A FISHERMAN protested about being called a 'mindless moron'; why? Only someone with nothing in their head and time they are not using wisely would sit on the bank of a river and instead of enjoying the view, concentrate on outwitting a creature less than the size of his foot.

Really it's all about power. “I can outwit a fish”. Big deal! “I can dupe it into believing this piece of food is floating free for it to take in its mouth.” How cruel.

And that is what this is – cruel.

You wouldn't call sitting on a mud-bank trying to outwit a tiny fish living, would you? I wouldn't at any rate.

I've had plenty of ups and downs in my life, especially now I am older but I always seemed to have something a little more exciting to do than fish.

And then, of course, I have never wanted to hurt any creature. If I accidently step on a snail, I cannot sleep properly at night, and so on and so forth.

M Tansmore, Harp Hill.