How big was she?...Monster Lake Winnipeg Greenback Walleye

[Mike Stark]

Alright. So my Dad caught a fish of a lifetime yesterday on Lake Winnipeg. We were anxious to get her back in the hole and did not get a girth measurement. The fish was 30.5in long. The board she is sitting on is exactly 4.5in wide. So we are thinking she is about 8in tall.

We are thinking on the conservative side that she was 6in across on the belly and 4in across the top.

So add all that up...8+8+6+4=26in girth.

Is that possible???

According to walleye weight calculator a 30.5in walleye with a 26in girth is 17.24lbs.

Is that possible??? What do you guys think???

Thanks,

Mike

[traveler]

I think your original guess of 13-14 lbs. is closer. Those measurements you mention don't account for rounding off the corners, like a string would if wrapped around the fish. It's not square, after all. my .02

Not that I have any experience with that size of walleye!!

[DTro]

Unless you measured it you will never know. A walleye very rarely breaks the 20" mark for girth. It takes a special fish to do that. That is an extraordinary fish, and I would guess more like 21-22" for girth based on the pictures and compared to others I've seen.

Next time wrap a piece of string around her, or better yet throw it on a scale.

[tunrevir]

Piggy for sure! Great fish and I'd say that fish has the look of a 15+ fish for sure with that girth and the spawn coming up. Thanks for sharing, great fish, tell pop, congrats!

Tunrevir~

[Bobb-o]

I think that fish is closer to a 19-20" girth. Still an incredible fish no doubt!! Congrats!!

[pinkfloyd4ever]

Nice catch!!

[DTro]

I think that fish is closer to a 19-20" girth. Still an incredible fish no doubt!! Congrats!!

I would say it's most definitely over 20".

Here's a 29.5x 20.5 that was caught the other day on a nearby river that weighed 13.4lbs.

Compared to Mikes fish you can see how much tighter the belly is.

[mww24]

I have seen a mount that looks similar to this with a massive belly more resembling a bass not a walleye. The guy who caught it said it weighed 14lbs 10 oz. no way to really know without the actual measurments but i would say it was at least that. kudos to the release and the fish of a lifetime.

[Sonicrunch]

That fish is a

[auggie78]

WOW! I caught a 28.5 incher on sunday and this fish makes mine look like an eater!

[randallt]

Wow

[carpshooterdeluxe]

This fish was right around 30" with a 19" girth. Weighed 11.92 lbs on a certified scale almost 9 hours after being caught. I'd say your dad's fish beats this one by at least 2" in girth, if not more.

[ND4LIFE]

2 lb perch in it's belly?!

[walleye365]

14+ is my guess nice job.

[harvey lee]

12.5 max would be my guess.

I caught a 30.5 with a 19 inch belly on the sippi in the spring and she weighed 11.5# She had a huge belly. I would post a picture but it is not a digital one.

We can all guess but I will say that is a dandy.

[Knoc]

What a sow. That things awesome. Congrats to your dad!

[low277]

+1 WOW!

[CrewJones]

i have one on the wall pretty much the same as carpshooterdeluxe and mine was 13 as well, I would def. say 14-15 great fish

[DTro]

Yes looking at that fish some more I agree with Crewjones

[DTro]

Read this:

http://www.hotspotoutdoors.com/forum/ubb...enb#Post2203312

[fishersofmen]

I agree 14-15 for sure. Compare it to the fish in the Walleye thread that just broke the Illinois State record. That fish was 14.75 and this one looks bigger IMO.

[Mike Stark]

Thanks for the replies. Not matter what the fish weighed it was truly a fish of a lifetime. My Dad is going back to Illinois with one heck of story and that is all that really matters.

[eyehead]

Nice Fish! Id guess thats an easy 14lb+ fish...she's got some serious weight to her! Fish of a lifetime for sure

[JBone]

Hoggin!

[ducker]

This supposedly came from the Battle Lake area. The info I got was 33" and 13.3#