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Boundary Waters Quetico Forum Fishing Forum Anyone Know ~ This Fish's Weight? |
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08/14/2011 09:06PM
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
Fish weight-to-length chart
"Keep close to Nature's heart, yourself; and break clear away, once in a while, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean." ~ John Muir
08/15/2011 08:29AM
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.
I will paddle eternal, Kevlar and carbon.
08/15/2011 08:33AM
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.
I will paddle eternal, Kevlar and carbon.
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