BigJim:
So...we want to be real clear that the pics submitted for DOTY should show the MOUTH CLOSED of the fish touching the end of the Hawg Trough....just think of DFG coming and checking your catch....they are gonna close that mouth and shove it against the end of that trough!
--- Quote ---Photographic evidence of fish/abalone (total length) against a measuring device must be provided. Pictures are required to show the MOUTH CLOSED of the fish on a Hawg Trough or similar measuring board. This is in accordance with DFG measuring standards. Multiple pics can be submitted to show mouth closed and touching end of trough (if need be due to rigor mortis making squeezing mouth shut necessary). Any entries not in compliance are subject to a penalty of reduction of size or DQ of entry for flagrant and/or repeated offenses at discretion of DOTY committee. See pics provided for examples of good and bad submissions. --- End quote ---
Bottom line....PLEASE have your pics show the mouth closed to avoid any controversy, bickering, headaches etc....I got a wife and daughters and employees to argue with at home and at work and have NO interest in arguing over here!
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Here are some examples of "good" pics showing the mouth closed of the fish.
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Sincerely,
Jim
BigJim:
Now...here are some examples of "bad" pics (because the mouth is wide the heck open) and ones that are not so good and could be done better (because the mouth is not totally closed).
Remember, we are dealing with dead fish here....there is no reason not to take your time and get a good pic.
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Sincerely,
Jim
polepole:
Should "cut" fish be allowed? Seems to me like that could add some length.
-Allen
BigJim:
Now, for abalone...
Here is the rule we came up with:
--- Quote ---4. Abalone can be measured with ab gauge/calipers/hawgtrough and knife (see pics for examples). Ab measurements will be rounded down to the nearest quarter inch. For example: 8.9" ab --> entered as 8.75" 9" ab --> entered as 9" 9.1" ab --> entered as 9" 9.2" ab --> entered as 9" 9.3" ab --> entered as 9.25" 9.4" ab --> entered as 9.25" 9.5" ab --> entered as 9.5" & so forth Keep your PB shell. In event of tie at end of year, shells will be calipered as a tie breaker. --- End quote ---
If you have a 10.0 inch ab, and a 10 inch gauge and it clicks right on it and you submit the pic, sweet!
Same with an 8 inch ab and 8 inch gauge, 9 inch ab and 9 inch gauge etc.
For those abs that aren't "clickers" we need either a caliper measurement, or you can bust out the Hawg Trough and a filet knife, put the back of the shell against the end of the trough and the edge of the knife across the front of the ab...the knife will be on the trough where the ab ends and your pic should be able to show the length of the ab...remember that you should round DOWN to the nearest quarter inch.
:smt001
Save your shell! In the event of a tie in the category, we can always get a picture of a caliper reading to break the tie.
Here are some pics of the "ab on trough with knife" technqiue. :smt005
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Sincerely,
Jim
BigJim:
--- Quote from: polepole on January 05, 2012, 06:00:30 AM ---Should "cut" fish be allowed? Seems to me like that could add some length.
-Allen
--- End quote ---
I say yes...but mostly because I like getting the guts out of the fish while on the water. :smt005 :smt044
Also, DFG does not say that you can not gut your fish until you get back to the beach...they do say you need you to measure with the mouth closed though! :smt002 :smt005 :smt044
But, I see where you're coming from and think it would be fine to save gutting the fish you want to enter pics of until after you get to the beach to take your pics.
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I'll let Rick and fuzz chime in and am cool with whatever the consensus is.