Re: River Fishing for Coho (Bella Coola)
Originally Posted by
newhunterette
Rock Doctor,
I just wanted to tell u personally I thought ur video was done very nicely for the work that goes into editing them and trying to share the best possible footage with others - it was entertaining to see as well as exciting as I know the joys one gets from fishing - I never looked at it as bad form or terrible fish handling and knowing ur integrity I think it was very judgemental on others to even think u would be less than a positive person on the river
some people look at things too literally rather than remembering the person who posted the actual video, picture, joke - it gets tiresome at times
so for me and my husband we enjoyed watching your video and thank you for sharing it
Ali
ps- I adore ur little ones - they make me smile everytime I see u post something with them - when I saw the moose ribs I was like oh perfect for the HBC cover - but some deviant sick minds would think differntly with little ones and no shirts - too bad that society has changed so much in how things are viewed
hey hey hey
Just because hes a good guy, doesnt mean his fish handling couldnt be sub standard, i know lots of people who wouldnt hurt a fly, but they lack knowledge in proper fish handling, and as such, they have to be schooled a bit.
And on top of that, to myself anyway he is an internet personality (as i am to you, and most people...), i dont know his kind, how he treats fish etc. All i know is that i saw some pretty nasty handling of the fish (whether or not they were bonked), and i said something about it. Where would the world be if we all thought from what we watched that we must not know the whole story, and everything must be alright.
Ive got nothing against RD, just saw some fish handling i was concerned about and put forward. If i can be assured that the fish grabbed by the gills were killed promptly, then there is no problem, i just hate seeing fish (still alive) grabbed by the gills and held up...bonk it first, then take pictures. If noone comes forward and brings it up, do problems get solved...
We would never walk up to a downed animal (lets say non-lethal shot and still alive) and take pictures of it while it was still alive. Its bad ethics. Why is it ok to do it with fish?
No offence RD, i was just calling something I saw and was concerned about.
Harmony with land is like harmony with a friend; you cannot cherish his right hand and chop off his left. ~Aldo Leopold