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Ron Clay
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Some years ago I spent a day roach fishing on a midlands lake. Whilst there I witnessed a fairly well known angler land a 20 lb pike. He sacked it up and walked about 1/2 a mile to his car for the camera and then phoned his mate on his mobile. His mate arrived about 30 minutes later.
The pike was removed from the sack and the photo session started. Pics were taken from all sorts of angles as occasionally the fish slipped out of the proud captors hands. At the end of the roll of film the fish was returned to the sack and the camera reloaded. There than followed another lengthy session before the pike was finally released.
It is also common to see quite well known anglers holding fish in the most incredible angles, like John Wilson with two big roach balanced on the palms of each hand. If I tried that I am sure I would have fish jumping all over the place.
Perhaps some of these guys give the fish tranquilisers before a phot session.
Do we really have to have such technically perfect photos of fish with the possibility that they may be harmed. Quite frankly I am quite happy with a fish photographed with the rod alongside these days.
The pike was removed from the sack and the photo session started. Pics were taken from all sorts of angles as occasionally the fish slipped out of the proud captors hands. At the end of the roll of film the fish was returned to the sack and the camera reloaded. There than followed another lengthy session before the pike was finally released.
It is also common to see quite well known anglers holding fish in the most incredible angles, like John Wilson with two big roach balanced on the palms of each hand. If I tried that I am sure I would have fish jumping all over the place.
Perhaps some of these guys give the fish tranquilisers before a phot session.
Do we really have to have such technically perfect photos of fish with the possibility that they may be harmed. Quite frankly I am quite happy with a fish photographed with the rod alongside these days.