Originally Posted by socal57che
I hear that hand catching is far less stressful than netting, but I'll stick with the "chase them into a specimen container" method.
Don't know why he can't just take a picture of the fish while it's in the tank. Perhaps to show its size.
It is true that handling a fish with your hands is better than a net but he had to use a net to get it out in the first place. Nets remove some slime. I cringe when I see people fishing and they are afraid to handle the fish with their bare hands and instead use a towel which is way worse.