i know i am to new here, and maybe should not interfere and just mind my own business. i think this an important topic so i will tell you what i think. i have accidently hooked into fish before. i do not keep them as i dont have to feed a family and i am only fishing for fun. i go out fishing becuase i like being outside.

i think maybe some people have higher morals than other people. i would not say dave is a bad person or not a very moral person. i just think he does not really ask himself if this is the right thing to do to keep a snagged fish when he catches it. i think there are lots of people that do this and it is a reflection on how our society has been changing. its like they think they deserve something even if they did not get it the right way. i dont know anyone who does not want more than they have. dont we all? i know some guys that steal stuff sometimes because they cant find enough work and i wont have anything to do with them because i thnk they could get by without resorting to stealing. if i find out they have done someting again, i will turn them in too.

i sure dont understand though why dave wrote it on here what he did. is it just so you all will get in a argument? or does he really feel deep down he did wrong and wants you all to help him change? it sounds like most of you know some of the others. i dont know maybe there is a group here that think this is ok and they all fish together or something?

so dave i think next time you go fishing, ask yourself if you really need to keep that fish and wouldnt you feel better about yourself if you let it go?