Jimmy, I'm a C & R & stealth- type guy... who fishes alone 99% of the time, and in the dark mostly... Even when I remember to bring a camera with me, it stays in my pocket & I never end up using it! 99.9% of my Bass (of all sizes!) are released, and I don't want to weigh them hanging from the lip on some Boga... nor keep them out-of-water more seconds than I have to! So: I have over a hundred "cows" lifetime from the surf, but only cow- pics from boat where others were there to work the camera. I think this is true for most hard- core guys here, really...
I CAN show you a pic of my (own) boat- caught "40" from last Spring, that broke my rod during the fight, using "only" 20 lb. mono., yet I landed & released her fine. I weighed her in a net with accurate hand-scale attached-- not lifting by the lip which I believe kills! She swims today, I'm sure of it...
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