> The closest way I can put it to a human is... imagine thinking you're about to bite into an apple and then being yanked, naked, into outer space by a metal ho

> The closest way I can put it to a human is... imagine thinking you're about to bite into an apple and then being yanked, naked, into outer space by a metal hook through your face. That's nonsensical, really. It's not equivalent. Fish don't wear clothes and they don't think the same way humans do. So they're not thinking, "Yikes, I was about to eat - while naked oddly enough - but now I'm being yanked into space". Also hooks don't damage a fish mouth like it would a human mouth. Fish don't even bleed from getting caught, usually. That's how different it is. There are exceptions of course, they can get damaged or even killed with an unlucky hook, but in the case of a human it'd be exceptional if they didn't incur significant damage (both physically and mentally). So trying to say the experience would be that similar is pretty silly. > It's significantly more cruel than instantly ending the life of a cow or chicken, even if you catch and release. You mean the cows and chickens that often live their entire lives inside buildings squished together, in cages, standing in their waste, pumped up with drugs, etc? I'd say that's much more cruel. I'd rather be a fish than a cow or chicken.