pounds and inches.

[ridler72]

"Back in the day" anthem is an old war cry and often looked back on. I prefer to look ahead. I have no complaints about size of Striped Bass or a shortage. Does it make me a less of a fisherman if I talk in inches? lol
Did a miracle take place in the olden days and bass became big mac over eaters? I would hope bass eat the same now as they did back then. Theres plenty of bait to eat. I have never fished the late seventies and early 80's. Mid 80's and on is my time.

The bottom line? Bass don't change....we do...or not. lol

[gone fishin]

I am from the old farts school on inches to weight, but seeing as I mostly release fish caught I do not weigh them as I feel they are harmed more by hanging them from the lip. I have been using the attached chart to estimate the weight of a fish caught. Note that it gives the min and max weights of a particular sized fish. It is a useful guide only. NS - is this the chart you were looking for?

[tattoobob]

Originally Posted by gone fishin

I am from the old farts school on inches to weight, but seeing as I mostly release fish caught I do not weigh them as I feel they are harmed more by hanging them from the lip. I have been using the attached chart to estimate the weight of a fish caught. Note that it gives the min and max weights of a particular sized fish. It is a useful guide only. NS - is this the chart you were looking for?

That's a great chart the only thing is are the talking fork length or total length, there is a huge difference, by looking the chart over I think it is fork length.

[MarshCappa]

Originally Posted by gone fishin

I am from the old farts school on inches to weight, but seeing as I mostly release fish caught I do not weigh them as I feel they are harmed more by hanging them from the lip. I have been using the attached chart to estimate the weight of a fish caught. Note that it gives the min and max weights of a particular sized fish. It is a useful guide only. NS - is this the chart you were looking for?

This is very useful. I don't have a scale and being on the younger side of this thread(37) report in inches because I only carry a tape. This is a very interesting thread with a lot of good points by all. Thanks Striprman for your conversions as well!

[NIB]

My girlfriend is always trying to measure me.
I think she said is was six lbs...

[tattoobob]

Originally Posted by NIB

My girlfriend is always trying to measure me.
I think she said is was six lbs...

You wish

[Back Beach]

Originally Posted by ridler72

"Back in the day" anthem is an old war cry and often looked back on. I prefer to look ahead. I have no complaints about size of Striped Bass or a shortage. Does it make me a less of a fisherman if I talk in inches? lol
Did a miracle take place in the olden days and bass became big mac over eaters? I would hope bass eat the same now as they did back then. Theres plenty of bait to eat. I have never fished the late seventies and early 80's. Mid 80's and on is my time.

The bottom line? Bass don't change....we do...or not. lol

Another thing that has stayed true over the years is the old saying "Not all fishermen are liars, but a lot of liars fish"
The fish haven't changed size at all, probably not since the inception of time.

[Joe]

What I was most struck with when republishing The Call Of The Surf was that Heilner was in his early twenties when he co-wrote it along with Stick who was only in his early thirties. Interesting that a man so young as Heilner was (at the time) is now universally cast as a "giant in the sport."

There is a tendency in our sport to equate age, experience, and the era in which we fished with sportsmanship and skill. I have not found the three to be mutually inclusive. There are great fishermen and great sportsmen walking among the living - and some of them are quite young.