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| Hey guys, My buddy hooked into this while trolling for eyes last night.
We wanted to get her back in the water right away and let it go without measuring it. Can you guys give me a close estimate on the length from the picture?
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| id guess somewhere in the 44.5" to 46" range depending on the size of the dude |
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Location: Sw Pennsylvania | 48"ish
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Location: IL | 43 |
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| Id say 47-ish , nice fish. Big props to you and your buddy with being more concerned with releasing the fish alive and well over getting an exact measurement.
Edited by Ja Rule 11/16/2012 6:22 AM
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| Thanks guys. These things are really hard on walleye nets!! |
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Location: Maine Township, MN | allegheny river kid - 11/16/2012 5:42 AM
48"ish
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Location: Minnesota. | Ja Rule - 11/16/2012 6:21 AM
Id say 47-ish , nice fish. Big props to you and your buddy with being more concerned with releasing the fish alive and well over getting an exact measurement.
X3...!!!
Very nice fish. That must've been one H'uva tussle on walleye gear. Nice job handling her, man... Congrats.
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| Personally I feel that fish is pushing 50. H |
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| 45 - 47 ish, looking at a pic of a 47 I caught a few years ago. Great fish! |
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| How tall is your buddy? Guys that are 5"8 and under make fish look big  |
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| 47" as well |
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Location: Kansas City BBQ Capitol of the world | It's as big as that moment in time and without a measurement you'll never know.
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| Nice fish!! Guessing you weren't out for them? |
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Location: northern indiana | I'd say about 51.5" by the end of the story  |
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Location: IGH Minnesota | Ja Rule - 11/16/2012 6:21 AM
Id say 47-ish , nice fish. Big props to you and your buddy with being more concerned with releasing the fish alive and well over getting an exact measurement.
X4 Great looking fish! |
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Location: Elko - Lake Vermilion | Nice fish .... but since it's being held out towards the camera I 'd guess it to be about 43-44" |
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| On a more serious note, I'd say 47" would be pretty accurate. The guys who have never caught a 47" will tell you it's only 44". The guys who lie about every fish will tell you it's pushing 50", because it looks bigger than the last fish they told everyone was 50". But I am going with 47". |
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Location: SE Wisc and Vilas County | 46 to 47 gets my vote |
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Location: WI | 48-49". |
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| Pushing 50, nice fish.
Edited by BenR 11/17/2012 9:40 AM
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| 47-48 inches |
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| I doubt its pushing 50 personally. Nice one to anyone's standards though. Still say 46.5. Who cares why he wants to know? I think this is a good place to have a post like this. There are a ton of knowledgeable people on here who can assist and its fun for us to guess too! Thank you for posting this and I hope to see more of this sort of thing in the future!
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Location: Probably Minnesota that time... | Hard to say, but I'm 5'-7" tall and only weigh about 145lbs... looking at my photos, I'd say any where from 48-52". Nice fish!
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| Off topic but what is that piece on the boat with cup holders, tool holder, graph? That is obviously a custom part. Can you explain or provide some info? |
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Location: Eastern Ontario | IAJustin - 11/16/2012 10:23 AM
How tall is your buddy? Guys that are 5"8 and under make fish look big :)
What does his hight mater if you cant see his feet |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Close to 4'. Nice fish.
Sorry for the obscene stupidity, Samantha, we were hunting all day and recovering a deer last night. Some people are sophomoric. |
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Location: The desert | Sophomoric? That is generous. |
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| horsehunter - 11/18/2012 7:47 AM
IAJustin - 11/16/2012 10:23 AM
How tall is your buddy? Guys that are 5"8 and under make fish look big :)
What does his hight mater if you cant see his feet
Alot if this guy is 6'4"+ that fish is 50"+ no doubt about it! You are comparing the fish to his body frame (thighs up).
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| 4amuskie- Not sure what the purpose of the things are that look like cup holders, but that looks like a custome deck extension made by Randy Mulder of Modog's Runnin' Rod Racks [email protected]. He made an exension for my 690 and I am very sure that is his work. He does nice work and has creative ideas. |
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| Sorry guys. I was at BayDeNoc walleye fishing all weekend.
My buddy is 6 foot, 220 pounds if that helps.
Yes that is Modog's Rod Rack in the picture. The drink holders are used more for tossing snap weights, cranks, etc. into than for actually holding drinks. |
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| 4amuskie - 11/18/2012 7:06 AM
Off topic but what is that piece on the boat with cup holders, tool holder, graph? That is obviously a custom part. Can you explain or provide some info?
MrModog builds awesome deck extensions. Built in rear graph, rod holders, tool holders, etc. He does great work. Looks like factory, only better in most cases. |
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| Ahaaa. Thanks for the info on that. I just couldnt fiqure it out from the photo. I am familiar with his work and it is excellent stuff. Thanks |
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Location: 31 | 4amuskie - 11/19/2012 8:36 AM Ahaaa. Thanks for the info on that. I just couldnt fiqure it out from the photo. I am familiar with his work and it is excellent stuff. Thanks 100% agree on Randy's work being excellent! For anyone with a Ranger Fisherman series who's considering one, it's not just a running rod rack... the deck extension is perfect size for jumping between casting and trolling without having to deal with the cumbersome deck extension that Ranger makes. An added bonus is that your knees don't get beat up from the hard fiberglass corners without giving up much foot space because the rack does not extend all the way to the floor. As far as the fish length goes; the more pictures you use/post the better but it's going to be a guess and nothing more unless you use a professional. My guess would be something less than 50, like 47-49. If you want to get "amateur" scientific about it... print out full page pictures of all the available pictures and use the last knuckle of the finger as a 1" scale because its in the same plane as the fish... about as accurate as you'll be able to get. Good luck!
Edited by Jerry Newman 11/19/2012 9:13 AM
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| Really! 40", 42" Tops |
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| Howdy,
I really think it looks like a 50 or darn close. The guys not holding it out far and its a well built fish. I think, at the risk of being deleted, that a lot of people on this site diminish and marginalize any fish (or release for that matter) that they don't personally catch. This fish is no different. Congrats to him for a fantastic catch and release!
Take care,
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| Here's a little trick that I like to do. If you look at the space the guys hand compared to the distance between the anal and pelvic fins, it gives a pretty good idea. This takes away any distortion from hold the fish out as the hand is in the same exact spot as the fish. Now considering he is an average to above average size guy, I would say this fish is easily over 48 and possibly a 50. Not an exact science by any means, but it breaks the fish down into something less subjective. Yes, the guys hands might be extremely small, or big for that matter. But we are all just guessing right? Go look at your own pictures of known fish length and you will see what I mean. |
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Location: Lake "y" cause lake"x" got over fished | I would say that it is darn close to 50". I caught a 47" this year that doesn't look as large as this fish, but then again I am 6'5". I would say in the 48" - 50" range.
The fish in my image is a 47" fish
Edited by FAT-SKI 11/21/2012 3:36 PM
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Location: Sw Pennsylvania | Too me if you compare the size of the head on the fish to the size of the persons head holding it you can tell alot. And that fish has a big head.
Edited by allegheny river kid 11/21/2012 7:40 PM
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| sworrall - 11/18/2012 9:28 AM Close to 4'. Nice fish. Sorry for the obscene stupidity, Samantha, we were hunting all day and recovering a deer last night. Some people are sophomoric. I appreciate that, thank you. I know everyone gets a bit rough sometimes and that's fine, but that really crossed the line. As far as the fish goes my biggest (sadly) is a 45" and that fish there looks bigger than that. Her body is curved a bit so it'll be difficult to estimate by trying to recreate it. |
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