moses Posted July 12, 2019 Report Share Posted July 12, 2019 I caught a 26. inch Walleye but wondering what it's weight might be.No scale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiel Posted July 12, 2019 Report Share Posted July 12, 2019 You need a girth measurement as well to get a decent estimation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinker Posted July 12, 2019 Report Share Posted July 12, 2019 5-7lbs 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smitty55 Posted July 13, 2019 Report Share Posted July 13, 2019 As a general rule I've always found that 25"=5lb, 26'=6lb, 27'=7lb... 30"=10lb, 31"=11lb etc. I've never caught anything bigger than 31.5" which actually was 11.5 lb too so I can't really say when they get bigger than that. Cheers 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captpierre Posted July 13, 2019 Report Share Posted July 13, 2019 That’s a whopper anyway 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moses Posted July 13, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2019 Thanks for your feed back.guys. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillM Posted July 13, 2019 Report Share Posted July 13, 2019 15 hours ago, Sinker said: 5-7lbs Yup, good bet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moses Posted July 14, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2019 On 7/12/2019 at 9:38 PM, smitty55 said: As a general rule I've always found that 25"=5lb, 26'=6lb, 27'=7lb... 30"=10lb, 31"=11lb etc. I've never caught anything bigger than 31.5" which actually was 11.5 lb too so I can't really say when they get bigger than that. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moses Posted July 14, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2019 Sounds about right. I should try to locate my scale. I have one I just placed it in a safe location.?.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmeyer Posted July 14, 2019 Report Share Posted July 14, 2019 The old formula for a fish with average girth was length x length x length divided by 2500 for walleye and 3500 for pike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhioFisherman Posted July 15, 2019 Report Share Posted July 15, 2019 On 7/12/2019 at 9:38 PM, smitty55 said: As a general rule I've always found that 25"=5lb, 26'=6lb, 27'=7lb... 30"=10lb, 31"=11lb etc. I've never caught anything bigger than 31.5" which actually was 11.5 lb too so I can't really say when they get bigger than that. Cheers I caught a 28 inch walleye at Pointe Au Baril one year and it weighed 8 pounds on the camp spring scale, my buddy caught one there too that was just over 31 inches and weighed 9 pounds on the same scale. You could see the difference in the fish though, mine was a normal healthy looking fish, his must have been old or not feeding right because it had a big head and a very slim body. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smitty55 Posted July 15, 2019 Report Share Posted July 15, 2019 13 hours ago, OhioFisherman said: I caught a 28 inch walleye at Pointe Au Baril one year and it weighed 8 pounds on the camp spring scale, my buddy caught one there too that was just over 31 inches and weighed 9 pounds on the same scale. You could see the difference in the fish though, mine was a normal healthy looking fish, his must have been old or not feeding right because it had a big head and a very slim body. Yea that's why I said generally, there will always be exceptions of course for skinny or very fat fish. Sometimes it can depend on certain waterbodies as well that have poor or amazing forage bases. I was mostly going by fish I have caught and weighed. Cheers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moses Posted July 15, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2019 2 hours ago, smitty55 said: Yea that's why I said generally, there will always be exceptions of course for skinny or very fat fish. Sometimes it can depend on certain waterbodies as well that have poor or amazing forage bases. I was mostly going by fish I have caught and weighed. Cheers I noticed that over the years that fish in general can be lighter or darker color in certain water bodies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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