Thanks, John. Rule #1 of making a fish look big in a picture will always be, "Catch a big fish".
Bruce, it's real simple. Crap on the naysayers. You are exactly right - your technique simply puts a great fish front and center and allows it to be fully appreciated. For those who don't lime the technique, they are to set their fish on the ground and take a pic from 20the feet away. Some people just don't have enough of their own stuff to complain about!