Photos like this are a disgrace who ever the angler is should be ashamed,,,

Exif data says the picture was took 20th April
Also looks like there was two and a half minutes between pictures
So much for returning it quickly.

ban him from the forum. his lack of respect for the fish and his fellow anglers is a disgrace. i certainly will not associate with this cretin. on his profile hobbies stated as listening to michael jackson and abusing barbel especially out of season.

I'm affraid to say that the fact that he has now started two threads and not once commented on any critisism that has come his way makes him guilty in my book?

That's a discraceful way to handle any fish!

What's he trying to prove?

Taking lot's of photos' just so he can put a weight on the fish!

It's a skinny fish as can be seen fron the head-on shot, size was probably about 7 lb's.

No unhooking mat!

Caught out of season from when the pictures were taken?

At least 4 minutes between the photos.... with the fish probably laying on the ground for even longer!

A total lack of care for the welfare for the fish!

Barbel usually fight to exhaustion, and then it was out of the water for over 4 minutes.... did it die?