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John Cook

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Well done Gerry, that lady looks huge:)
 
looks a monster, nice one:D
 
Mike Daniel said:
Big hands :)

Lovely fish mind.... well done!
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:D:D Funny how people with big hands always have ramrod straight arms as well :D:D

As Mike said, lovely fish....it' just such a pity that people present fish this way. There can be little doubt that the intention is to make the fish look bigger, and yet everyone knows instantly what has been done, so it doesn't work:rolleyes:

I guess we have all done it a bit when we were younger, but that is a tad extreme :D

Cheers, Dave.
 
Great fish Jerry.
Don't worry about the daft comments.....jealousy I suppose.
Rich.
 
David Gauntlett said:
:D:D Funny how people with big hands always have ramrod straight arms as well :D:D

As Mike said, lovely fish....it' just such a pity that people present fish this way. There can be little doubt that the intention is to make the fish look bigger, and yet everyone knows instantly what has been done, so it doesn't work:rolleyes:

I guess we have all done it a bit when we were younger, but that is a tad extreme :D

Cheers, Dave.
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i hold all my fish like that, it has nothing to do with making them look bigger, its how i feel confident and comfortable holding them.
i,ve never liked holding fish up against my body, its not the 1st time its been pointed out to me and i doubt it will be the last :)

my hands arnt big either, there relatively normal if not small i think its the way the pics been taken, i,ll be getting a complex about my hands now :D
cheers
jerry
 
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It only matters when people try to convince others that a fish is several pounds heavier,
it's plain to see that you're not trying to talk up the weight Jerry, in fact even though you're holding it out, i'd have readily believed a heavier weight, you carry on holding them the way you like to , and ignore the crass comments.

Ian.
 
Ian Grant said:
It only matters when people try to convince others that a fish is several pounds heavier,
it's plain to see that you're not trying to talk up the weight Jerry, in fact even though you're holding it out, i'd have readily believed a heavier weight, you carry on holding them the way you like to , and ignore the crass comments.

Ian.
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my thoughts exactly:)
 
:) Dave...if Jerry was saying it was 17lb then we could suggest that he was trying to fix it....but he isn't so I see no problem in how he is presenting the fish to the camera.Let's simply give credit where it is due.
Cheers.
Rich.
 
Rich Frampton said:
:) Dave...if Jerry was saying it was 17lb then we could suggest that he was trying to fix it....but he isn't so I see no problem in how he is presenting the fish to the camera.Let's simply give credit where it is due.
Cheers.
Rich.
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Point is Rich, I DID give credit were credit was due...I SAID it was a lovely fish, and I meant that. It is a stunning fish, and it IS big...I would love one like it, and congratulations to Jerry for catching such a fine fish...but jealous?...sorry fella, not guilty.

I find it is a tad pious and 'holier than thou' when people start calling reasonable comment 'jealousy' or 'crass'. I will GUARANTEE that ALL the guys being critical of the comments myself and others made in this matter on this thread have made EXACTLY the same observation themselves at other times when fish have been presented in this extreme way.

I am obviously aware that as Jerry has clearly stated the true weight of the fish that he is patently not trying to claim the fish weighed more than it did...that is clearly not the point I was trying to make. But as you all know, whether you care to admit it now or not, that is NOT the way to hold a fish for a photo. End of.

Cheers, Dave.
 
Dave,
i would define my use of the word crass in this instance ( i guess it could mean other things ) as unjustly critical, - just in case you thought i meant something else.

The correct way to hold a fish.... well it's only my opinion, but should be any way that the holder feels comfortable, whether thats in all cases or just that moment in time.

The only time i've ever had a critical view of someone holding a fish in that manner is when as i said earlier it's accompanied by an exagerated weight claim, but i've also seen that when fish held closer to the body for a photo, and felt equally as critical.

Who are you, or anyone else to state which is correct and which is not, to my mind it's clearly an issue of personal preference.

hope that clarifies my opinion on the matter.

The one thing that really galls me about this, is that here we have a thread congratulating an angler on the capture of a lovely fish which is then - picking my words here - sullied, by unnecessary comments. I just find it a bit sad that you felt the need to do it.

Ian
 
Hmmmm...perhaps you are right Ian. I guess I am just a cynical old carp man, still living a bit in the past. There most certainly WAS an accepted way of holding fish for photography in carp circles...though I must admit that the youngsters in the maggies these days seem to be breaking all the rules, even in that aspect of the hobby:rolleyes:

Should I have commented? I usually just congratulate people for their catches in these types of threads, exactly the same as everyone else (as can be seen by looking back) However, the extreme pose in this instance was exceptional. I don't know...see it as you will I guess...I thought the post before mine amusing, as were several others, and added my thoughts to them...but maybe we were wrong to voice our thoughts...............

Cheers, Dave.
 
Jez - you deserve a big hand (perhaps even a pair :)).....

Nice fish mate. I quite fancy her big sister.....can you get her number for me?
 
Georgeous fish, a real proper un that, well done mate, silly pose though ;) surprised the soap box bandits haven't pointed out that its easier to drop a fish if its held at arms length !
 
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