No its not more cruel.

Most anglers are gentle and appreciative of fish. In sea fishing the usual thing is to chuck them in a bucket, and if they're big fish they can be gasping for a very long time. Having said that I'm not an angler.

I used to enjoy sea fishing til I realised how cruel it was. I could bore you with the tale, of my road to damascus conversion. I still eat fish - so yes, I'm a hypocrite. But at least nowadays I don't kill them just for the pleasure of it.

I don't jump on snails either.