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I have been following a site about buffalo harbor and these guys are really upset about the decline in there natural fishery . The problem is big and there are 5or6 differn't causes one of them was handling these large fish. This is just one clip(I do agree with you on the photo problem. I wish I could get across to some of the younger guys that when you get older those pictures mean very little. Lifting an already stressed fish—one that has generously given you the thrill of the strike and the battle—from the water for only 5 or 10 seconds (it's usually much longer) is equivalent to sticking your own head underwater for that same amount of time after you’ve run a couple hundred yards at top speed—without a chance to inhale first. Neither am I fully sold on most nets—particularly the ones with the rough mesh. If a large fish must be netted let it be with one of the really huge ones or a cradle. And if a photo is to be taken, take it with the fish in the water and a 4’ stick for size comparison—keep the fisherman’s mug out of it.)

I thought differntly after reading it but I still want my mug in the picture. Faced with losing natural muskies I would not hold them.They will be setting up a fund to save the muskies and I am going to support it . I better go fishing soon