That's exactly the point that so many miss.

It ain't just about the meat.

Sure, the meat's a HUGE part of it, some would say the most important part of it.

But without the experience of going out there and catching them of your own volition and effort..... regardless of gear type..... it ain't the same. And no one wants to participate without that interactive element of "chase".

Deep down, we are all fishermen. We love to see that rod bury when a fish commits to the herring, or see that bobber take that fatal plunge when a fresh springer has inhaled that egg/shrimp cocktail.

A commercial guy gets the same thrill when his cork-line starts bobbing up and down...... yeah! got 'im!

No self-respecting fisherman wants to be handed a pile of dead flesh just for showing up in line. We all want to be like that osprey, working hard to procure a fishy meal by the sweat of our individual effort..... not like some scavenging eagle grazing on rotting chum.