Weight loss of a Walleye?

[BullFighter]

How much weight will a 8 lb walleye lose in a 12 hour period?

My buddie claims he caught a 8 lb walleye, but when I weighed it on a

certified scale it was 7 lbs 4 oz. (I weighed it within 12 hours of him catching it.)

He had the walleye in cold water in the 12 hours prior to me weighing it.

I could hardly believe the fish lost 12 oz but maybe It did?

Any science on this?

thanks

BullFighter

[DHanson]

Maybe a couple ounces. Just my opinion though. I would give him 7 1/2 pounds at the most, but who's looking anyway? Let him call it an 8 lber if it makes him feel better.

Just curious if you got a measurement on it?

[BullFighter]

I appreciate your feedback but

I'm not looking to make someone feel better.

I'm looking for the Truth.

[Fishing Freak]

i can happen but they weight more alive so yeah they can lose that much weight after death

[PerchJerker]

I know they lose some weight but I don't know how much.

Losing 12 ounces sounds like a lot to me especially if the fish was in water the whole time ........ but on the other hand those 12 ounces are only about 10% of the fish's weight if it really was 8 lbs, and 10% doesn't sound too unreasonable to me.

Sorry if that doesn't help very much. My best uneducated guess is that the live weight of the fish was a few ounces short of 8 lbs. My advice is to call your buddy a liar either way