How often do ou catch bigger fish?

The only place I have seen fishermen go by length rather than weight in
estimating fish size is among trout anglers, and in more recent years,
anglers who ply waters where a slot limit is in effect.

With bass -- particularity LMB, the length is a very poor indicator of the
'size' of the fish, because their girth varies so much. I've caught 15"
bass that weighed almost 3 pounds, and 19 inch bass that weighed barely
more than that.

RichZ©
www.richz.com/fishing

"RichZ" wrote in message
...
The only place I have seen fishermen go by length rather than weight in
estimating fish size is among trout anglers, and in more recent years,
anglers who ply waters where a slot limit is in effect.

With bass -- particularity LMB, the length is a very poor indicator of the
'size' of the fish, because their girth varies so much. I've caught 15"
bass that weighed almost 3 pounds, and 19 inch bass that weighed barely
more than that.

It's really common in my area to discuss fish in length. Muskie anglers in
particular go by length but even the bass and walleye guys, unless they're
tournament fishing, talk about how long a fish was.

I think that if I asked a local guy what a fish weighed, he couldn't tell me
within 1/2 pound, but he'd be accurate within 1/4 of an inch.
--
Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers
http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com
G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods
http://www.herefishyfishy.com

I think that if I asked a local guy what a fish weighed, he couldn't tell me
within 1/2 pound, but he'd be accurate within 1/4 of an inch.

That is interesting. Most guys I know swear this line _________________ is six
inches long!
Ronnie

http://fishing.about.com

The only place I have seen fishermen go by length rather than weight in
estimating fish size is among trout anglers, and in more recent years,
anglers who ply waters where a slot limit is in effect

Yep, that explains it...my background is in trout and we do have slot
limits for stripers here.

Around here the bassers treat striper like a trash fish.

--
Public Fishing Forums
Fishing Link Index
www.YumaBassMan.com

webmaster
at
YumaBsssMan
dot
com
"J Buck" wrote in message
...
The only place I have seen fishermen go by length rather than weight in
estimating fish size is among trout anglers, and in more recent years,
anglers who ply waters where a slot limit is in effect

Yep, that explains it...my background is in trout and we do have slot
limits for stripers here.

J Buck wrote in message
...
If I was to chart it, it would, as expected, resemble the typical
pyramid shape. More 12" than 13", more 13 than 14, and so on and so
forth

Most fishermen I know, when you ask them "how big was it?" go by length,
yet on this group, weight seems to be the overriding dimension. I
understand that, in terms of records...but I can get a lot better handle
on how 'big' a fish is by it's length (which is more of a visual thing)
than weight.

Actually, I keep my records by length and don't weigh any bass unless I
think it's four pounds or more. I've memorized the NY length-weight tables
and just estimate the weights. I've learned to compensate roughly for
differences in girth, plus weights aren't that important to me, at least for
the ones three pounds and less. Which should not be taken to mean that I
don't get a great kick out of catching three-pounders.