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Fish don't have brains and don't feel pain. Many years ago while fishing I wondered how often you would catch the same fish over and over again if you threw it back in the lake after catching one. I found out when a largemouth bass swallowed the hook to deep for me to remove the hook without killing the fish. So I left the hook in the fishes throat so it would rust and come out in 2-3 weeks as I had read. I then threw the fish back in the lake.

Five minutes later I caught the same fish again with the hook still stuck in its' throat. That provided me with the proof that fish don't feel pain. If fish did feel pain, I'm sure it wouldn't have wanted to eat again so soon. I soon discovered that fish were either very stupid or without brains. I recaught the same fish a total of five times within an hour in the same location on the same type rubber worm that evening. I then decided it was time to move to another place on the lake.

Make your own conclusion from this fishing incident. I learned quite a bit from it myself. I welcome any other fishing incidents that back up my proof, no tall tales please.