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

[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.

[Back Beach]

Originally Posted by 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.

True, as long as it was fork length. Plenty of documentation to support it.

[Back Beach]

The pic in my avatar is last fall. 48" 42#.