pounds and inches.

[striprman]

I looked at my record book and here are some weights and sizes of fishes I have caught over the years
29": 8.5
30": 9.1, 9.2
33": 11.5
34": 11, 11.1, 12, 12.3, 12.5, 13.5
34 1/2": 13.75
35": 12.5, 13, 13.25, 13.4, 14.5, 15, 16.5
35 1/2": 13, 14.5
36": 15.0, 15.75, 16, 16.25, 16.5
37": 16.5, 17.25, 20.5
38": 18, 21, 22
39": 24.3
40": 19.2, 21, 23, 24.3
40 1/2": 23, 24.3, 24.6
41": 23
41 1/2": 24.3
43 3/4": 26
44": 30.4, 32.6
47": 37 (my biggest to date)

All these weights come from a few of the canal fish I've taken home for supper over the years.

Truly large fish have always "alluded" me (got away) on the rocky ledges and drop offs in the canal. Someday I'll get one of those huge ones that I've hooked many times, stripped my reel and make me cry and babble to myself

Hope someone finds this useful.

[Backbeach Jake]

Geeze, Tagger, I have one or two of those heavy brass scales. Nut nothin' to hang it on....I guess my poundage by length and size of gut. I get within 10-12 pounds everytime.

[Back Beach]

Originally Posted by striprman

I looked at my record book and here are some weights and sizes of fishes I have caught over the years
29": 8.5
30": 9.1, 9.2
33": 11.5
34": 11, 11.1, 12, 12.3, 12.5, 13.5
34 1/2": 13.75
35": 12.5, 13, 13.25, 13.4, 14.5, 15, 16.5
35 1/2": 13, 14.5
36": 15.0, 15.75, 16, 16.25, 16.5
37": 16.5, 17.25, 20.5
38": 18, 21, 22
39": 24.3
40": 19.2, 21, 23, 24.3
40 1/2": 23, 24.3, 24.6
41": 23
41 1/2": 24.3
43 3/4": 26
44": 30.4, 32.6
47": 37 (my biggest to date)

All these weights come from a few of the canal fish I've taken home for supper over the years.

Truly large fish have always "alluded" me (got away) on the rocky ledges and drop offs in the canal. Someday I'll get one of those huge ones that I've hooked many times, stripped my reel and make me cry and babble to myself

Hope someone finds this useful.

Looks like highly accurate data, SM. I'll add you to the list of credible sources I know. Anyone who knows me will get the joke. I do like accurate documentation of fish sizes, almost to a fault. Its derived from the way I learned to fish. Everything was measured, weighed and documented due to the fact that I grew up selling everything I caught and could tell you within an ounce how much each fish weighed without using a scale after a while. Pounds is the true measure of size.There are weight and length variations, obviously, but the above length and weight info is dead on IMO.

[Clogston29]

I simply don't keep and weigh enough fish to be able to tell, to within a pound, how heavy a fish is. So I usually report fish in inches to avoid over estimating the size. Just seams easier and it works for me. If I had been fishing longer and during the commercial days pounds would be what was engrained in my head. I really think its just a generation thing.