John Bailey in Coarse Fisherman magazine, May '91. Pikers have been ferrying baits from all sources around the country for years. One major cause of fish deaths would, of course, be at the top of that list, that being the keepnet. M. Jubb, Angling Times, 11.12.91. If fish could scream, angling purely for sport would be outlawed without delay.
Fishing is complete and utter madness.
Angler's Mail 9.3.91. I troll lures constantly in Scotland and the damage they do to pike and trout often disgusts me. Lure fishing as it is now, is one of the least humane aspects of our sport. D. Davies, Angling Times, 19.8.92. A fish starts to suffer from stress almost as soon as you set the hook.