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Originally Posted by RIJIMMY
I am goign to come across as a jerk, but just like bass, people WAY over estimate the size of bluefish.
The RIJIMMY Calcualtor:
They say and What it really is
10lbs - 6lbs
15lbs - 9lbs
20lbs - 12lbs
25lbs - 16lbs
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You pretty much hit the nail on the head. I can't believe some of the pictures I see of fish that I know are not close to what the person claims they are. Years ago, I caught a blue that I swore went 25 pounds easy. That was after a hard fight on pretty light tackle. My friend said it wasn't close to 25 and we bet a 6 pack. He pulled out the scale and it barely made 18 pounds. I bought him the beer when we got back to the dock. I now weigh anything that to me is a big fish.
While we're at it, I think most people also grossly exagerate the legnth of time it took to fight and reel in a fish. When someone say's it took 20 minutes, it's usually more like 5.