To weigh of measure

[HeaveToo]

One thing that I have noticed lately is that I am more about measurements than weight.  For instance, if I catch a fish I will usually measure big ones.  It makes a lot more sense to me if I say I caught a 22" fish versus an 8 pound fish. 

How about you all?  Do you weigh of measure?  What makes more sense to you, weight or measurements, if a friend says that they caught a big fish and give you a weight or a measurement?

Truthfully I am thinking for a really big fish I wouldn't mind doing both.  That way I could get a nice release mount.

[Scott Stankus]

I'm with you, I can visualize a fish much better if I'm given it's length rather than it's weight. Though I would also want to record both if I caught a really big fish!

--Scott

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[Jeffrey Silvan]

For me, it typically depends on the species, although I almost never carry measuring devices of any sort. Generally, bigger species I tend to measure in pounds. For most freshwater, I would measure in inches - like mentioned, a 22" bass helps me understand size better than saying 4.5 pounds. I also don't care if it's an 8 oz brook trout versus a 10 oz brook trout. With most saltwater, though, I prefer to measure in pounds. When I'm bluefin tuna fishing, inches only matter so you know whether it's legal commercial size, but inches don't matter when I go to sell it. You want the 95" fish that weighs 400 lbs, not the 100" fish that weight 380. Similarly, I have no concept of length when it comes to trophy redfish. Sailfish and marlin are the exception, though. I only estimate weight based on length and girth.

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[Aden]

The problem with weighing and measuring is that when you tell your fish tales you will know you are lying. :-)

[Bryan Lanier]

I like to approximate, then round up just to make sure I'm not lying!

On Thu, May 1, 2014 at 4:58 PM, Aden <aden...@gmail.com> wrote:

The problem with weighing and measuring is that when you tell your fish tales you will know you are lying. :-)

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[Carl Z.]

With bass, you go by pounds, with trout, by inches.  I don't know why, but it's convention.   To me, I usualy report in inches because I can measure it against my rod fairly accurately.

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