My friend had PB 52in in but got shorted on weight 40lbs mine my 48 in
30 lbs gut hooked :( but was stacked with flounder things should start to happen an happen quickly

Your friend needs a new scale.

yup, both those fish should weigh more than that.

agreed...my 47.5" bass weighed 41lbs...

Solid 2 months of fishing left and with the water temps so warm....ain't nothing moving yet! Nice fish there!:uhuh:

48", 30#????

Either the tape is wrong or the scale is wrong. One or the other.:uhuh:

girth (in) X girth (in) * length (in) / 800 = approx weight in lb give or take a couple.

I have used this on fish from 40 to 300+ and it pretty darn close when I check it with a scale.

Nice fish fellas! Good to see/hear from terra firma

Hey Jim remeber that 57 in that came off Katama yrs back that only went 37lb. I weighed a 41 lb that went 46 in same time an took ist daily compared to a fish that shoulda gone 70 plus.They don't always match the math.

52 incher was weighted at a shop because it bottomed out a 30lb boga and the 48inch was bouncing the boga between 29\30 lbs...

I always thought an pound a inch when they got over 45 inches but I have found that not to be True and these 2 fish have reinforced inchs do not translate to weight

Keep in mind that the formula and rule of thumb both use fork length rather than total length. Seems nowadays everyone uses total length which adds a few inches on a big fish.

damn nice fish!!!!!!!!!!

Regardless of weight they are both great fish
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Excellent fish! I had a 48 inch fish last year that weighed in at 37#. Long and slim...., would have been 45#+ if I caught her in the fall instead of early June.

Nice fish!

Finally a thread where everyone is claiming the fish are BIGGER than the original poster claims.... usually the 'experts' are bashing the fish for weighing less than the poster claims.

Nice work, great fish!

Good one Peter. Congrats to fisherman.

My scale is pretty accurate. If you guys want. I can come with you next time. Love Mikey!

Nice fish!

Nice work. great fish and of course
taken on the magnificent live eel.
Live eels now, live eels tomorrow,
live eels forever.

Nice work. great fish and of course
taken on the magnificent live eel.
Live eels now, live eels tomorrow,
live eels forever.

Thanks and I can not agree more . If your not fishing Eels at night in areas were you can your missing out .
eel +circle hook = Highest % of hook ups

I rarely drop a fish hooked with a circle hook and some nights One Bump is all I get but 9out of 10 times I hook up.. I cant say the same with a throwing red fin or chunk pogie (no circle with chunk)

Dont wait till Sept to start fishing Winters comming