It's a thrill to catch a big fish, hell, my biggest isn't anywhere near what some of you have probably caught, a 14lbs Native Hen on the Snoqualmie. However the biggest thrill to me, was and still is, reviving that chrome beauty and watching it slip away into the depths of the river knowing you got the best of that fish.
I was on a work trip we booked through Bob last year, 6 of us in 3 boats. Myself and a co-worker were fishing with Bob, when one of the other boats working a slot below us hit a big fish. The guide motioned us to come down, when we got there I grabbed onto the anchor arm of his drift boat, while Bob worked the oars for both boats. We must have drift almost a mile before landing this fish. It turned out to be a massive 29lb native buck. Between us all we must have snapped off 15-20 frames of film. After that whole ordeal, watching that fish revive and slowly swim away, it was awesome and best of all, the pictures are still on the wall in our dept hallway.
I guess it's a personal preference, however there is no need to take these beautiful fish home for the grill or the wall. You can always wack a hatchery fish, but a picture and the memories of a trophy fish will be around forever.

Sorry to ramble...just my .02...

Kev