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
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