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8 1/2(Ish) On The Slammer

bankguy315
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I caught my first Big slammer fish today, pulled out the scale to get a weight and what do ya know the battery was dead. So I took measurements, this thing was def a football, 21"x 20"! (steel tape so girth could be a little off) Weight calculator says 8.6. Is that thing fairly accurate? Either way it was a good fish. 

 

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    Wow nice job!

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    • Super User

    Congrats! Can't wait to see a pic!

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    Just upload it to photobucket then copy and paste the img URL to your post.

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    I caught my first Big slammer fish today, pulled out the scale to get a weight and what do ya know the battery was dead. So I took measurements, this thing was def a football, 21"x 20"! (steel tape so girth could be a little off) Weight calculator says 8.6. Is that thing fairly accurate? Either way it was a good fish. Pic to big, working on it. 

     

    so you and I need to go fishing in the very near future! 

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    Just upload it to photobucket then copy and paste the img URL to your post.

    X2. It's really easy. Everyone should do this on here. Btw nice fish.
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    Congrats! Can't wait to see a pic!

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    • Super User

    Nice fish! What's your swimbait setup?

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    • Author

    Nice fish! What's your swimbait setup?

    Cardiff on a 7'6" BPS graphite series Musky rod(H). Got it from the flea market. Looking to upgrade to a swimbait rod next season

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    Nice fish! How was that fight!

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    There it is! Nice job. Fish looks every bit of 8 1/2.
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    • Super User

    Beast! Nicely done!

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    Nice fish! How was that fight!

    Made my heart skip, I was just giving up on the cast when she Smashed it 5ft from the bank!

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    • Super User

    Shaped like one of those Lake Biwa bass. Nice job!

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    I have found the calculator to be fairly accurate on typical shaped fish.  I suspect that it is not as accurate on odd shaped fish, but have no proof.   I'm thinking there is a a girth x girth x length/ 800 is 10.5 pounds.  This is another method, but not as often quoted.  You might split the difference.  

     

    Giant fish.  Get yourself a scale.

     

    Below is a 21.5" 10.49 pounder shocked by TWRA in TN

     

    You are the final judge.  Just giving you a comparison.  Your photo is a little hard to see.

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    Nice fish bankguy. Here is a recent picture of an actual 8lb-8oz bass for comparison. I weighed it but did not measure it. 

     

     

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    That fish is a tank! I can't get a Slammer bite to save my life this year for some reason  :dazed-7:

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