I was pointed to a link on here by a friend (other than bassrods) and saw a pretty heated and nasty natured thread and thought I would create an example to show that it is easy to turn a 25 inch fish into a 30+. Good old In-Fisherman trick.
Here is an example that shows how much bigger a fish looks when you stuff it down the cameras throat vs holding it without holding it out horizontally.
Photo of fish being held out to the camera...
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Photo of fish held normally...
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PS I have not disapeared, you all know where to find me.
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[cool][#0000ff]Good example, Craig. Where is the third picture, with that 12" fish actually posed next to a ruler?[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]You know you are always welcome here. Just cool it with the baby-kissing and the flyers. Yeah, we know where you live.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]By the way, no matter how big that fish REALLY was, it is a purty fish. Too bad you had to have the guy in the pic to spoil it.[/#0000ff]
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That's exactly what I was talking about, the camera makes a big difference, who cares if he didn't actually have a weight, he had the other measurements.[
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[cool][#0000ff]We're definitely on the same page with the camera thing.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Sorry, but I don't share your love of MB sounds. I blast it from speakers on my float tube to drive off carp. Unfortunately, all of the other fish just turn belly up. Gets me in big trouble with DWR. [/#0000ff]
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Those are great shots - great photographer [
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By the way do you remember the date of this excursion?
I would like to re-schedule another trip for this year is possible.
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[
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Hey just like some don't like to fish for carp or catfish, some just don't like MB's music, no problem, but I have a hard time understanding how one cannot enjoy listening to "When a man loves a woman", in my mind it doesn't get any better than that.[
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THE PHOTOS SHOW A HUGE DIFFERENCE.. BUT EVEN THE BOTTOM PHOTO IS STILL A FOOT AWAY FROM YR CHEST. SO IT STILL APEARS BIGGER THAN IT WAS. I HAVE MANY PHOTOS JUST LIKE THE ONES YOUVE SHARED. AND I ALWAYS WILL HOLD ONE POASE AWAY FROM ME. THOSE ARE CALLED THE WHOLY CRAP ITS A MONSTER PICKS. WHEN IN REALLITEY IS THER JUST GOOD SIZED FISH. WHEN YOU GOT THAT FISH LAST SPRING I DID NOT BELEIVE IT WAS AS HEAVY AS WAS REPORED. WE GET BROWN LIKE IT EVERY YR. THE LENGHT WAS ABOUT RIGHT BUT THE GIRTH WASENT EVEN CLOSE TO A 14 OR 15 POUNDERS GIRTH BY THE PICKS SHARED. BEUTIFUL COLORED FISH THOUGH. LOOKED CLOSER TO A 10 OR 11. THANX FOR SHOWING SOME OF US IT AGAIN.
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[cool][#0000ff]Just pullin' yer chain, Bro. I like all kinds of music...even some MB. I have to be tolerant because TubeBabe is a gushin' teener when it comes to Neil Diamond. [/#0000ff]
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Nice of you to swing by the old hood Craig! Man that brown sure was a beaut! Tell the Cliffster hey for me.
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Disappear? You are dead to me
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Admit it , you just wanted to show her off . LOL Nice fish Craig and it looks a lot fatter than mine this year but I will be trying to get a bigger one soon . I only have me to blame for my poor pic and yes I did hold it out some [
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Good to see you back Craig, been missing your reports. Being a big guy myself, I know how the camera can make a fish look smaller than they really are when I'm holding them. I think I would be OK if I could catch a 30 lb laker. LOL. I think TD hit it right on when he said, Clif has the record and that is all that matters.
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It also depends on how big(weight, height) a person is holding the fish. I've seen pictures with some skinny person holding a nice fish and it looks enormous, and a bigger person holding the same fish and it just looks like a decent fish.
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If I didn't already have enough reasons to lose some weight!
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