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atlantacapt · 08-20-2008, 11:02 AM

I have a degree in zoology. Hooks DO NOT hurt fish. Fish do not have pain receptors as we humans do. They can feel pressure, but not pain.

If someone threw out a hamburger with a hook in it, which way would you run? towards the pressure or away? I think that sums it up pretty well.

08-20-2008, 11:02 AM	#10
atlantacapt Senior Member Trigger Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 287	RE: Do hooks hurt fish? I have a degree in zoology. Hooks DO NOT hurt fish. Fish do not have pain receptors as we humans do. They can feel pressure, but not pain. If someone threw out a hamburger with a hook in it, which way would you run? towards the pressure or away? I think that sums it up pretty well.