Not at all. I was totally oblivious to your original comments when I posted the reply funnin' at Salmo G. My sarcasm aside, he's just too much of a true gentleman.

In fact I had to go back and re-read your post to search out your objections to mutilating fish. Some would consider inflicting penetrating wounds to the mouth with a hook point as "mutilation" especially when doing so leaves a gaping defect, a torn/avulsed maxillary plate, or other oral disfigurement. Not sure that's a train of thought you want to carry to its logical conclusion.

Regardless, I still stand by original recommendation. A "speyed" hatchery hen is way better than a free-swimming source of toxic genes.