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So, I did a trial run. Photos are below. Fish was 14 lbs., 23 inches long and had a girth of 18 inches. i will say you need to REALLYbe ready and have everything set up before you catch the fish. For the shot of the fish, I used a camera holder and did it by voice control. No problem here- same as what we used to do. For the length I used a metal measuring tape. It was more rigid and stayed in place. Plus bigger numbers. It was difficult to eyeball an exact length because the tape was under the fish. Plus, does not show up well unless you enlarge the photo. I did the girth with a fabric tape measure. The fish flopped when I put the tape under it. First photo my finger was in the way. Second photo was ok but still tough to do since you are measuring, holding the tape and then taking a photo. All of this would have been easier with 2 people. So, can it be done-yes. But, I can guarantee most fishermen will find this cumbersome. Some will find it very difficult. It’s something you will need to get used to if we adopt it. Not easy.

Agree with everything that has been said. It’s hard enough to get a photo of the fish with the logo and scale. More difficult if you are fishing alone. Furtermore , most fishermen use cradles for their unhooking. Impossible to get a measurement in a cradle if you are alone. You would need a flat Mat also to do this. i also think the girth measurement would be tough to do alone with a fish flopping around, trying to get the measurement and a photo. i would also be concerned about the time to fish would be out of the water to get all these photos. Finally, does the website have the storage/memory for 3 photos for every fish? One idea might be a trial run where a few anglers try this before it is adopted as a rule. Unsure what has prompted this rule change. If it is to combat suspected cheaters, deal with the offenders. If it’s for data collection, set up a separate thread where volunteers can enter the data.

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