What do you think it weighed

Got another big cat today. It was 32” long. Check out the belly – what do you think a cat this size will weigh???

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21.75 pounds

25 or close to it!

26.83.What did i win?

Oh i forgot,is that a green sunfish?

According to in-fishermans catfish conversion chart , about 14 #

I didn’t get a weight on it so there will not be a winner. Other than me. Heck of a battle on 8lb. Test and a medium action rod. Probably took about 15-20 minutes to land it.

Mike m wrote:

According to in-fishermans catfish conversion chart , about 14 #

I think this fish weighed more than that. My guess is it was close to 20. Crazy thick fish. Those things are hard to get a grip on their lower jaw.

Sorry to burst your bubble but that chunky channel cat 32″ long wouldn’t have exceeded 14 lbs.

I don’t even get out a scale until they’re 34″ over and that isn’t even 16 lbs typically.

You need to break 38″ to hit 20# and it better be FAT!!

Look at the ugly mug on that thing.

I’d guess at least 175 lbs.

FishBlood&RiverMud wrote:

Sorry to burst your bubble but that chunky channel cat 32″ long wouldn’t have exceeded 14 lbs.

I don’t even get out a scale until they’re 34″ over and that isn’t even 16 lbs typically.

You need to break 38″ to hit 20# and it better be FAT!!

I’m sure you have a better idea than me. You catch a lot more of them than I do. It just seemed really heavy. I’ve held a fair amount of northern near and over 20lbs and this felt close to what I remember them feeling like. Probably because they are shorter and seem so much fatter.

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Maybe your northerns are actually 14-16#s?

Dusty Gesinger wrote:

Maybe your northerns are actually 14-16#s?

Dusty Gesinger wrote:

Maybe your northerns are actually 14-16#s?

That could be

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I caught one years ago about the same length, and in summer. It weighed 22lbs and change. Im not an expert and not much of a cat fisherman anymore.

If the length was measured accurately, and it’s obviously on the fatter side, then definitely somewhere between 15-18lbs. I’ve caught several 34″ 20lbers, but only in Canada where they grow slow and old and fat.

This chart is pretty accurate.

http://www.kingofthecats.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/LWG-chart.pdf

Who cares that’s a really nice channel cat!!