well dude all i can say, is have you ever seen a house at the lake?? if so, you understand that that pic might have been taken with him facing the lake....so you wouldnt see the lake....but who knows? its his fish he can do what he wants with it, but releasing would have been for the best. i have kept maybe 5 or 6 little 2 lbers a year, to keep the trophy population growing, and to have a good meal!
-patrick