Fishing - A Dilemma

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Is there a moral difference between hunting say a big cat for sport and fishing for sport? If it is to put food on the table then it equates to our other consumption of fauna, even if it is domesticated. Even that has a moral dimension which each of us must face. If we consider the mandate in the Bible, man was given dominion( not domination) over the earth and also permission to use the fauna as a food source. Maybe we have to balance our actions based on those two criteria.

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That is another subject completely CY, one that has relevance to some but not others. I think there’s a real & powerful reason that Religion is a banned subject on CT. 

The vast majority of private waters insist on barbless hooks.

I used to go sea fishing ,and never gave it a second thought wether I was causing the fish any stress , I eat meat ,but I don’t give any thought if the cattle going of to slaughter know where they are going .

sometimes people can over think things 

They do too👍🏻. Others don’t care a jot about any other creature but themselves. Sad really☹️

If the second part of your post was aimed at me ,your way off the mark ,I won’t tolerate cruelty to animals , but if they are farmed and looked after properly to supply our food chain then I don’t have a problem with it 

if I have misunderstood your post ,then I apologise 

No need to apologise. It was a general comment to any who fit the description👍🏻

I used to go fishing as a kid. I think most boys did, certainly my contemporaries. I never continued with it as I passed into adulthood. Although supervised my lads when they wanted to have a go. If I was ever to take it up again ( unlikely) it would have to be on the basis of catching the fish for eating and not purely for sport. In this respect I would see little difference as a fish eater to trawler caught fish or line caught mackerel, tuna etc. Indeed all of these probably have a better quality of life than the farmed variety, which I also eat.