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Old 07-05-2008, 07:51 AM   #31
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Great Catch Paul!
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Old 07-05-2008, 08:37 AM   #32
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I couldn't agree with you more.

Nice one Paul, I would have guessed in the 40's.
Same here Paul - I was thinking low 40's. And I was pegging you at about 185...
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Old 07-05-2008, 02:10 PM   #33
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Low 40s? I would have guessed 29 to 32 pounds. how many really big fish have any of you acually seen? there is a huge difference between a 40lb bass and a 31lb bass. But congrats, nice fish but not close to a 40 !
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Old 07-05-2008, 02:22 PM   #34
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yup, nice 1

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Old 07-05-2008, 02:30 PM   #35
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Well dave, not everyone is an expert who has caught and seen many large bass, and only a few were even aware of the size of Piemma. If it had been Flaptail holding that fish , and the angle was better with the fish displayed to show the girth, I would have gotten it within a pound or 2 I bet. But you got to see it in 3 dimensions, HUGE difference there seeing it in person. Hard to tell how long the fish is from that shot. A picture on the computer is completely different than in person and I think you know that. Maybe that was Paul's point of the thread.

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Yup, I saw the fish in person and guessed 30-32 before it was even weighed..WTF are you guys thinking??? 48??? Are u kidding me???
it is a nice fish

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Old 07-06-2008, 01:30 PM   #36
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either way that is a nice fish!! congrats man!

yeah, it's hard to tell from pictures, although I seem to be decent at eyballing fish caught on TV!
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Old 07-06-2008, 04:39 PM   #37
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Old 07-06-2008, 06:15 PM   #38
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I would have guessed 40 but since I saw you post on another site that it was in the 30s,,,,I knew better!

Awesome fish and informative post, almost everyone added over ten pounds to the fish!

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Old 07-06-2008, 09:33 PM   #39
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Well dave, not everyone is an expert who has caught and seen many large bass, and only a few were even aware of the size of Piemma. If it had been Flaptail holding that fish , and the angle was better with the fish displayed to show the girth, I would have gotten it within a pound or 2 I bet. But you got to see it in 3 dimensions, HUGE difference there seeing it in person. Hard to tell how long the fish is from that shot. A picture on the computer is completely different than in person and I think you know that. Maybe that was Paul's point of the thread.



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Old 07-07-2008, 09:04 AM   #40
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My guess was 38# before scrolling through. Nice fish! Well done

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Old 07-07-2008, 09:23 AM   #41
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Thumbs up is it me

or is that fat bass built more like a tuna?

nice bass Paul
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Old 07-07-2008, 12:36 PM   #42
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Not only are they "offf, but they're convinced they're not off."

"Look at the belly on that fish....has to be at least 40!"

It takes catching quite a few fish to be able to get reasonably accurate, and even then knowlegable folks can be off by 15% very frequently.

I had it at 37 pounds before I saw the answer.

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Old 07-07-2008, 03:58 PM   #43
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Nice fish Paul! Photos can be deceiving!
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Old 07-07-2008, 04:03 PM   #44
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Indeed. This fish amazed me. i really thought, at first, it was high 30s. When I got it in the boat I knew it wasn't but it just looked BIG. I think the real difference was that it had a smallish head, big belly but no shoulders.

No boat, back in the suds.
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Old 07-07-2008, 04:44 PM   #45
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I thought it looked like a forty but had the head of a twenty. I didn't know if it was gonna be high or low, but figured it was deceiving.

No, no, no. we’re 30… 30, three zero.
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Old 07-07-2008, 05:38 PM   #46
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Old 08-05-2008, 12:29 PM   #47
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Hey, Paul. Are you registered with a tem, or just individually???

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Old 08-06-2008, 06:36 AM   #48
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Old 08-06-2008, 08:36 AM   #49
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First off, how tall are you?

Lokks can be decieving, I am 6'6" 260 lbs and when I hold a 30 pounder everyone thinks it's a 15.

On the other hand when Numbskull holds a 30 pounder it looks like a 60. ( shrimp)

Tough call unlees you have something to gauge it by.

Nice fish non-the -less!

Why even try.........
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Old 08-06-2008, 09:00 AM   #50
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Question so flaptail?

since you are a very tall and large man...

what percentage bigger BODY would you say

you have over the average fisherman?

20% larger?
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Old 08-06-2008, 09:29 AM   #51
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since you are a very tall and large man...

what percentage bigger BODY would you say

you have over the average fisherman?

20% larger?
All depends what part!

Why even try.........
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Old 08-06-2008, 09:30 AM   #52
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He said larger Steve, not smaller
20 % larger..



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