i don't think it is extremely cruel to fish. most all the men in my family do so it is no biggie. i feel sorry for the fish but still. I don't like commercial fishing. I think that is cruel. they catch and kill all kinds of animals other than the fish. i have never caught anything good enough to eat but i voted yes anyway because if a fish is caught here we eat it. sometimes we return them if we have to but most of the time we keep them.