I'm sitting at my computer, sick to my stomach, angry and in tears at that video. If getting your wife to fuck you requires catching and killing an animal to win a tournament, then you've got bigger problems than you realize.

This was honestly worse than the episode of Iron Chef where the secret ingredient was $20,000 worth of shark fins.

I think the real shame is that we're not allowed to hunt environmentalist crybabies. I mean catching a shark is nice, but I can't imagine that it would compare to the thrill of bagging a full grown vegitarian.

It probably wouldn't make much of a meal, but what a conversation piece to have hanging above the fireplace with a couple of rifles mounted on it.

You guys have obviously messed with the color in that picture to accentuate the red. So much for journalistic integrity, huh? Really does a lot to enhance your credibility and further your cause. I also like the references to "white trash" and "rednecks". For that reason, I don't feel guilty calling you all a bunch of smelly hippies. Patchouli doesn't hide B.O., by the way. It just makes it easier for my dogs to smell you coming.

Keezel, I agree about the thrill of the vegan hunt. I would advise you to check your local game laws, though. Around here it's a Bow only sport. I guess the thinking is that they are so skinny and weak from lack of nutrients that it is un-sportsmanlike to use a rifle. Maybe a muzzle loading season? I think that would be fair.

A little info about me, boys: I'm not a vegetarian (though I do know how to spell the word), I'm not a "crybaby" (because apparently utilizing my lacrymal glands for a good reason makes me a wimp?), and I don't really enjoy patchouli, I tend to go more for Ralph Lauren perfumes. So you can take your stereotypes and gracefully insert them into an uncomfortable area of your body, preferably the one you sit on.

Though personally, I'd rather be a hippie than a redneck. Pride in being ignorant is sort of like winning a smile contest by having one tooth.

You protest stereotypes when applied to you, but rely on them heavily in your attacks on those who disagree with you. One need only look at the sidebar: "White trash will do our work for us". You even resort to stereotypes (ignorant, one tooth) to attack me in the paragraph immediately following your denunciation of stereotypes. I'll also point out that you started the stereotyping with your headline. Hypocrite, much?

I don't have to put much effort into discrediting you. You do quite nicely on your own. I notice you didn't deny engaging in a little photoshopping to reinforce your redneck stereotypes, either. Nice.

One more thing. You're not a vegetarian?! Then, where do you get the moral authority to lecture anyone regarding legal fishing? That's rich. How do you reconcile that? "Meat for me but not for thee", right? I guess some barnyard animals are more equal than others. (That's a literary reference just so you know I'm not ignorant.)

"Pride in being ignorant"

I can assure you that you and I share an equal amount of ignorance of others and their cultures. Thinking that because someone is from the mountains and works for a living makes him ignorant is a classic display of ignorance. Protesting the sports of hunting and fishing while patronizing fast food restaurants is a classic display of ignorance. If you ever came down off of your pedestal long enough to meet a couple of mountain good-ol' boys, you'd learn that by and large we have a far greater appreciation for God's creation and the protection thereof than you have ever given us credit for.

But you just go on feeding the mindless, elitist notion that you are somehow superior to another group of people. If that isn't "pride in ignorance", I don't know what is.

Cry me a river you little whiney, hypocritical, Kumbaya singing liberals. I'm having some shark for dinner! Yeeehaw!

Although...some venison would be good right now. Maybe Bambi is up from his nap. Kabooom!!!! Yummy.

I couldn't deny the Photoshopping the picture because I'm not the one who wrote the post, nor am I the one who runs this blog.

As far as ignorance goes, it is not a stretch to be superior to people who think that going sport fishing and killing fish who near extinction is a fine way to spend 10 hours. Also, I have no problem with people from the mountains who work for a living. I have a problem with people who believe that being ignorant to the ecological problems of the world is something for hippies to worry about, and that their contributions mean nothing.

Considering that your first response to all this was an assumption that what I said warranted my being shot and hung over a fireplace, yes, I would say that's pretty ignorant indeed.

Attention rednecks(SharkFreakMel excluded),

I am the one who runs this blog. If you click the source article on the post...seriously, do it...you will see that it was not me that photoshopped the picture. If any photoshopping was done it was done by the photographer and/or editor of the Island Packet/Beaufort Gazzette, a local South Carolina journalistic source. It was the color scheme of the photo that inspired the title of the post.

The purpose of my anti-Shark fishing rants have nothing to do with vegetarianism or protecting "barnyard animals." They have all do with conserving endangered wildlife. Seriously, boys. Do five minutes of research about how screwed Shark populations are on your own. It is a big deal...a bigger deal than a bruised country ego.



--Sharky

Sharky says: "It was the color scheme of the photo that inspired the title of the post."

Gotta call BS on that one. If that is the case, how do you explain your frequent references to "White trash"? Also inspired by a color scheme in a photo? No,you delight in looking down your nose at a subculture that, in your opinion, is beneath your own. To claim otherwise is disengenious at best, and lying at worst.

Sharky also says:
"The purpose of my anti-Shark fishing rants have nothing to do with vegetarianism or protecting "barnyard animals." They have all do with conserving endangered wildlife. Seriously, boys. Do five minutes of research about how screwed Shark populations are on your own. It is a big deal...a bigger deal than a bruised country ego."

Your concern for shark populations has nothing to do with my disdain for your blog. No, it is your elitism and intellectual dishonesty that I deride. You reveal it in just about every sentence you post. For instance, not only is my "ego" "bruised",in your estimation, but it is my "country" ego at which you scoff. And, BTW, my reference to barnyard animals was a nod to Orwell for the purpose of pointing out the sneering elitism rampant in your postings. But, how would you know? You probably went to a public school. (That last bit was sarcasm, a common literary tool.) Good day to you, sir or madam.

Behind the scenes at ChumSlick.com:

"Oh my! It appears that we have disturbed a nest of angry, mountain simpletons with our shenanigans. We'd better phone Niles and Claus and make sure they notify the building security contractors that there might soon be some hooligans about. From what we understand, these redneck mountain dwellers are easily excited, and can be quite aggressive when aroused from their usual crystal meth and moonshine induced stupor. We might want to to tell Buffy to cancel the weekly wine and cheese tasting tomorrow afternoon. Have Oliver and Bernard keep a close watch on the parking lot for any sign of pickup trucks or men wearing shirts with the sleeves crudely removed. Oh dear I do hope these barbarians find another outlet for their aggression soon."

SharkFreakMel says:
"Considering that your first response to all this was an assumption that what I said warranted my being shot and hung over a fireplace, yes, I would say that's pretty ignorant indeed."

That post by Keezel was obviously satirical. Your assumption that he was serious reveals your own ignorance. Such are the consequences of living in an echo chamber, I guess.

Barntender Says: "Sharky says: 'It was the color scheme of the photo that inspired the title of the post."

Gotta call BS on that one. If that is the case, how do you explain your frequent references to 'White trash'? Also inspired by a color scheme in a photo? No,you delight in looking down your nose at a subculture that, in your opinion, is beneath your own. To claim otherwise is disengenious at best, and lying at worst."

Did you at least click on the source article? If you did you would have to acknowledge that we did not alter the photo in anyway. And it actually was the obscene red tone of the photo that inspired me to use the word "redneck." Otherwise we would have used another one of the many insults we sling around here. We are equal opportunity insulters at The Chum Slick. Go ahead and scroll through our previous posts. I think everyone would agree that Nobu is an elitist stronghold. And I we called one of their co-owners--an effete and extremely wealthy New York snob--"white trash."

Go ahead and enter the word "rich" in our search bar as see for yourself...or don't.

Since we are splitting hairs, white rural poverty is not a "subculture." "Punk" is a subculture. "Goth" is a subculture. "Nudism" is a subculture. Subculture implies choice. The existence of "white trash" or uneducated and impoverished white people is not a subculture. Not many people choose to be ignorant and poor. White poverty has the same root cause as all poverty--it is the result of hundreds of years of exploitation by the ruling class. But I am just an elitist. What the hell do I know?

And one more thing because I am indulging you...do you really think an elitist like me didn't get your junior high Animal Farm reference. Really?



--Sharky

So, you know your Animal Farm and, apparently, your Marx as well. No ruling class is exploiting anyone. Remaining ignorant and in poverty are choices. In these United States one succeeds by application of effort. Lack of effort results in the perpetuation of poverty. Nice straw man you are building, though.

Don't try to dodge the real issue: you are a snob and you think you are better than the dumb hillbilly, rednecks who choose to engage in a legal sport with which you disagree. And, if any dare hold an opposing viewpoint, said troglodyte must be an ignorant, knuckle dragger.

If you believe that shark fishing is endangering the ecosystem, produce the evidence and change the law through the proper legislative channels. As I said before, it is not your opinion with which I disagree, but your ad hominem attacks and your sneering manner. Your tactics only serve to reinforce the stereotypes that others hold of whiny, liberal, snobs. You won't change any minds through name-calling and condescension. As a matter of fact, I don't think you even want to change minds. No, you enjoy feeling superior to others and I think you even believe it to be true. Thank you so much for "indulging" me.

Barntender says: "No ruling class is exploiting anyone. Remaining ignorant and in poverty are choices. In these United States one succeeds by application of effort. Lack of effort results in the perpetuation of poverty."

Really?

Really?

If you really believe this, there is no amount of evidence about Shark fishing, ecology, economics, or anything for that matter that will ever change your mind about anything because you are either hoodwinked beyond belief or make millions of dollars a year of your "investments." For the sake of your mental stability, I hope it is the latter.

And I guess slavery was and is a choice too right?

I am not "dodging" the real issue. You are taking issue with my insulting tone. That is your issue. The real issue with this blog is wildlife conservation in general, and Shark conservation in particular. We hate when people kill Sharks. Whether that be poor people or rich people, we hate Shark killers. The Asian appetite for Shark fin soup is the biggest threat to shark populations and that foul swill costs more than $150 per bowl in Hong Kong.

Yeah, and I am "indulging" you. Is this because I feel superior too you? No. It is because I am engaging you in a conversation on MY BLOG. I pay for the bandwidth. I am taking the time to respond to your naive comments about class and social dynamics on the blog that I pay for with the money I struggle to make. Surely, someone that believes that "poverty and ignorance are a choice" is a firm believer in the rights of private property. I can just as easily ignore you or delete your comments. But I am not. I am actually giving you a free and public forum for your own views which I obviously disagree with. That is what I meant by indulging you.

But, I have to give you some credit. Your comments have shown that sometimes remaining ignorant is a choice.



--Sharky

Why don't all of you just sit down at the table, eat some meat, and stop your bitchin!

If you truly want to draw attention to the plight of sharks and convince anglers to change their ways, you won't do it with your snide manner. You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar. The way out of ignorance is education and the quality of the education lies with the teacher. You have shown yourself to be a poor teacher.

You are right, this is your blog and you may choose to ban me or delete me. Feel free to do so. You did not invite my comment or my opinion. Neither did the anglers in that picture invite yours. You can stop my comments. They can not stop yours.

Really? The life and death of a fish. So much fuss over some dumb ass fish. Where's the concern for the life and death of man? Wake up and smell the rotting seafood.

He caught state record fish.
Quite an accomplishment in my humble opinion.
You should be happy he was trolling for fish and not your wives.
I'm sure they would have been much easier prey.

Hey Bartender and Co.

I smell Urban Rednecks on this page. Access to education but not in their best interest to use it. Bruised egos and probably girlfriends too. You have chosen reading the post as a personal attack on your hobby, yes it is just a fucking hobby with expensive toys, as opposed to awareness about a pressing world issue. Then sidetracking it towards a debate about 'stereotyping' and bruised egos in an attempt to appeal to other bloggers political correctness, which I daresay you doubtfully give a shit about. I mean really, since when does someone have to be a vegetarian to decry morality? As for The Clam, I certainly don't give a shit what kind of truck you drive or where your ancestors practiced incest. Your argument in favor of this childish ego-grooming activity is a whole peck o bullshit and your oh so insulted attitude is merely an attempt to confuse the real issue. Your behavior is irresponsible, in the face of an educated and issue informed public that is a fact.

Your prideful picadillos and total disregard for any and all contrarians, well this certainly falls under the stereotype of a wasteful ignorant redneck in my book. There are reams of information from highly respected sources portending the fate of big fish fisheries. Your choice is not to be educated on this topic, not to head the information at hand, much less familiarize yourself with it because it conflicts with your HOBBY. Your self righteousness is as blatant as your mimicking that you have hurt feelings over the choice of words used towards you in this blog. Ohhh your feelings are hurt. GROW THE FUCK UP.

As for deriding the main emphasis of this blog, that callous exploitation of unprotected and endangered species is ignorant, selfish and careless, you have provided absolutely no counter-argument of any merit whatsoever. You are simply wallowing in self-congratulatory remarks in an attempt to make yourselves feel good about something you damn well know is harmful. Harmful to children influenced by this behavior, male egos that wish to emulate your sophomoric bonding, and in the essence of this blog, harmful to sharks that are being decimated by wholesale slaughter on a scale that is unimaginable to such informed, sophisticated twits as yourselves. The whole MTV edited, 2-second cutaway, appeal of the video clip is appalling at best. The portrayal of sharks as a menace to humankind is an absolute farce. On a fisherman's note, not bleeding a warm blooded Shortfin Mako in order to maximize its weight on landing is a total waste of this animal in any context. The over-the-top grandstanding tone of the whole show is utter crap for mindless nitwits to gawk in envy of your awesome manhood on full display while you shout vitriolic hubris loaded, macho appealing, banter at one another as though your lives depend on it. Oh my your feelings are hurt by this blog. We are in such empathy here.

Your mildly erudite replies have merely shown that you are smart enough to run your fishing tournament based on estimated weights that are calculated from fish lengths and girths before catch & release instead of this barbaric buddy slapping agenda you have adopted while you add up poundage totals to be numero uno. How about considering tag & release to actually learn more about the species you have targeted for your misplaced fun and ego building pursuits. Or better yet, show us just how macho you really are, jump in the water and photograph these amazing creatures in their own habitat. I have taken numerous Machiavellian fucktards into the water to observe sharks only to see their whole outlook and aggressive tendencies towards these incredible creatures melt away with utter amazement and respect. Take the challenge, that brass deep sea fishing rig could probably buy you the latest digital UW Nikonos camera with some change left over for gas and the aging bedraggled hookers waiting for you on the dock as well as their drug habits.

As is, I see nothing of any intrinsic value in your poorly planned and egotistically executed tournaments or your utterly disgusting bonding behavior and despicable yearning for social recognition. And you have profoundly made the case that education simply does not equate to intelligence by any means. So in support of knowledge and logic, not syntax, GO FUCK YOURSELVES.

Good luck on selling this 'monumental piece of shit' show next season. You can at least rest assured that you will have a viewing audience among extreme dieters, bulimics and binge-purge sufferers.

Yah it's that Fucking Clam

Geez, Clam. I don't know where half that stuff comes from. I haven't even watched the video clip in question and if you've read my posts, you'll know that I have no problem with the anti-shark fishing views held by Sharky. I am merely pointing out that his methods are not winning any converts. Then you jump in with your invective, profanity, and stereotypes which only serve to support my previous arguments. Heck, I don't even fish except in my father in law's catfish pond. Your raving lunacy only reinforces the stereotypes held about you by those you decry as redneck, white trash. Good job.

BTW, blacktip sharks are not even endangered by Sharky's own admission. The angler in question was breaking no laws and they practiced catch and release the rest of the day. The black tip was not even the largest shark they caught. They released the rest.

Clam has some anger issues. Maybe he should have a big seafood dinner, a toke, and chill the fu** out. Gotta go. I have a lunch date at Red Lobster.

Hey Clam & Co.,

BLA,BLA,BLA, F***ing BLA!

Although I haven’t taken on conservation as a personal mission in life, I do appreciate and respect the cause. I find it curious though that your approach to fighting for this cause is to single out the weekend hobby fisherman to trash and attack with your derogative, low brow slurs.

It would seem to me that a much larger threat to the sea life that you hold so dear is massive commercial fishing. And by your own admissions, many Asian nations are doing far more damage to shark populations than a couple of good ol’ boys from Tennessee will ever do.

So this leads me to an obvious question; why don’t you cast your slurs and smears at the real culprits? Why don’t I see any articles on your blog about the slant-eyed zipperhead shark killers? Or how Chang and the gang are out slaughtering these beasts by the thousands to compensate for their tiny genitalia? Wow, those comments just seemed shocking and offensive didn't they? Why that kind of thing might get you labeled as a RAAAAACIST!!!

It’s curious that you stick to slurs against white people. Is there a little self-hatred going on here? Or are you just too gutless to confront the real targets, because they are not as socially acceptable?

Nigger, Please.

"Chang and the gang?" Wasn't your mother in that movie?

Since you brought up China and penises. We talk about China's wildlife abuses all the time. You would have seen that if you typed China into the search bar. I'll make it easy for you.


Another Chinese WTF!

They See China Rollin.

Chinese Eat Dogs.

Mathematically Doomed.

Bile Bears.

Here is an anti-Japan post.

We have never shied away from offending people here. All people.



--Sharky

As a member of the volunteer state who grew up in the hills and have experienced hunting and fishing on different levels my query is this?

It is obvious this entire thread began with a hideously photo-shopped image. If you just type in blackfin shark record in google you can find the original picture easily. It came up on the first link when I searched. This picture was obviously skewed to spin this story into a bigoted slander of a certain group of people. Albeit a class that created this country and is now under attack by those who either drink too many lattes, if that is even spelled correctly as I myself prefer soda dopes.

Clam must have taken several posts out of context after the creator of the thread used this story to create hate speech against a region that has more contact with wild life than the majority of the nation. I don't know if you have ever visited East Tennessee but it is full of the kindest and some of the wisest people in the U.S. of A. People who can still live off the land and don't require mass slaughter houses to feed their family's with Big Macs or Chicken Nuggets. People who still raise natural gardens, not the genetically engineered seeds that the Republicrats have forced down the "Big Farmers" throats either. Not that I don't care for a Big Mac myself now and then.

I did notice that Barntender is quoting Karl Marx and Orwell while the moderator is quoting from Southpark and Animal Farm. I don't see any need for Clam to ruin this debate with cursing every other sentence.

A man from the Volunteer state travels to S.C. and spends money in an economy and got lucky and landed a big fish. Why wouldn't anyone be happy for this guy. He just saved you years of research in one cast. Now what will the "Average Size" of the Black fin Shark move up to?

I guess on your diving trips you weren't as accurate in your weights and measurements as a man abiding by fishing laws who ended up having the day of his life and a story he can now tell his grandchildren.

The previous record holder I have heard caught his Shark with a cane pole in a canoe. It must have been some ordeal paddling into shore with a 130 lb shark hanging off the stern. They didn't have Starbucks in those days so I doubt he was persecuted for his victory at sea that day, my friends.

I guess until you have actually spent most of your life in nature you wouldn't understand what the true impacts of this event really are and you turn it into class, race, and culture warfare?

Well Sharky, since I'm a reasonable guy, I'll give the "Mathematically Doomed" headline related to China a call of close enough.

Sharky says: "We have never shied away from offending people here. All people."

It seems that giving offense is the only thing you do well. It is plainly evident that the Socratic method is not your principle means of critical thinking. Hurl some insults, sprinkle in some profanity, throw in a little racism, call your opponent names and, voila: you have the Sharky Chumslick method of debate.

I'm just a redneck, white-trash, hillbilly, 'Murican and I can formulate complete sentences and even entire paragraphs without stooping to the level of the profane insults offered as debate on this blog. If I were a shark, I wouldn't want your help.

Good day to you sir or madam.

"If I were a shark, I wouldn't want your help."

Amen

It doesn't seem like they are trying to help anything with this site. Just a way for them to vent and spew hate. They sure don't have any credibility after this article.

To Iceman:

"It is obvious this entire thread began with a hideously photo-shopped image. If you just type in blackfin shark record in google you can find the original picture easily. It came up on the first link when I searched. This picture was obviously skewed to spin this story into a bigoted slander of a certain group of people. Albeit a class that created this country and is now under attack by those who either drink too many lattes, if that is even spelled correctly as I myself prefer soda dopes."

Call it class and culture war if you want. This is how it works. I hate when people kill wild animals for sport. When I see pictures of people posing and smiling in front of a Shark they killed it pisses me off. So I look at the picture and think...Hmmmm, how can I pick at these guys. Then I insult them. If you look at a sampling of our hundreds and hundreds of posts you will see that we often make fun of trust-funders, celebrities, hipsters, New York assholes, Berkley hippies, as well as white rural people. In this particular case--the blacktip Shark record from Hilton Head--I click on the news article and I see people with really red and sunburned skin. Did I adjust the color on the photo? I did not. If anyone adjusted the image it was the editor or photographer over at Island Packet.com. Seriously, please check out the source article.

You can accuse me of enjoying strong coffee all you want, but I did not alter that photo in any way at all.



--Sharky

I will have to agree now that I have grown older. I am against "Sport" hunting in any form, unless the animal is going to be used for food. I don't care much for stuffed animals. Although this is still a Rebublic and it is legal so I can't really attack someone for doing something that is perfectly legal. There are channels you can go through to change laws.

It's different if you are actually going to use the animal for meat and other things. After all we are spiritually connected to all living things IMO. I feel the same way about plants. It pisses me off watching someone waste energy mowing a lawn. I thought that was why we revolted from Europe and set up a Republic here. Seems like we tend to resort back to everything the Kings and Queens used to do in the long run. A lot of what people do makes little sense to me but I am always trying to be open-minded and am an ever evolving creature myself.

I said I used to hunt and I did. I still would if I had already planned out what I would be doing with the animal after I obtained it. The problem with this republic and all the tree hugging hippies is that now with all the government regulation and animal rights groups it cost's more to hunt than it does to mass kill animals in a very inhumane way in slaughter houses. I used to just go around killing any type of varmit. Those days are long gone. I may pop a muskrat or a blue jay to keep their population in check. However I don't just senselessly kill things like I did as a kid.

I enjoy watching wildlife in its natural habitat. I also appreciate the thrill someone gets out of sport hunting even though thats not me anymore. At least I have done it so I can say this with experience. Even some sport hunters do it in a natural way. Not every hunter is after the biggest rack. Honestly, most of the guys I throw darts with are avid hunters. They also give a big part of the meat to feed homeless people. They get their limit almost every year.

Who knows maybe Mr. Rowe has a big heart as well. I think the whole prejudiced side of this is what stuck with me the most. Casting stones without even knowing the victims or their story.

Hey, well-read white rural people-

Ever hear of this?

Main Entry: sat·ire
Pronunciation: \ˈsa-ˌtī(-ə)r\
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin satura, satira, perhaps from (lanx) satura dish of mixed ingredients, from feminine of satur well-fed; akin to Latin satis enough — more at sad
Date: 1501

1 : a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn
2 : trenchant wit, irony, or sarcasm used to expose and discredit vice or folly
synonyms see wit

Right on, write on about whatever you feel best.

Good job guys!

Excellent video! I just love sharks, a bit scarier than the "tame" trout I'm used to catching!