04-03-2003, 05:23 AM
Hey TubeDude,
Looks like you had a great day and double the fun with a buddy. I'm with you, at the end of a rod, all fish are created equal, welcome and a joy to send back to their homes to live and be visited again.
In Japan, in the area I lived, the so-called-anglers who fished for grass carp would automatically kill anything else they caught and leave them scattered around so others would know what fish species was left in the area.
I learned to talk and curse like a gangster just to intimidate the jerks when I came across them in the field. They truely thought they were going to get their $$$$ kicked.
Since then, all fish, as a creature of nature not somewhat unlike ourselves, commands my respect.
JapanRon
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