Estimating Tuna Size
Thought I would put this formula out there, since there is always alot of back and forth on sizes of fish - especially when your dealing with fish (hopefully) that are too big for the tackle shop scale.
(Length X Girth X Girth) / 800 = fish weight
This should give you the weight within 10%. This is especially effective on tuna, as they don't normally have any funky shapes (like a protruding belly on a big bass).
This is a straight line measurement for the lenght, not a curved, so you would not use a flexible tape for the length, but you would use one for the girth.
Hope there are lots of sushi parties for everyone this year!
Last edited by big jay; 06-14-2007 at 01:48 PM..
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