How MANY inches for a.................

[BassDawg]

Originally Posted by ivanputski

Why not carry a scale???? or am I missing some of the question?

a scale would be nice, but i would only want a Boga lipgripper,
and those are out of my tax bracket for the time being.

and yes, ivan, the question was about length being a determinate for weight. i am simply interested in a general idea of how many inches does a LAHHHHGE make, in an effort to help with Team S-B's standings during these final days of The Cup...............

shore would be NIIIICE to land a DOOOOOZIE!!!

[redcrbbr]

I had a 52" fish that went #44, I still feel robbed.

[Jimmy Fee]

Over about 45" the weights can vary a lot. At the shop I used to work for we weighed a 48" bass that went 30# even, and at the same time some 48" fish could be 50#. That's a 20# swing, so there is no set length for a 46# fish, but I'd say around 47-50" there's a chance it's close to that with exceptions at either end.

I usually know I've got a real good fish when I go to lift it out of the wash and it takes two-hands. That's a great feeling

[Clogston29]

like other's have said, it varies alot. i'd say 48" on average, 47" if it has a big gut. I had a 46" fish go 44.25 lbs last year and it had an 18-20" bluefish in its gut. I also had a 49.5" fish go just over 40 lbs, but it looked thin.

And redlight's right, you'll know it when you see it. A 40 just looks different than a 35, and a 45 just looks different than a 40. I have no experience over that but I assume a 50 will just look bigger than anything else.

[Back Beach]

I got a fish one time off Highland light that was 54" and 43#. Another time I had one that was 46" and 46#, so you never know. On average, the above posts are pretty accurate. I think Sea Dangles 44# fish this spring was only 45", but was very thick.
Catch them first , weigh them later I always say.

Fish doesn't need to be 46# plus, either. 36# and up will help as there's a couple teams right in our weight bracket now. Every ounce counts.

[jim sylvester]

as a starting point...47"

it all depends of shoulder size, whats in her gut, ect

a few years ago i had a 47" fish that was anorexic....weighed 29lbs

last year a 47 weighed 41.88

this year a 48 weighed 44.87

it all depends....a 40 looks a lot different that a 35

[Mike P]

At the risk of sounding like Grampa, who walked 6 miles to school everyday barefoot in the snow, there was a time when if a fish was 48" or more, you could pretty much figure a pound an inch.

[Slingah]

Originally Posted by redcrbbr

I had a 52" fish that went #44, I still feel robbed.

me too!! while still a nice one...I feel ripped off as well...

[BassDawg]

excellent responses, Gentlemen................

thank you VERY much for your insights and
going LAHHHGE experiences. hope to KNOW

what one of them BIG GURLS feels like this w/e


only time and tides will tell,
GO GET 'EM, fellow surfmadmen, i like
the looks of these skies tonight and the
tides seem to be aligning themselves well as the w/e progresses!!!