In the past few years I’ve been dispatching the fish I plan on eating pretty quick, (just in case), unless I put them in the live well which I rarely do,… ,straight to the ice after a quick stick or wack to the noggin’ usually.
So anyway, pain and suffering on the fish, what say you?
How about clams and oysters? I’m less sympathetic to them than say a shrimp I stabbed in the head and put out to get cut up by a crab, lol.
What about the crab?
Where’s the line, or is there one?
Growing up I was lucky my family had a lake house. Our neighbor Mr. “P” was a pretty avid fishermen. He always had friends and I guess business clients over for fishing trips. Years later, he never went anymore. One day I asked him why. He said something that really surprised me. He said something like “Eventually I felt sorry for the bait”. That stuck with me. If you think about it from the bait’s perspective - its kind of evil. That being said, I only use artificial lures 
…but that’s not the reason. Much later in life, I discovered that Mr “P” was the CEO of a large company that most ppl would recognize. I had no idea. I knew him as the guy who would bet me a dime I couldn’t get up first time on a slalom ski.
Dang, EF, that’s a tough one.
I have feelings both ways. Like, how would I feel if I had a hook in my mouth and was struggling for my life, VS, we have dominion over every creature.
Short answer, I treat every creature and person the way I hope they treat me, with kindness, respect and love.
I’ll get back when I’ve had more time to contemplate this. It’s one of the things we struggle with as we get older and wiser, imho.