It is hard to judge the size of truely big fish and be within 1/2 pound buy a picture. They are alot of variables that can make a fish appear bigger or smaller than what it actually is. He has the fish held out from his body which helps it look bigger but the angle of the fish plus it being tilted back will take away from the overall apperance of the size. Is it a 7 or 10 pounder? It is a BIG fish. My guess would be 7 3/4. And yes I would be very proud to catch that fish and if I did not have accurate scales I would swear it was more like 9 because I am a fisherman :-)