Rant....

[jegerjack]

Sorry but I just have to say somthing..... It bugs the heck out of me when I see pictures of people who caught a fish and they hold that fish about ten feet away from their body in the picture.... I mean come on..... We all know that you did not just catch a 8 foot long, 15 pound perch..... Sorry again for ranting but I just need to get that off my chest....

JegerJack

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[Aquaman01]

I don't like seeing big pike held by the head. It can cause ligament damage. I don't know about cats. Seems their heads are so well muscled and boned that it wouldn't, but I don't know.

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[Finlander]

Like the saying goes:

"If you got it, flont it"!

Don't call a six pound bass "six pounds"
unless it is four pounds!

Don't worry, be happy!

[B-bear]

Don't ya know the guy with the longest arms ALWAYS catches the biggest fish. He-he

[waterwolff]

earlier last year there were some excellent suggestions on how to best photograph your trophy fish I believe Derek Johnson started it out maybe we should find it in the archives and repost it

[jegerjack]

Ah, B-bear I get it...... Hows the new boat....

JegerJack

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[Granny]

The photographing fish info is under the Equipment-Expert information. Derek posted "Taking pictures, photo tips",
on 2-11-03.

I have seen people take pictures with the fish laying next to a rod, net, or paddle. This showes the size of the fish in comparison to another object. This way you don't have to worry about how you look in the picture either. A 15" crappie looks nice laying next to a small ice rod.

[Capt'nJosh]

http://fishingminnesota.com/ubb/Forum9/HTML/001724.html

[Guest]

I know what you mean.
I got all kinds of flack for the walleye that was posted on the main page from people accusing me of holding that fish out when in fact I was holding it tightly to my body, elbow bent, etc, etc...lol. We never did weigh it, but Rick thought it was close to 10lbs. The pic was taken by Toad and Jeff Beckwith also took one.
There are some pics however that it is quite obvious that the person holding the fish has their arm out as far as possible to make the fish look bigger. But hey, if they want to look like fools, let em. No reason to get all bent out of shape about it though...lol

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[jegerjack]

When I posted this topic I was kind of joking around..... From now on I am going to hold out the smallest fish I catch as far as I can or even better I will increase the size of the fish on my PC..... Funny story, I had a picture of a nice size northern on my PC once. I wanted to see how real it would look if I made it bigger. Well the other day I as looking at the actual picture and I could not remember if that was the fake one or not, it ended up not being the real one but that might be one more way people can do it.... Like all of the spam I get says, "Increases the size of your, Fish?"......

JegerJack

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[Granny]

My girlfriend caught a 9-10lb Pike and I did the same thing with it. I made it into a 20+ pounder. I printed it out on photo paper and it looks pretty cool. I showed it to a couple of my friends and they couldn't believe my girlfriend caught that big of a fish......And its out to get mounted!

[Old Guide]

Jeger, heck I thought everyone had 2 inch wide fingers and thumbs!! Calm down everyone, take the "pictures" for what they're worth. Fishing's,fishing. Have a good weekend!

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[WallEYES]

TOM HERMAN
That was a great fish and will attest that that one went close to 10. Thanks for setting up the thankyou thread on the muskie bay web site, much appreciated. It was a hoot fishing with you guys in March on LOW and Crow Lake. We will do it again next March.....eh?

[Chad711]

Like this hehe

My buddys Bass, looks about 5 pounds there, twas 2.5

[vern]

Really, you should hold it straight out & hide your fingers & arm as much as possible to really fool em'. That's the key to making those bass look big! Vern

[CANOPY SAM]

It always really bugs me when I see people holding big bass by the lower lip with their bodies suspended out there horizontally. You see it a lot on Bass fishing shows out of the south (not that you don't see it up here too - just more bass shows out of the south I guess).

I really wonder about cartilage and ligament damage to the mouths and heads of those big fish. They were never designed to totally support the entire weight of their bodies using their lip as a springboard.

Albeit, it is an easy way to handle a bass, by lipping them. I just wish more people would hold them vertically while removing the hook, and be a little more careful when releasing them.

Pay close attention to the underwater shots that they show of big bass being released back into the water after being handled that way -they CAN'T CLOSE THEIR MOUTHS!

Same thing goes for big pike and muskies. Don't wrench their spines backwards for a great photo. Hold them slightly uptilted, but keep their backs straight. Imagine what it might feel like if someone held you up by your neck and your ankles with your belly hangin' down. Yoww!

[Steve Foss]

I must confess that, just about 25 years ago, I caught an 11-pound steelhead on Lake Michigan (wouldn't have killed it but it got rolled in the line and all slashed up).

Anyway, we hung it by fishing line from the garage eave, and I backed up 10 feet and positioned my hand like I was holding it up underneath the gill plate. In the pic, the fish's head starts a foot above mine and the tail almost brushes the ground.

Darn near seven feet of steelhead.

Fun is where you find it.

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[CrappieJohn]

Hey there Catfish...Come on now seven feet? You are only 40" tall. Remember....pictures are like statistics: they show what you want to. How's it goin bud? Thanks for the rod plug in the other forum. Crapster

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