I agree. It is too bad it was pulled out. The problem is the same guy would have probably kept a 3lber. to mount or eat. Point is, some go to catch and release and some go to catch and eat or mount. I would never ever mount a beauty like that. I would have a replica made. Guys, put a seamstress tape, camera, and a weigh scale in your boat or tackle box. When you catch that lunker, get a length, a girth measurement, and a close up picture and release the fish. Your mount will be just the same and you will know what a good deed you did that fish.