The fish I catch are way too big to be held at arms length. Just sayin'

 

So you catch a lot of drum? 

I hold the fish as close to my body as I can and centered without touching my cloths.

I use a remote control camera to take the snapshot.

 

 

 

^^^Those are some nice fish Wayne.

What are you talking about?

 

 

NE, he was merely joking around. It was sarcasm at Its finest. That's how I read It anyway.

 

 

 

As for the topic at hand: Whatever and however anyone wants to take a picture of a fish or even exaggerate the weight Is of no particular concern to me. A nice fish Is a nice fish.

I usually have it as close as possible to the camera with an 11oz lead in it's gullet. So it's 30" long and 20#.

DAAAAAAAUUUUUUUUMMMMMMMN!

Any picture that doesn't involve a bathroom mirror and a kissy face is a good one!

 

Wow ... Bass-selfies ... the next trend on Facebook.  LOL

So it sounds like we can all agree that you should always take a picture to make your fish look big...    Go team. 

I've always held them up close with bent arm.

But I'd rather lay them down by my rod and exclude myself from the attractiveness of the fish.

I used to have a piece of tape around my rod at the 22 inch mark for length comparison.

It came off And I've meant to replace it. However I think il move it down to 18 inches and claim it's still at 22.

My foot and rod by the fish works pretty good for scale.

Close to body, pushed toward the camera, I really don't care how people 'pose' their fish. Or how big they say it is, unless the scale is included in the pic. There is more to the bass (or other species) than the weight, imo. The coloring/markings on a healthy fish can be pretty amazing.

 

I haven't caught freshwater fish of any significant weight yet, but I do take pics of most because 1. im beginner enough that every fish is fun to catch and i want to remember 2. each one looks unique and im waiting to find that one that looks so cool I have to paint it.

 

That being said, I wouldn't mind seeing more fish pics with the lure still attached.

Who Cares?

Close to body, pushed toward the camera, I really don't care how people 'pose' their fish. Or how big they say it is, unless the scale is included in the pic. There is more to the bass (or other species) than the weight, imo. The coloring/markings on a healthy fish can be pretty amazing.

 

I haven't caught freshwater fish of any significant weight yet, but I do take pics of most because 1. im beginner enough that every fish is fun to catch and i want to remember 2. each one looks unique and im waiting to find that one that looks so cool I have to paint it.

 

That being said, I wouldn't mind seeing more fish pics with the lure still attached.

 

Weedless wacky rigged finesse worm:

 

 

 

 

Same presentation---- different fish and worm color:

 

 

Weedless wacky rigged finesse worm:

 

 

 

 

Glad to see a messy deck.  I means I am not alone.

 

Weedless wacky rigged finesse worm:

 

 

 

 

Same presentation---- different fish and worm color:

 

 

Rage craw

 

Getting the fish at the proper angle to the camera will also greatly affect how big it looks. A fish head with it's back or stomach angling away from the camera will look smaller than one held at it's widest point towards the camera.

To each their own, my interest in taking pictures is waning.   Not that I have never outstretched a fish, I certainly have and to say that I was not trying to embellish the photo op would be a complete lie.  Some of these beautiful fish make spectacular photos when they appear to be 20#, is a distortion of reality non the less, but fess up to it and don't tell us the arm is always bent when the photo clearly shows it wasn't.  

 

I've never been much into weighing fish either, no difference to me if a bass is 9.9 or 10.1, the fun was probably about the same.

Now Wayne and NE...thanks for indulging me. Something about the lure hanging there makes the fish look that much cooler.

 

I'm holding this steelhead out away from me because I want the viewer to focus on the Woolly Bugger I tied in its mouth.

 

I generally want the fish to look its actual size. Here's the smallie in my avatar pic:

 

 

If you guessed 6.0 lbs. you'd be in agreement with the digital scale that weighed her.

The only things I worry about when I'm posing for a pic is whether or not I'm properly supporting the fish, if my hands are wet, if I'm touching him as little as possible, and taking the pic as quickly as possible.

 

I think when somebody posts a pic of a fish w/weight, and then people bicker over whether or not the fish actually weighs that much is one of the most petty and shameful things I see in this sport.  One minute a person is saying we need to get more people involved in the sport, and in the next breath they're calling somebody a liar over what?  The weight of a fish?  Really?  How is that encouraging people to get involved in the sport?

 

The only time it matters is during a tournament - and that's why they have scales.

It always depends on the fish, trying to capture a moment in time with something that doesn't cooperate well isn't easy. Trying to get the right angle, distance, light/background have to come in consideration. You have to remember these are wall hangers, the second best comparison is a wall mount.

One of the few I don't like are the knuckle holds, it makes the bass look like it has a neck and your bending it.