Anyone who thinks these polls reflect the opinion of the majority of licensed anglers is living in a virtual reality.

I never voted here and actually never voted in the other poll except for adding the following opinion:


"The choice is quite difficult because C&R is a catchword that has many diverse meanings.

Usually when someone says they are for C&R they mean that they subscribe to the idea that killing a fish for food is bad but that it's ok to drag a fish around by a line attached to a hook implanted somewhere in a fishes lip, tongue or eye just for fun and until the fish is exhausted. Once exhausted, the fun is over and the fish is unhooked and let go in hopes that it might recover to be played again someday.

I will vote against C&R because sticking a fish with a hook and dragging it around just for sport does not set well with my conscience. For me it is unethical to wound, maim or kill an animal for the fun of it. I would not do it to a dog, a fish or even a cat.

Others have different ethics and moral values than me so for them it may be ok. I have no problem with what others prefer in this respect and also have no problem with some areas being set aside for this perversion. To each his own.

I do feel that those who would make it illegal for others to catch and eat fish yet advocate killing and maiming them just for fun do so with selfish and malicious motives and will advise them to get professional help."