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lost the fish. It won't do you any good, and he will not learn 

 any more quickly than if you had waited for a favorable 

 opportunity to tell how you captured one of the big fellows 

 in the past and how, by a certain move (the one that he 

 failed to use) you succeeded in landing him, making this 

 point entirely responsible for your success in taking the 

 fish, and how you have remembered and used that method 

 ever since. He will think it over and will see that this is 

 just where he failed, and he will profit by your little 

 story and no harm done. 



Always have respect for the views of your companion. 

 Although you may have had as much experience as he, or 

 even more, that is no reason why you should think him 

 wrong. Remember that anglers often see things differently, 

 and sometimes the point at issue is of no importance as is 

 proven by the fact that though your ideas on the subject 

 differ, your catch of fish is the same. And even with your 

 greater experience your friend may have learned something 

 that you have overlooked for years. 



A true sportsman does not like to see his catch suffering 

 a slow death, and hesitates at anything else that appears 

 cruel. He kills the captured fish at once and this is the 

 more humane way. There is another reason why you should 

 kill the fish as soon as they are caught they are better for 

 food purposes. A large fish is instantly killed by a sharp 

 blow on the back of the head, well behind the eyes. Large 

 hard-headed fish like muskellunge and pike should be shot. 



It is a very good idea also to keep well informed on the 

 laws regarding fishing, and see that you do not break any 

 of them, thus keeping out of trouble and setting a good 

 example for others. In most states it is unlawful to keep 

 game fish under a given size, and you should remove these 

 with as little injury as possible and return them to the 

 water. Even if there is no such law in your state it is better 

 to return the small ones. If all anglers would observe this 



