Not sure about that Rob,the fame side is nothing,an awful lot of anglers avoid that for purely selfish reasons,when people are in the great category,others sing their praises,not taking a picture of a capture,or even noting captures is often down to just a lack of zip,you know,laid back,like a heavy pot smoker,personally I believe some fish deserve a photo,whether many see them is another matter,some take great delight in plastering it over the angling press,then lying about where it was caught,imo you don't make it public then,chasing fame is a sad epitome to your life....
Also,someone sitting up against a tree,being successful doesn't make him a great angler imo,might be a great attitude to have and might be a great person because of that,but a great angler no,I am little more than a man who likes doing things as well as I can,be that work,DIY and fishing,when things work well I catch some fish too,happy days,the only time I felt any sort of ego within fishing was when I was match fishing with Blackhorse,mainly because I was being successful,with the team and for myself,also there is no point competing if you don't think you can't win,nowadays I just get excited over catching fish,if that stops I think I would think about packing it in....