It seems like a few guys that post on this Board can take the heat better then others can. Like Zo Zo, I respect him because he voices his "honest opinion" on this board. Yea, his opinion may not be the same as yours or mind all the time, but so what! I can't believe that so many guys get so bent out of shape just because Zo Zo admits that he likes to line hook fish. The only time that "lining" really works anyway is when fish are "stacked up" in a hole. And that usually only occurs when you got lots of "hatchery fish" returning to one spot. How many times have I heard on this BB that hatchery fish are there for harvest?

Have any of you ever seen that many "wild fish" stack up in a hole so that you could "line hook" them… not likely! This "moral" thing is a pretty funny one too. You can always tell when the debate is starting to go bad for someone, because they start using the old "moral" word. It's a tactic that the opposing views always use when they can't come up with anything else to nail you with. What about our forefather? Were they all immoral too because they caught fish with spears, rocks, etc.? Just like zo zo, I have brought up some pretty hot threads to talk about, e.g. harvest of wild fish & handing off fish. Will the same guys accuse me of not having any morals?

Meat fishermen sometimes think a little different then other fisherman do but that doesn't make them immoral. We all talk about how unethical or immoral it is to kill wild fish or line hook a fish, but yet its OK for many of the same people to cheat on their taxes or spouse or drink and drive. Does the word "hypocrite" sound familiar? "I hope that this BB can agree that it's OK to disagree and still not be called immoral for doing so. If the games laws don't say it's illegal, than what's the big issue? If you don't like the laws then change them!


Cowlitzfisherman

Is the taste of the bait worth the sting of the hook????