NV, I'm sure you do well by them...
I haven't kept a fish in decades.....I like a "planned remote release" fishing on my own.
And yes I did post a fish on shore ice. Once...out of many years here.
She was back in the water in seconds, and no flopping occurred.
Slightly different than dirt/rocks, seen me post any of those?
As you said, we all can do better....I'd rather lose a body part than injure one. Let alone get a photo.
My point wasn't so much to scold, just encourage.
Let's not treat them like a commodity....like a stocked fish....
The big wildies give us a battle, give them the love.
Mostly we see how we handle fish.....Guides get to see many more fish handled, by the hundreds over many years....
I can tell you on average, it ain't pretty.
It does take practice...
Jim
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