How to hold a fish...

[GloryDaze]

With all the pictures I see of folks taking pictures of fish they caught- though I would share this link. I think it's a good reminder

https://twitter.com/BassFishnTips/status/592660868971831297

[J-Doc]

Great post!

It really burns me up when I see people holding bass incorrectly. Especially the big ones. And Pros are as guilty if not more guilty than anyone.

I actually picked up a crappie and heard it's jaw snap (It was about to get on the fillet table so it didn't bother me any).

It's easy to damage the jaw. Be respectful of the sport we all love so much.

[Chief Grey Bear]

I sure took a beating over this very subject not long ago.

[Pepe]

I remember that. Let's not go down that road again.

[GloryDaze]

Oh sorry, didn't mean to shed some light to all the new members with something so simple to keep fish healthy. I must have missed that thread- funny because i don't miss many Chief gets beat up on, lol.

[Chief Grey Bear]

Oh I'm with you a 1000% Ken.

I'm glad you posted it. It needed to be. It probably should be periodically.

That thread sure did expose a bunch of hypocrites. Maybe they'll come out again here.

[Norm M]

I don't take pictures of fish for personal reasons. I quit measuring fish when another angler I respect pointed out that unless it's a record fish, it's just another really nice fish and in the long run it makes no difference how big it really was. I don't expect most folks to do as I do or as I say. It's your movie, dig it your way .

Unless I really have trouble removing a hook I don't bring the fish out of water. Again that's what I do, not what you have to do.

The less handling, the less stress on the fish .If you do handle the fish, please use proper care .

[ozark trout fisher]

I think this is a very worthwhile thing to post. I often cringe a little when I see fish pictures.

Here's my reality: I take an occasional fish picture, almost entirely because I finally got worn down by the "Really, no pics, man?" comments on my fishing reports here. But there is a reason it's so occasional. I hate taking extra time to get a camera out, get a decent angle, and snap off a shot. I always feel like I'm recording this moment, but there's always going to be a tinge of concern every time I see that picture, because I wonder what the impact of that extra time had on the fish. So in essence, that lovely fish I'm showing you might not be in the water the next time you go there because I fiddled around for 20 seconds trying to get a pic.

I'm considering just going back to reports filled with stream/landscape pics. Those are so much more interesting than most fish pictures, anyway, aren't they?

My best, most guilt-free fish pictures? Those would be the ones with full stringers of panfish that are already dead (or soon will be.)

[ollie]

Chief, you troll! Don't you know better. bahahahaha I just couldn't resist.

[ozark trout fisher]

I have no idea what you all are talking about given my brief absence from the forum....but fish being held the wrong way, Chief getting yellled at/yelling back, and "hypocrites getting exposed"....yep, sounds like a pretty classic multi-page OAF thread.

If someone posted something involving "beating a dead horse" somewhere near the end, I'll award you full points.