How much did they weight?

  • Jacob P
    Posts: 11
    April 28, 2019 at 5:26 pm #1853465

    Been smallie fishing lately and have caught some personal bests. The first one was 20in and I didn’t get a weight on it. The second was 20.5-21, measured it fast. The scale said that one weighed 4.78 but i have read that a 21in smallie should be over 5lbs and that one definitely had some weight on her. Do you think the scale was correct? Which one do you think was bigger and how much do you think it weighted?

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    Born
    Posts: 52
    April 28, 2019 at 6:44 pm #1853482

    Nice fish. I would test the scale to find out.

    Ice Cap
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    April 28, 2019 at 7:15 pm #1853485

    Nice fish..Try cracking a smile next time! lol

    munchy
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    April 28, 2019 at 7:27 pm #1853487
    Ice Cap wrote:

    Nice fish..Try cracking a smile next time! lol

    Yup! Smiles usually add a pound or 20. whistling

    riverruns
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    April 28, 2019 at 9:30 pm #1853503

    Those are nice fish. If not spawned out probably over 7#. I have a scale that can do that. toast

    PM me where, if it was on the river. jester

    Ya and smile! waytogo

    Jacob P
    Posts: 11
    April 28, 2019 at 9:59 pm #1853506

    I hate my smile lol. I tested my scale at home on a 5lb weight and it varied from 4.5 to 5.2 but usually went 5. But I forgot to mention we also weighed it on my friends scale which said 4.5. I just have a real hard time believing that it wasn’t over 5. Anyone think the first fish is bigger than the second one?

    Dutchboy
    Central Mn.
    Posts: 16658
    April 29, 2019 at 7:48 am #1853529

    Personally 4.5 looks about right, but I wasn’t there. It’s your fish call it what you want. You will be the only one that knows if you are stretching it. Only things that matters is you had fun and it should have been a healthy release in these temps.

    Go get some more.

    ClownColor
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    The Back 40
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    April 29, 2019 at 8:21 am #1853535
    Jacob P wrote:

    I hate my smile lol. I tested my scale at home on a 5lb weight and it varied from 4.5 to 5.2 but usually went 5. But I forgot to mention we also weighed it on my friends scale which said 4.5. I just have a real hard time believing that it wasn’t over 5. Anyone think the first fish is bigger than the second one?

    Hence why i never bring a scale!

    It’s impossible to think anyone can measure or weigh a fish based off pics. Any smally over 20″ is great fish to brag about and those look like some hogs! nice work.

    mplspug
    Palmetto, Florida
    Posts: 25026
    April 29, 2019 at 9:50 am #1853553

    I never trusted my scale with the pond bass. I’d see guys on TV catching bass that looked about the same size as my 5# bass, but theirs were eyeballed at 8#. coffee

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