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Old 10-24-2009, 07:59 AM   #1
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Hope this worked...caught off the Cape this past Wednesday...74" long x 48" wide.
Took 4 of us 2 1/2 hours to land

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Old 10-24-2009, 08:20 AM   #2
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Great looking fish! Good job. Care to provide any other details, like tackle used?
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Old 10-24-2009, 11:52 AM   #3
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Great looking fish! Good job. Care to provide any other details, like tackle used?
A strong testament to the power of Vanstaal- It was landed with a Vs250 with bail .
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Old 10-24-2009, 12:59 PM   #4
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very nice fish and congrats. Just wondering how you measured the fish because it looks a little smaller than a 74 inch fish.
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Old 10-24-2009, 01:40 PM   #5
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what rod was the VS married to?
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Old 10-24-2009, 01:46 PM   #6
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what rod was the VS married to?
Not exactly sure Sweetwater but it may have been a 'Gent Bent '

I will check on that for you.....
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Old 10-24-2009, 05:25 PM   #7
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what rod was the VS married to?
It was the 'Get Bent' rod , an older Viper model...
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Old 10-29-2009, 01:27 PM   #8
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Nice Fat one Mike! What did it weigh?
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Old 11-01-2009, 06:07 PM   #9
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Nice fish way to go !
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Hi Mike! Nice feesh I bet it tasted sooo good
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Nice Fat one Mike! What did it weigh?
Using the scientifically accepted formula, if 74": 280lbs

Length-Weight estimate Western Atlantic Blue fin (From the journal Fisheries Sciences):

W (lbs) = 0.00004044 * L (inches*2.54)exp2.837 *1.112 *2.2 (lb/Kg)
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