I've never had to or wanted to snag fish. I've never kept an incidently foulhooked fish. All of you should know from my past posts on snagging that I detest snaggers...but if it came down to the opportunity to provide food for my family if I had one....well I just don't know. I do know when our family was really poor....four kids on my dads beginning teachers salary....we ate lots of venison all year. Didn't question it even when I was of an age to realize what was going on. When I was in college my roomie had a trap line...ate lot's of wierd stew. Duck, gooose, grouse even coot was on the menu all week long. Bunch of coho, dogs and a few steelies also. Criticism is easy from on high...understanding from our assumed lofty ethical positions seems more difficult.

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