Your fish looks like its around the 8lb mark as it does not have much belly, its always is bit of a guess beceause you cant see the thickness but still a nice fish for a first outing.
Whilst I know your young lady may not be happy holding a fish, its better not to use a cloth be it wet or dry as it removes the protective slime again a lot of waters would ban the use of towels. Perhaps it might be best to have a piccy taken with the fish layed on the un hooking mat untill she is happy with handling a large fish.
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