I caught a PB fish this past summer. I measured it at 48x21. This was the first fish I ever girthed. Some people told me it looked like it had a bigger girth than 21 inches. I'm no expert on this.

I measured the girth in the water with the fish in the net with a flexible sewing tape. I pulled the tape until it was just snug. Not loose on the fish, but not pulled tight either. I was pretty pumped up, and wanted to get the fish back in a hurry, so I might not have been around the thickest part of the fish, etc. OR, it may very well be 21 inches!

I heard that for using the weight calculators, the girth should be measuerd out of the water with the fish laying on a bump board. I have also heard people say this only inflates the true girth of the fish?

Is there a TRUE way to accurately measure girth for reporting and weight calculator purposes?

I attached a picture of the fish again. If anybody wants to commend on how close it looks to a 21" girth feel free, but this post wasn't meant to argue about this particular fish, it was to learn how to girth fish in the future. Two pictures at 2 different angles. For perspective I'm about 5'9" and 165 pounds.

Thanks,

curleytail

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