The actual work in five series shots states "Contests:: No more bets". This work mixes concepts that have always been attributed to fish. At least in terms of behavior, tenacity, loss, and death. There is always a background of competition everywhere. Maybe other judges, maybe other interests. Like the fish, most of the time going against the flow is what makes sense. I imagine it was already like that in 1973, even for those fish that didn't make it, but for sure, they were as great as the ones in the hook.
Shots taken with a Nikon D810 using a Nikkor 28mm f/2 Ai-S.