I would assume it was captured in a C&R net , but why hold it up in this fashion? I guess its understandable Gilly after your avatar looks like a nate well out of the water.

Funny my kid wants to take pics and bonk EVERY fish we get , he doesn't know wild from hatchery jack from adult. Thats my job to teach him , respect and restraint. He is 4 and I will be damned if he is goiong to sway my judgment. Smiling or not.

Besides once again I am sure we all have probably taking a little to long getting a picture off, but to use it as an advertisement photo. Thats just fuking dumb! Picture that kids face when he has kids and can come back to that stretch of water and get his kids first "big one". and so on and so on. Thats whats it is really about. His dads story wont be forgotten and besides the fish can always get bigger as the years go on without a pic to keep the "fish tales" in check.

Just my .02