Just this weekend two guys told me they caugth a seven pound smallmouth in local rivers and creeks (one worked at Gander Mountain the other a random guy at the boat ramp). The point being the state record here is 7.4#. Now what are the chances of that...

I always say, "You would be surprised how much the fish don't weigh".

 

I think BS is just something in fishing we have to deal with whether it be ego or ignorance.

 

There are always people fishing the lakes/ponds in my developement who tend to tell untruthful fish tales.

One guy swore up and down that he caught a 14 lb striper. When I asked if he weighed it he went on a tangent of how he has caught stripers in NY and knows what they look like and how much they weigh, blah, blah, blah. He probably caught a nicely colored 4 LB LMB.

 

Another guy started bragging that he caught a smallmouth. He didn't want to hear it that it was probably a warmouth.

 

A kid brags that he caught an 8 pounder. Same kid sees me catch a 3 pounder. His reply was. "That's bigger than my 8 pounder". lol

 

I have named my scale the Lie Detector.

"All fishermen are liars, but not all liars are fishermen!"

 

That ole sayin' is just for fun, no offense intended or directed towards anyone.

 

-Kent

i hooked my personal best last year. got it in and thought man that is a decent fish. stuck it on my scale and and it said 5.4. thought uhmmmm looks bigger than that to me. threw it back and went on. couple days later i got to thinking about it and went and grabbed my scale. im in hvac and have VERY accurate scales used for freon. stuck some stuff on the scale until it weighed 5.4. then moved it over to the freon scales...........7.4. point being check your scales because they arent always right either!