Most of my better fish are caught when I don't have another person around to snap the shot.  When I get the opportunity sure I take advantage.  Every single fishing site, bass or otherwise I've been on,  the practice of embellishment overwhelms the "honest" photos.  

Last week I saw a fish caught, then weighed and measured, I know exactly what it is.  This is not a bass but for heck of try and guess length and weight.

Most of my better fish are caught when I don't have another person around to snap the shot.  When I get the opportunity sure I take advantage.  Every single fishing site, bass or otherwise I've been on,  the practice of embellishment overwhelms the "honest" photos.  

Last week I saw a fish caught, then weighed and measured, I know exactly what it is.  This is not a bass but for heck of try and guess length and weight.

45 inches 25 pounds

Guys, nobody can really tell how big a fish is just by a picture, no matter how close or far it is from the camera, no matter the camera angle, no matter what kind of camera.  Don't believe me?  I have proof.

 

The "Guess the weight" contests receive thousands of guesses, over 10,000 each.  But every time...EVERY time, less than 100 people get it right. Yup, less than 1%!!

 

I'm curious how many people are within a 1/2 pound of the weight. I know every time I've been darn close.

Taking selfies with decent sized bass is very hard to do right. I have a large wingspan for my height, and I still have trouble. As far as trying to build an illusion to make a fish look bigger is just lame IMO.

I will second that go pros do no justice. I used to ride motocross and super cross tracks occasionally and my buddy always had his go pro with him. It made the jumps look tiny, it made it seem like everyone was slower(mainly because you are moving), and when he would fall it seemed very minor. They are still very cool, and apply to almost anything you could want to do.

My guess on the fish is 40" and 22lbs

Unless a fish is something special I don't bother with any kind of picture anymore. Is it a new PB?Or truly some rare thing and you might only catch 1 or 2 like this a year if your lucky? You guys must be setting new PB's all the time or setting some kind of personal milestone or it was some really special moment you want to remember to be snapping tons of pictures of better then average but yet just "regular" fish. I just never really felt the need to take photos of a fish that I am going to catch 50 or 100 of in a year.

Unless a fish is something special I don't bother with any kind of picture anymore. Is it a new PB?Or truly some rare thing and you might only catch 1 or 2 like this a year if your lucky? You guys must be setting new PB's all the time or setting some kind of personal milestone or it was some really special moment you want to remember to be snapping tons of pictures of better then average but yet just "regular" fish. I just never really felt the need to take photos of a fish that I am going to catch 50 or 100 of in a year.

Because some people like to take pictures, not much else to it.

You fish pic guys should check out the clipshot, i own 4, made by hand by the owner here in the USA!

45 inches 25 pounds

My guess as well.

I'm liking this discussion.  Most of my fishing is done under my wife's radar, which mean I'm in work or workout gear and almost always alone... 

 

In absence of a photographer, to make my catch the look the size of the great pyramid, I've used my foot as as a reference -