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BearBrown
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Guessing about 4 pounds.... but a guess is all I can offer.
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digit3
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I can't imagine a sub-30" northern weighing 7#. Looks like maybe 4# to me. Could use as bait for big one ;)
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Savage Voyageur
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Look in the fishing regulations booklet, they will get you close.
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gutmon
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I'm guessing 3.5 pounds.
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BwcaNick
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We measured 29 inches long but didn't get the girth.
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wildernessfan2
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quote gutmon: "I'm guessing 3.5 pounds. "
Looks like a pretty good guess.
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Jackfish
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After checking three different online weight-to-length charts and seeing consistent numbers, it looks like a 29" northern pike will weigh about 7#.
Fish weight-to-length chart
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missmolly
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P.S. - It's good that you didn't get the girth. That's a measurement I'd trust even less on Mr. Mucous. It's better to return the fish to the water as quickly as possible to thank him for the thrill of touching something so wild and lovely.
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buz
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To me, northerns are the "slipperiest" fish to guess weights on. They can be long and skinny, long and massive, squatty fat, etc. I have no idea how much that one weighed, but guessing on northerns is a shot in the dark.
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missmolly
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That's a nice, thick fish, Nick. I'd lean more towards seven pounds, but one thing you can be certain of, Nick, is that when it comes to the size and length of fish, most of us are guessing. I've got rulers attached to the bottom of my canoe, but I don't even trust those. My canoe isn't flat. Fish sure aren't flat. And unflat, flopping fish are measured on a concave surface in a literal second.
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Basspro69
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Id guess 4 1/2 to 5 pounds, healthy fish nice coloration.
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arctic
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quote Basspro69: "Id guess 4 1/2 to 5 pounds, healthy fish nice coloration. "
That would be my guess, too.
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