My Biggest Walleye Ever

I am only 15 years old, so this fish is pretty big to me!

this fish measured 27″ and just weighing over 4 pounds.

All I can say is that walleye fishing is one of the funnest thing a person can do. You guys might not consider this a trophy taken from the Mississippi river, but i havent fished the river much. Cant wait to go again!!!!!

Ryan

sure sounds like a trophy to me!

But I would check your scale ….. a fish that long in the river should weigh atleast 6lbs

CONGRAGUATIONS Ryan!!

predator2,

maybe our scale was wrong… We own a net with a scale build into it so it could be off a few pounds. That would make my day AGAIN if he weighed more than i had thought!

Thanks,

Ryan

Edited by Ryan on 07/04/01 02:36 PM.

A pretty solid rule of thumb for summer/fall eyes is 24″ = 5lbs. For every inch-they gain about 1 lb. So I would guess that you caught about a 7-8lb walleye. GREAT JOB!!!

Remember-fish gain weight on the way home, but the ruler never lies.

Big pat on the back for you kid. Nice fish! Even a skinny 27″er would weigh close to 7 pounds. I think that I can say to you from everyone here…congratulations. Beav

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dang nice fish….!! and you gotta loose this underestimating weight!! dont you know fisherman tend to go the other direction?? with that in mind… Ive seen plenty of guys call a fish 27 inches long a 10 pounder!! but seriously… for sure it was 7 minimum……

Hmmm, well I have been a eye seeker for longer than you been alive and I once landed a 5.3lb, (notice the .3). since it took 12 years to get that fish, I had a good lock on the numbers. Congrats Ryan, maybe after this weekend I can report the .3 going to .4, that alone would constitute a excellent summer of fishing to me.

Ps. Use the net option, put a piece of duck tape over the scale reading, IT DONT WORK.

Good job ryan. That is a great fish in anybodies book. I would have to agree with the others above, it probably was about 7 pounds……..hmmmmmmm, maybe 7.3………LOL

~~~~~~~~~Alkfish