Unless the fish in going to be marked on your card and taken home the fish has NO reason to leave the water for more then a few seconds. You see it all the time some jack... nets a fish,then checks it as it flops around in the bottom of the boat. mad mad mad If its a clip fin thing check it at the side of the boat. If its a measurerment thing, if its that close let it go.
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You don't catch fish, fishing catches you.