[benkahuna]

In my experience, it sometimes hurts and never helps to berate fish or their play. Every book by every top theorist says not to do it.

You can't know what kind of fish you're dealing with until you make your unnecessary and rude commentary. And once you've made the comment, it's too late to take it back.

I've actually gotten into arguments with people about this many times. I picked up a line from someone else that was very useful. I say something like "Please don't discourage bad play." And then, "Do you hate money?"

The do you hate money line is pure gold and gets people thinking about what they're doing.

I recommend it to all "Fish Preservation Society" members.