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Location: Northwest Chicago Burbs | Just got back from Eagle, stayed at AML. Got __# fish, no pics. NO SWEAT. I know what the sizes were, I know what I caught them on, and remember the experience.
Yes, I was fishing alone so pics were kinda not in the equation. Yes, if I'd caught a giant I might have screamed for someone to come over and take a pic, but most places I was (fishing solo) I was truly alone.
Try it, feels kinda....good. |
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Location: Vilas | Im on board. Not every fish needs a pic or to be boarded anyway. How many pix of a 40"er does someone need?? I realize that newer muskie fishermen would like a measurement and a pic, but after you have some fish under your belt.... do you really need more pix of the same caliber of fish??? |
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Location: Chisholm, MN | Yup, smaller fish get a net picture. I take pictures of the bigger ones and don’t measure them if they’re extra stressed. |
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Location: Selkirk, Manitoba | Best pics are of the fish swimming away healthy... |
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Location: Alberta Canada | Only take the odd pic, rarely measure fish, and in most cases if possible I just pop the hooks with the fish in the water
When I started fishing primarily out of a kayak it’s often too much of a hassle unless I have a partner in another kayak close
Most of the pictures I take are not even for myself and mostly because others requested them. Personally I just enjoy being out fishing and that’s what matters
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| I have taken 3 pictures in the last 10 years. 2 of them were 42" Pike, 1 was a 23" Walleye. Pictures don't do much for me. |
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| Great thread. |
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| I fish alone the vast majority of the time, and don't want to try to mess around with some sort of selfie, so I only take a picture if I'm fishing with someone else. I do take at least one picture when fishing with someone else, no matter what kind of fish it is, because my niece is always wanting me to send her a fish picture. She's as happy to see a blue gill as a 4 footer. |
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| I am going to go against what seems to be the grain here. Fishing alone I completely understand about no pictures. But my father passed unexpectedly about a year ago - and boy, am I glad I have the fishing pictures of him and myself that I do. |
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| jvlast15 - 9/6/2023 8:40 AM
I am going to go against what seems to be the grain here. Fishing alone I completely understand about no pictures. But my father passed unexpectedly about a year ago - and boy, am I glad I have the fishing pictures of him and myself that I do. What jvlast 15 said.Completely understand the fishing alone part, but with family members or even good life long friends, different story. Kdawg |
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| I take a photo of every muskie I catch, regardless of size. Because, well, I don't catch that many. And if I don't have proof, it didn't happen.
By myself I just take a photo of it laying on the measuring board. I don't do selfies. |
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Location: Vilas County, WI | gimruis - 9/6/2023 9:13 AM
I take a photo of every muskie I catch, regardless of size. Because, well, I don't catch that many. And if I don't have proof, it didn't happen.
This^ I keep record of every catch. I don't get out often due to sports, family, work, and other commitments. |
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Location: Chisholm, MN | For you that struggle with solo pictures, just get a tripod for your phone. Put the phone on video and just start recording before you pull the fish out of the net. Hold it still in front of the camera and let the fish go. Then just take a screenshot of the best part. It's so easy and no messing around with timers or selfies and even better than laying the fish on the bump board for a picture to prove you caught a 37 incher. |
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Location: Brighton CO. | If I have someone in the boat with me Ok, but I'm by myself a lot. My latest fish picture of my Walleye dinner. With old places going a way I take a lot of photos of old businesses. (just in case) and a lot of pictures on the lake or the woods. |
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| Back in the day I had an awesome compact Minolta digi camera. Its best feature was a small remote that dropped out of the bottom of the housing. The remote had two delay settings, 5 seconds and 15 seconds. It was perfect for setting the camera on the front seat, hitting the 15 second delay and then reaching over the side of the boat into the net, grabbing the fish, holding the fish for the shot and then fish release. |
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Location: Walker, MN | I probably take pics of half of the fish we catch. Some people want pics, some only want pics if it's a big one. If we already took a pic of a 49"er, the three other low 40's fish don't matter that much. |
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| Take a look at an app called ‘Hey Camera’. Easy to take selfies if wanted. |
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| Early Saturday morning, while getting my second cup of coffee my wife said a guy fishing right off our dock was hooked up on a musky. He was by himself and it looked like a better fish, so I hustled down the dock to see if wanted a pic. He had just netted the fish and said thanks but I have a video going and it is not that big. I said, gee, thought it looked bigger. He laughed and said he had as well but it was probably only 35-36. Big head. He unhooked it and let it swim away without ever picking it up. |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | If you have a 'Droid, go to camera settings and turn on voice command. If a photo, I just say 'shoot", and for video 'record video'. |
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| Kirby Budrow - 9/6/2023 10:13 AM
For you that struggle with solo pictures, just get a tripod for your phone. Put the phone on video and just start recording before you pull the fish out of the net. Hold it still in front of the camera and let the fish go. Then just take a screenshot of the best part. It's so easy and no messing around with timers or selfies and even better than laying the fish on the bump board for a picture to prove you caught a 37 incher.
I actually did this the last time I went out. My niece had been bugging me about sending a picture, as I hadn't been out for quite a while; too hot for this old guy. I didn't use a tripod, just propped the phone on one of the boat seats. Worked really well. Trimmed the video to just a few seconds, and sent it. Now the niece wants me send more "fish movies". |
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| I used to take pictures of all my fish. That got boring, so did the lunge log, and my personal log. Besides that, my "wall of fame" has turned into a wall of shame, because people see it and say stuff like "Oh, so you've never worked, eh? Or my favorite "Why do you have so many pictures of the same fish??" Yeah buddy. I changed clothes, made the sun come out, gained 30 pounds, and died my hair white in between shots... Even worse is when they go "oh, you have a son?! He looks just like you!" *sigh* |
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Location: Brighton CO. | Years ago I had a camera that had a remote, We caught some Northerns on a Canoe Trip went ashore I put my camera on a stump looked thru the viewfinder lined up my friend went next to him and took the photo. worked out great. |
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| As long as you know what y caught, that's all that really matters. After all, I'm not fishing for money. People get to much into the glamor aspect of big fish fishing. many of my biggest have no photo. I got a picture in my head. If they don't believe it the heck w them. Tey even have one that allows y take a movie while catching a fish. |
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| for a long time i have just popped a picture of the fish in the net just to record the time / date and what i caught it on.
however i think its totally cool for people to take measurements and pictures. its not easy to get these things and you have every right to celebrate the occasion. |
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| As long as you know what y caught, that's all that really matters. After all, I'm not fishing for money. People get to much into the glamor aspect of big fish fishing. many of my biggest have no photo. I got a picture in my head. If they don't believe it the heck w them. They even have one that allows y take a movie while catching a fish by yourselve. |
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Location: Northwest Chicago Burbs | RJ_692 - 9/7/2023 7:38 AM
for a long time i have just popped a picture of the fish in the net just to record the time / date and what i caught it on.
however i think its totally cool for people to take measurements and pictures. its not easy to get these things and you have every right to celebrate the occasion.
ABSOLUTELY! And my thoughts weren't saying "don't take pics" was more to consider it. I suppose it all depends on you. |
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| Muskies and pike are the only fish I take pics of and they need to be fairly big. Salmon/trout/bass nope.
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| Some of the best musky pics I have seen are release photos, with a guy's hand by the tail and fish turned slightly so you can see most of the side. Fish in the water but you can see it. |
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Location: Alberta Canada | North of 8 - 9/7/2023 10:21 AM
Some of the best musky pics I have seen are release photos, with a guy's hand by the tail and fish turned slightly so you can see most of the side. Fish in the water but you can see it.
Definitely my favorite pictures are well posed release shots. Some people do some very nice quality pictures that are far better than the classic make the fish look as big as possible hero shot
Two years ago I ran a lure give away photo contest and the winner was not the biggest fish but instead a very good release picture taken from under the water. It was a well done classy picture
Most of my pictures when I take them are crappy and rushed trying to get the fish back in the water so I can continue fishing lol. Friends say I need to hire a camera man for my trips |
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| nothing wrong with fishing alone. I fish alone 75% of the time. Nice with 2 for launching but that's ok. The pictures are always in my head that's proof enough. |
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| nothing wrong with fishing alone. I fish alone 75% of the time. Nice with 2 for launching but that's ok. The pictures are always in my head that's proof enough.
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Location: Madison, WI | I basically fish solo 99% of the time and here’s what I do - I carry a mini flexible tripod for a phone or a suction cup holder that I’ll place on the windshield or gunnel of the boat. After the fish is safely unhooked in the bag, I’ll place my phone in the holder and start a video. When I take the fish out of the net, I hold it in front of the camera for 5 seconds then release the fish back into the water. Then later I go back and take a screenshot of a good frame from the video for a photo. Easy and doesn’t take any more time than just releasing the fish. |
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Location: Madison, WI | Nothing wrong with pictures if you do it quickly and safely. I don’t bump smaller fish now, but I used to. How else does a new angler learn to approx the size of a fish when they see one. |
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Location: MN | Tripod is the best way to go if you want pics solo and I know guys who do it and get great shots. Personally I do not mess with it. I just turn my video on and set the phone on the floor leaning against the front at an angle and pull the fish out bump it and then hold it up and kinda move toward and back to the camera for 10 seconds or so and then release. Typically you can get a decent screen shot doing this. Solo fishing I only do this on bigger fish 45+. When fishing with partners we usually just release with no pic unless it looks 40 or bigger. If it has been a tough season we may take a pic of a mid 30-40 just to get a little slime smell in the air. |
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| TCESOX - 9/6/2023 8:43 AM
I fish alone the vast majority of the time, and don't want to try to mess around with some sort of selfie, so I only take a picture if I'm fishing with someone else. I do take at least one picture when fishing with someone else, no matter what kind of fish it is, because my niece is always wanting me to send her a fish picture. She's as happy to see a blue gill as a 4 footer.
How abut putting the fish up against a bump board, shows: size and fish, but not yourself.
Edited by NPike 9/8/2023 8:39 AM
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| NPike - 9/8/2023 8:37 AM
TCESOX - 9/6/2023 8:43 AM
I fish alone the vast majority of the time, and don't want to try to mess around with some sort of selfie, so I only take a picture if I'm fishing with someone else. I do take at least one picture when fishing with someone else, no matter what kind of fish it is, because my niece is always wanting me to send her a fish picture. She's as happy to see a blue gill as a 4 footer.
How abut putting the fish up against a bump board, shows: size and fish, but not yourself.
With my luck, while I take the photo, the fish would flop and bonk it's head. |
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Location: oswego, il | I've migrated to using video on the selfie portion of my phone and then screenshot when fishing alone. I think that's the easiest way. I still take pics I enjoy the memories of the trip. I have on occasion not taken a pic because I felt it wasn't good for the fish. There are no wrong answers here, it's all up to the individual. |
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| Shoot, I just took a pic of a nice 44 I caught the other day. Next time I will log on here to see what I am supposed to do with my fishing life. Hard to keep up somedays with all the rules on how to live ones life accordingly to a another persons standards. |
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Location: Virginia | I still take pics of all my Musky. However, I'm sure I don't catch as many as most. I enjoy looking back and sharing with close friends. I enjoy looking at pics in the Lunge lounge or those shared to me by whomever. I can understand the liberating comment however. For me deleting all social media off my phone was liberating. Sure don't miss that drama |
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Location: Northwest Chicago Burbs | colinj8899 - 9/11/2023 10:59 PM
Shoot, I just took a pic of a nice 44 I caught the other day. Next time I will log on here to see what I am supposed to do with my fishing life. Hard to keep up somedays with all the rules on how to live ones life accordingly to a another persons standards.
No rules, sorry if I offended you.
My point was, maybe we take a few less of the ones we have caught over and over. BUT, if you like pics, take all you want. It's like so many other things in LIFE a personal choice.
Was just an idea...you don't like this idea, cool. A little much to be offended by it. But, sorry if I was offensive.
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| colinj8899 - 9/11/2023 10:59 PM
Shoot, I just took a pic of a nice 44 I caught the other day. Next time I will log on here to see what I am supposed to do with my fishing life. Hard to keep up somedays with all the rules on how to live ones life accordingly to a another persons standards.
Goodness sakes. Do you also get bunched up when someone recommends a brand of electronics different than your preferred one? Didn't notice anyone dictating rules to live by. |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | colinj8899 - 9/11/2023 10:59 PM
Shoot, I just took a pic of a nice 44 I caught the other day. Next time I will log on here to see what I am supposed to do with my fishing life. Hard to keep up somedays with all the rules on how to live ones life accordingly to a another persons standards.
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Stop Taking Pics, It's Liberating