My opinion is this; a twenty pound plus steelhead is an awesome benchmark for any avid steelheader. Jacob's buck may well be the largest specimen he'll C&R during his lifetime. With this considered, a picture is a priceless memento of the event. Without it recalling the event with friends and members of the board is just a fish story. So people should ease up a little on Jacob, because I'm sure he was too stoked to think of all the fine points y'all are lambasting him for.

Also people need to practice what they preach! Some of the naysayers that are proponents of not taking fish out of the water are doing exactly that on the pictures under their respective monikers. Who knows how long those fish were in the open air? Rough hands will also remove slime even if they are wet? I also recall a certain picture of a small steelhead or resident rainbow one of the naysayers posted last month that was dragged up on the gravel right next to the river's edge! What's up with that??? What's next, a debate on what substrate removes less slime???