did that... but neither of us was there to see how it was measured today at the shop. so who knows where those 4 inches went..
trust me it was a flat tape measure (ya know the standard metal construction type), no pinching. from the end of the tail in the center to the tip of the mouth. 44 1/2 no curving it over the fish or anything. all i can think of they measured only to the tip of fleshy part of the tail where as we measured all the way to the end of the fin part..
