Sorry Cobra, it may be unreal. I'm told there was a thread about this set of pics some time ago. I'm also told the 2 pics are of different fish and there's some question as to their authenticity. Oh well, they look real to me, and it's a heck of a story.
IMO if you did catch a fish in that manner it would count just the same as if you hooked him. I've caught plenty of fish where the bait fell right out of the mouth once I got it in the boat. If he chomps down on whatever's at the end of my line, long as he ain't foul hooked outside the mouth I claim him. Simple as that.
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