Dead River Posted January 31, 2014 Posted January 31, 2014 there is no way the pictured fish weighs 11 lbs. here are some photos of my 12 lb 4 oz 25"x 21 1/8" Bass - not a tail pinched total length measurement either. as you can see in the first photo. I was having some trouble with her due to adrenaline and self portraits. released. 1 Quote
Dead River Posted January 31, 2014 Posted January 31, 2014 the fish is actualy held away from the camera as well. no embellishment. not great photos, but without a go pro and a tripod you do the best you can when you're alone. 1 Quote
shimmy Posted January 31, 2014 Posted January 31, 2014 The bass in my avatar is about 3#. I asked my wife if she could make it look like a 10#er. The final result. Hootie Something is fishy there...Your hand in the picture trying to make the bass look big could easily fit in the mouth of that bass, however, on the profile pic, there is no way your hand would even come close to fitting...Regardless if the arm is extended or not, it should make no difference with hand to mouth ratio. Something seems fishy. If you didn't tamper with the photo in any way, than i might be taking crazy pills which is still a viable option. Quote
Super User *Hootie Posted January 31, 2014 Super User Posted January 31, 2014 Something is fishy there...Your hand in the picture trying to make the bass look big could easily fit in the mouth of that bass, however, on the profile pic, there is no way your hand would even come close to fitting...Regardless if the arm is extended or not, it should make no difference with hand to mouth ratio. Something seems fishy. If you didn't tamper with the photo in any way, than i might be taking crazy pills which is still a viable option. That is the idea. If she made the hand bigger too, the deception wouldn't work. Yes, the photo was tampered with. That's what I said. Altering the photo (of just the fish) was the whole idea to make the fish look bigger than it really was. Hootie Quote
shimmy Posted January 31, 2014 Posted January 31, 2014 That is the idea. If she made the hand bigger too, the deception wouldn't work. Yes, the photo was tampered with. That's what I said. Altering the photo (of just the fish) was the whole idea to make the fish look bigger than it really was. Hootie Thanks for clarifying, my point was that even with arm extension pictures, sometimes the hand to mouth ration keeps the weight of the fish honest. Thus the OP about this 11 pound bass could be debunked just by that ration alone. That was a great photo shop job by the way. It's unfortunate that that is possible. Should be a crime (not against you) but to those who do it seriously. Life term sentence. 1 Quote
Super User A-Jay Posted January 31, 2014 Super User Posted January 31, 2014 looks like a 5 pounder to me Welcome to BR sullyb ~ A-Jay 1 Quote
Super User *Hootie Posted January 31, 2014 Super User Posted January 31, 2014 Thanks for clarifying, my point was that even with arm extension pictures, sometimes the hand to mouth ration keeps the weight of the fish honest. Thus the OP about this 11 pound bass could be debunked just by that ration alone. That was a great photo shop job by the way. It's unfortunate that that is possible. Should be a crime (not against you) but to those who do it seriously. Life term sentence. Yes, I know you can't necessarily trust what you see anymore. Anytime I showed that photo to ANYONE, after a few minutes of oooo"s an ahhhh"s, I would explain what it really was, by showing them the original. Hootie Quote
Super User Darren. Posted January 31, 2014 Super User Posted January 31, 2014 there is no way the pictured fish weighs 11 lbs. here are some photos of my 12 lb 4 oz 25"x 21 1/8" Bass - not a tail pinched total length measurement either. as you can see in the first photo. I was having some trouble with her due to adrenaline and self portraits. released. That's a beast! Quote
Nice_Bass Posted January 31, 2014 Posted January 31, 2014 I too was a little perplexed the other night when I saw it. A bit surprised the mag let it through - i know they don't verify, but they do ask for length/girth measurements (my avatar pic was in there last year ). Surely, somewhere along the way, somebody saw the numbers as a bit "fishy". colors on your fish are downright awesome. Quote
BassAssassin726 Posted February 1, 2014 Posted February 1, 2014 You wouldn't be the first. Friend of mine photoshopped this pic, I didn't even catch the fish. That's an incredibly obvious photoshop. Lol Quote
flyingmonkie Posted February 1, 2014 Posted February 1, 2014 colors on your fish are downright awesome. Thank you! What are the odds that my first 12+ came with my wife (who is a semi-pro photographer) and her fancy camera in the boat with me! Quote
Super User SirSnookalot Posted February 1, 2014 Super User Posted February 1, 2014 That's an incredibly obvious photoshop. Lol I did say it was photoshopped. The picture of me was taken about 3 or 4 years ago, the fish I had caught was barracuda, I do remember posting it here. The "new fish" looks to be a good 20#, that fish was really only about 8# and I didn't catch it. If you look closely at the fish's mouth you will see me holding a barracuda tube. Quote
Super User Scott F Posted February 1, 2014 Super User Posted February 1, 2014 Any place that sells software. Run you about $700.00 Hootie Unless you are a professional, you only need Photoshop Elements, a "lite" version of the program that will do most of what you want it for and costs less than $100 Quote
Super User *Hootie Posted February 1, 2014 Super User Posted February 1, 2014 Unless you are a professional, you only need Photoshop Elements, a "lite" version of the program that will do most of what you want it for and costs less than $100 Correct. Hootie Quote
Super User SirSnookalot Posted February 2, 2014 Super User Posted February 2, 2014 Hootie, think your wife can photoshop this fish, I want it turned over so the fish is right side up. Quote
Super User slonezp Posted February 2, 2014 Super User Posted February 2, 2014 Here you go Snook And I won't charge you for my time 9 Quote
Super User SirSnookalot Posted February 2, 2014 Super User Posted February 2, 2014 HAHA, not quite what I had in mind. Quote
Super User Goose52 Posted February 2, 2014 Super User Posted February 2, 2014 Here you go Snook And I won't charge you for my time That cracked me up... Quote
Super User *Hootie Posted February 2, 2014 Super User Posted February 2, 2014 Hootie, think your wife can photoshop this fish, I want it turned over so the fish is right side up. Snook, if you want to pm me, I'll give you my email. If you can email me the full photo, my wife said she would take a shot at it...lol Hootie Quote
bartdude186 Posted February 3, 2014 Posted February 3, 2014 well.....i'm gonna claim my avatar pic as a 17 now. Quote
Super User SirSnookalot Posted February 3, 2014 Super User Posted February 3, 2014 Hootie, this is the full photo as far as I know, it lives on photobucket. I'm sure your wife has better things to do, but I do appreciate it, thanks. Quote
CDMeyer Posted February 6, 2014 Posted February 6, 2014 I wonder about a lot of those bass in the Lunker Club..... Quote
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