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That, Thoennes said, and the fish still have to pass a good old-fashioned eyeball test under the supervision of experienced anglers.
“The Jaycees will be on laptops or computers or devices and verifying the fish pictures. So, if the fish looks sketchy or if they haven’t measured it right, we can technically deny that picture and have them retake it,” Thoennes said. “Most of us are fishermen. So we know if a fish looks a day old, if it looks dead, so we’ll be verifying pictures, and we have the full power to accept or deny any that we don’t like.”