How big is this Walleye?

[James77]

Hey Guys,

 

I caught this earlier this spring, didn't have a tape measure unfortunately so I couldn't get a measurement.

 

It dwarfed some 25" fish we got earlier that night, but it was fairly thin.

For reference I'm about 6'4 300 pounds so I might make the fish look a bit small lol.

 

Hoping some walleye experts could chime in with some guesses.

 

James

[BillM]

Maybe 6-7lbs? It doesn't seem overly girthy.

[mike rousseau]

I'm the same size

 

I'm putting at 8-9 pounds...

 

To skinny to make 10 pounds

[Terry]

under 10lbs

 

but nice fish

[James77]

Any guesses on the length? It was very skinny for it's size but fought like a champ. Cool story as I got him on, fought him and he came off.

Tossed the lure into the current again and boom back on.

[BillM]

Measure it next time and you'll know for sure

[landry]

That's funny Bill.

It's a nice fish. 7 pounds tops I think though.

[Fisherpete]

I'm going with Mike's guess of 8-9lbs... he catches a lot of walleye!

[bare foot wader]

a few measurements of the picture with some quick math and you'd get an accurate guess on length

 

beauty fish, the 6-7lb guess looks about right to me

[Steve]

i'd say 6-7lbs.

[Nipfisher]

29 inches

[Nipfisher]

take a measurement from your right shoulder to your left elbow and add on 5-7 ore inches.

[mike rousseau]

For anyone trying to ballpark a weight a trick I use that's pretty accurate is anything from 24" up to about 30" is about an inch a pound if they're a healthy looking fish...

 

24"= 4lbs

25"= 5lbs

26"= 6lbs

27"= 7lbs

28"= 8lbs

29"= 9lbs

30"= 10lbs

 

This is a guideline that is usually withing 0.5 of a pound...

 

If they're skinny take off 0.5-1 pound...

 

If it's December and they're obese... Add 0.5-1lb

 

So next time if you don't have a scale... Measure it... No tape measure then line it up on your rod... Or cut a piece of line the length of the fish and measure afterwords...

Edited September 25, 2014 by Mike Rousseau

[James77]

Thanks guys, next time I will. It was a minute or so walk back to the cottage and I wanted to get this guy back quick. Next time I'll have a tape on me for it.

 

Thanks Mike, that's a cool tool to use.

 

James

[mike rousseau]

For everyone else... The I'm about the same size as James...

 

This walleye is 7lbs... And I'm holding it out

 

Fishing pictures suck when your a big dude...

 

Edited September 25, 2014 by Mike Rousseau

[Terry]

it's always hard to tell how big they are in a photo

 

 

 

 

 

 

[mike rousseau]

it's always hard to tell how big they are in a photo

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'm dizzy

[Spiel]

I'm curious to know how it dwarfed earlier fish of the stated 25" if you didn't have a tape measure?

 

Nice fish though, extremely green in colouration.

[James77]

We would bring them up to check them to see if they were keepers or not. This one was clearly not a keeper size so there was no point in checking until afterwards when we wanted to know how big it was.

[chris.brock]

sounds like a hot spot

 

if you tell me where you caught it, I will try to recapture it and get a length and weight for you (smiley face)

[James77]

I wish I could share this spot however there is already too much angling pressure as is. It's a small bay with 4 or 5 cottages on it and people casting in every direction. Can be a nightmare sometimes.

[Old Ironmaker]

If you want to measure a fish without a tape hold the head to the tip of your finger and take note of where on your outstretched arm the tail sits. Then measure that distance when you can. A real hard core guy would tattoo measurements to the arm. For some guys that tell me they catch some real monsters they would have to tattoo increments to their legs or higher.