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What gets to me are the pictures you see of large fish hanging from a scale for pictures and people talking about how it was released to fight another day. I can’t say for sure that the fish don’t survive, but I’m assuming that the chances are pretty low (I don’t think I’d fair very well if I where hung by the jaw for a minute or two of pictures with a plastic bag over my head so I couldn’t breath). To me, if your gonna release it should be released as soon as possible and supported as evenly as possible during handling, ideally never being taken out of the water if possible. That being said, however, my first 50, if I’m ever fortunate enough to get one, is going on the wall.
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