bass grip

[tycomps]

Just watched a KVD clip and I'm wondering why he appears to be lippping his
bass incorrectly as do many pros. they crank the lower jaw open to the point
of flaring the gills in an attempt to hold the fish horizontally rather than holding
it vertically.

as far as I know the only time a bass should be held horizontally is when it's too large to hold vertically in which case the belly should be supported as well. opinions?