keep in mind that fish are a sustainable resource.....since the beginning of time,man has been harvesting fish from lakes,rivers and oceans...focus your concern toward those responsible for allowing grass spraying and placing grass carp in our lakes...

I don�t understand the whole going �dexter� on the fish?

That is truly the most bizarre narrative I have ever heard.
The end times are truly near.

I "went all Dexter" as you put it because if somehow the poor thing was still conscious in some way and just couldn't move or something I wanted to make sure and end its suffering quickly. I though it was merciful, but I guess it is illegal.

I will try to revive any fish I am planning on catching and releasing size don't matter (at least my wife says so)

I know it happens I'm not like suicidal or anything over it. I was looking for advice on how to avoid gut hooking, and tips on how / when to safely unhook the fish.

What? Is this a PETA commercial?

Fish don�t have a complex enough nervous system to feel pain. If they did you wouldn�t be able to catch the same fish multiple times. And after being caught once and feeling all the �pain� the fish probably would
Be very hard to catch again. I do feel bad for any animal or creature that suffers or struggles but it�s just something that�s going to happen if you Fish. But don�t get caught up to much in it because fish don�t have feelings they don�t have relationships they have instincts and are hard wired to feed, reproduce and maintain a comfortable living environment so they can do those things. That�s all Fish think about day after day after day.

WHAT !! would Donald do.

The bald eagle will explain it to you.

You didn�t say what lake you were on but a lot of lakes have slot limits and want this size fish taken out of the lake anyway so the larger fish can get larger. That was probably a 14 or 15 inch bass. Don�t beat yourself up over killing a fish this size. Most lakes need a LOT of these fish harvested and taken out every year.

That pretty much describes me through my early 30's.

He was trying to save the fish for good �fishing karma�. I get it.

Come on man, your killing me.

Lord,please tell me this post is a late April fools joke!