What's Large????

[fishaholic18]

Originally Posted by The Dad Fisherman

What Species of fish?

a 6 lb. Smallmouth is a slob
a 10 lb. Largemouth is a slob
a 20 lb. Bluefish is a slob
a 40 lb. Striper is a slob
a 100 lb. Tuna is a slob
a 225 lb Anglah is a Slob (at least thats what my wife says)

Now answer the %$#@ question.......What's Large??

[beamie]

For me

Large is 35# +
NiceFish 20-35

[Flaptail]

"LARGE" ?????? WHO-T-F cares? I mean, I caught a bunch of 20 to 25 pound fish in the last couple weeks (on plugs) from shore and my skiff and they all fought great, cartwheeling through the sky and rolling and thrashing just after the hook-up ( my mentor Art Crago said to me once after losing a good fish after a tremendous but brief hook-up on a Danny"You got what you wanted out that fish right? So don't be disapointed" he was right, as usual)

I have caught a lot of "large" fish in my time but the to me the mark of a good fish is not the scale weight but the fight and twenty to 35 pound fish 99% percent of the time will fight the pants off of a 45 pounder.

Thats the large for me, the fight not the fat.

[Backbeach Jake]

Whether any one else saw it or not..

[NIB]

IMO fish over 35 lbs start to take a different shape.They gain quite a bit in the girth department.Big shoulders..This run of 35-40 lbers all seem similar..Bullet heads like tuna...
When they get over 4o they seem different.Like from a different strain,Year class...Longer not as girthy..To me it's seems weird.Anyone else notice this..
I would call anything over 35 large..

[Blitzseeker]

I think Nebe put numbers to my thoughts.

[The Dad Fisherman]

Originally Posted by fishaholic18

Now answer the %$#@ question.......What's Large??

a 4 lb. Smallmouth is large
a 6 lb. Largemouth is large
a 15 lb. Bluefish is large
a 30 lb. Striper is large
a 75 lb. Tuna is large
a 200 lb Anglah is large

[fishaholic18]

Originally Posted by The Dad Fisherman

a 4 lb. Smallmouth is large
a 6 lb. Largemouth is large
a 15 lb. Bluefish is large
a 30 lb. Striper is large
a 75 lb. Tuna is large
a 200 lb Anglah is large

Cool...LOL

[Raider Ronnie]

Originally Posted by The Dad Fisherman

a 4 lb. Smallmouth is large
a 6 lb. Largemouth is large
a 15 lb. Bluefish is large
a 30 lb. Striper is large
a 75 lb. Tuna is large
a 200 lb Anglah is large

Very good list accept the 75lb tuna
The REAL tuna guys call us baby killers catching those!
73 inches is a legal giant, but 400lb plus is considered large !

[Rob Rockcrawler]

If im fishing in april with a schoolie rod and i get a keeper i think its large. If im trowing eels in the canal large is over 42". I dont weigh anything so pounds dont work for me. If the fish held with its tail touching the ground goes over my hips its a large fish. Im 6'1". If ive fished for a couple days and only managed a dink, a 30" is large. ITs all relative i guess.

[Back Beach]

Shore 25#

Boat 35#

Pretty much what I've always gone by. It also has a lot to do with what's available at a given time. Nowadays both of these benchmarks get beat pretty regularly by anglers of all skill levels. Take home message is we have a very good fishery right now so enjoy it. You might not encounter great blitzes in your local waters every time out, but we have a big pool of available big fish coastwide.

[pmbrac]

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My mother in law

Nice!!



I'd say over 30lbs form shore is large