Heavy fish in FLW striper series

[eelman]

A 34 inch fish is between 13 and 15lbs at the most........36inch- 15 to 18lbs

[clambelly]

they had one 34" fish weigh in at 19#.

the winning weight was 35.5# for the two fish.

both tournament records from what i heard.

[JohnR]

Guys, to compare apples to apples, in the FLW Series, it is 34" FORK Length, not nose to tip of tail. So a 34" Fork Length can really go 36" or a tweak over - or approaching 20 pounds for a fatty. Two fatty "34 Inch Fish" in this tourney could pull 35 and change combined weight...

[piemma]

Had a 43" fish this Spring that went a tad over 25#

[eelskimmer]

Yeez, thanks guys. So it was two fish at about 17lbs each.
Thank god I thought I was losing my mind. Tail fork or
tail end, in forty years starting at 16 inches I can get confused.
In the eighties I was releasing 38 inch SB for a number of
years after the size limit was reduced. Don;t blame me, I
look for pounds not inches.

Now, for the rest of the season what size should I keep to get
a 30lb to keep. I usually leave the scale in the car.