anglers time and time again that if they think that taking the occasional coarse fish (perch, eels or pike) for food is wrong, then they'll need to explain why they pull 'em in and put 'em back. The pundits say that that is cruel, not eating fish."
Where it is allowed and where a species is prolific, I have often killed and eaten the odd perch, jack pike, eel, zander, black bass, tilapia and even carp.
I have never had a problem with doing so as I find the act of eating your catch philosophically sound.
What do you think?