I know it's because the fish is way out in front of the guy to make it look bigger. But, it's more the way an 82 pound fish should droop more between his hands.
Maybe it's just me...
Glad he has all that time between Union jobs to fish...
Betting he has unemployment check stubs in his billfold...
Well, he has his hands placed close enough to support it better. That’s a big bass!
I too believe the story, but it isn't easy to hold 82 lbs with two hands out in front like that.
Connecticut paper. Caught in Long Island Sound. People here get fussy without geo-context ;-)
We have stripers here at Lake of the Ozarks but nothing this big...
“But, it’s more the way an 82 pound fish should droop more between his hands..”
Maybe it’s the 40 pounds of sinkers in it’s tummy? Just askin.
It’s the camera angle.
Either his son took the pic looking up, or he took the pic himself with the camera on timer sitting on a chair angled up.
Fishing for stripers on Lake Texoma was one of the greatest thrills of my life, they are lean mean eatin’ machines. When they would heard a school of schad to the surface it was amazing to watch ...
He must be really strong to hold an 82Lb fish out away from his body like that
Measure a finger width. Give his right hand a width of about 5 inches from forefinger to pinkie. That would make the overall length of the fish about 45 inches. Also, my brother is a professional saltwater fishing guide so I’ve seen a lot of big fish. This doesn’t look like an 81 pound fish. This could be a photo of the guy with another fish.
Looks like the right lbs for the size. I had one break new 17 lb test line from the bank a couple of years ago. Another angler in a boat caught a 45 lb striped bass about two weeks later in the same area and said it had several hooks in its mouth. They weighed and measured it, then turned it loose back into Lake Travis.
No way he is holding 82 pounds out in front of him like that.
Still... Lucky Bastuhd.