friendlyfisher Posted August 24, 2007 Share Posted August 24, 2007 I'm just wondering if a bass would be longer or shorter measured holding the fish up in the air vs putting it flat on the floor of the boat. I tried to get her back in the water right away and measured her while I was holding it upright. The fish was a hog at 22"(my longest ever but not heaviest) what do you guys think her length would have been if I layed her down on the bottom of the boat and measured? Thanks OH yeah, she weighed 6.8 lbs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deitz Dittrich Posted August 24, 2007 Share Posted August 24, 2007 Congrats on the hog.. thats awesome... When measuring a fish.. alomst all I know, and the ones whom make the weight boards do the weight with the mouth closed tail fanned. I'm not sure how you would measure a fish verticle with the mouth closed... A fish, mouth mouth open can be 1" if not more longer than mouth closed. Which is why we have a problem online when someone says they caught a 20" fish then show a pict and it looks more like a 18.5" fish. Not saying your is that way.. a 6.5 oz fish is a 6.5 lb fish no matter its length... If I had to guess, from the fish I have caught in MN.. a normal 6.5lb fish is close to 21.5"again, congrats on the trophy!.. thats awesome.. got any picts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
friendlyfisher Posted August 24, 2007 Author Share Posted August 24, 2007 I left the camera in a very safe place, THE KITCHEN COUNTER. I was not happy, but that is the way it goes, Next time im glueing it to my boat.All I had was a poor camera phone. Pic turned out not great but ok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lotsofish Posted August 25, 2007 Share Posted August 25, 2007 Quote: All I had was a poor camera phone. Pic turned out not great but ok Camera phone pic is better than nothin'. Let's see it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishing_High Posted August 25, 2007 Share Posted August 25, 2007 My buddy got a 21.5in earlier this year on a small lake, this hog was fat..... She weighed 6.5lbs just like deitz predicted. Congrats on the biggin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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