good points Alan-as ever.
quick trophy shots are fine, in my opinion, but nets laid out -well, I know some of the mags do em to promote fisheries methods etc, but they do often offend.
I told a guy at work about a peg on the Dove that had produced for me....weeks later he turned up proud as punch with a pic involving 20+ barbel 5-9lbs sprawled out on the grass after an all nighter on the same peg-it made me feel sick, then angry. Hopefully he had seen the light after my remarks to him-but as you say, sometimes, a special capture is best kept to close friends.