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Originally Posted by The Spank
According to a biologist friend picking a fish up buy the gill covers or lip such as with the lip gripper has the potential to pull the entrails loose inside the fish as they are not built to hang vertically. He says if you feel the need to remove the fish from the water for unhooking and a photo op then you should wet your hands and hold the fish by the shank of the tail with one hand while supporting the belly with the other especially for larger fish.
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Makes sense. I think as recreational anglers the only way we're gonna be able to justify bothering and possibly harming these creatures just for enjoyment is if we're very careful about handling them as well as we can.