I’m just looking to see what the consensus would be on when to consider a sauger a trophy caliber fish, or a ‘once in a lifetime’ sauger. I know my personal marks for a walleye would be 30 inches or 10 pounds. You always hear lots of comments on people looking for that first 10 pound walleye, so I would consider that to be a pretty well agreed upon mark for becoming a trophy. What are your thoughts on when a sauger qualifies for trophy status? 23 inches? 5 pounds? 4 pounds?
My thought is 5 pounds.