There is a Facebook group called Classic Fly Fishing Tackle Anglers, with 40,000 members. Their Rule 6: “ LEGALLY HARVESTED PHOTOS OF FISH PERMITTED. Always the toughest policy. We will not tolerate publishers being harrassed(sic) for posting dead fish as long as their photo is in good taste. Save the “keep them wet” policy to yourself if it offends you or find another group that best suits your personal preference. PS…you will find that 90% of group administrators have this same policy. Even Lee Wolff loved to eat wild fish from time to time.”
The admin was a hostile prick to me when I gently suggested keeping them wet. Frankly, if you’re going to kill and eat a fish, don’t take his damn picture. Otherwise, catch and release, goddamnit!
I love that you included the equivalent of "Use enough rod."
There's a thing in fishing about using rods too light to get the job done, and it's much more prevalent in fly fishing.
The biggest example I encounter regularly is the use of rods far to light (3, 4, and 5 wt. rods) for bass fly fishing.
Might be a good rule of thumb to spell Lee Wolff's [sic] name correctly, when discussing the history of catch & release.
There is a Facebook group called Classic Fly Fishing Tackle Anglers, with 40,000 members. Their Rule 6: “ LEGALLY HARVESTED PHOTOS OF FISH PERMITTED. Always the toughest policy. We will not tolerate publishers being harrassed(sic) for posting dead fish as long as their photo is in good taste. Save the “keep them wet” policy to yourself if it offends you or find another group that best suits your personal preference. PS…you will find that 90% of group administrators have this same policy. Even Lee Wolff loved to eat wild fish from time to time.”
The admin was a hostile prick to me when I gently suggested keeping them wet. Frankly, if you’re going to kill and eat a fish, don’t take his damn picture. Otherwise, catch and release, goddamnit!