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| You cant judge weight by a photo very accurately this fish is between 35-45 lbs  . The Iowa state record was only 52" long and weighed over 50 lbs......so BS if you think a 51" fish cant weigh 40 lbs you are wrong. ...we will never know what the fish weighed but it most definitely COULD be over 38 lbs....especially an October Georgian Bay fish.
Edited by IAJustin 2/28/2012 11:20 AM
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| Okay, if we are looking for that kind of accuracy, let's have some fun with it then. If it was 54" like Pepsi says, then it could have been 65lbs like Ken O'Brien's 54"er, both of those fish both are from Georgian Bay.
Seriously, the only thing that *really* matters is the length estimate for his replica at this point. I hope it's obvious I know what I'm talking about and was just being sincere in trying to answer his question to the best of my ability. I'm not posting here to argue with you or Pepsi, everyone's entitled to their opinion.
However, I'm guessing he would be pretty disappointed if he paid big bucks for a 54" replica only to find that it was a gross exaggeration of the fish he caught. As a matter of fact, I think it would be cool when he gets the replica, he posts a picture of him in a similar pose, just to see if we got it close with the 51 3/4" guess. |
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| Looking at the angle of Tims arm I wouldn't say he's holding the head very far from his body, that monster just has a really big head. I don't have a clue on weight as I never weigh my fish but definately would go with approximately 53" give or take a bit. Nice fish!
Man I'm ready for open water...
Edited by musky-skunk 2/28/2012 1:40 PM
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| Really? I see the fish being held at a pretty good angle with the head obviously being closer to the camera than the tail.
Strike a similar pose cradling the side of the fish with your lower hand while holding your other hand on the side *away* from the camera. You will see that just the width of the fish already puts it at an angle.
Now if you look at how the tail is basically behind him, there is no reasonable explanation other than the fish is at a good angle. How else does the tail end up behind him? I think it's sufficient proof that that the fish is at enough of an angle to distort the size of the head enough to fool some learned people here into thinking it has a huge head. I would estimate that his hand is about 12" behind the backside of the jaw, and the body of the fish is touching his leg to get the tail behind him like that.
Not convinced yet? The angle also explains why the fish seems to taper so much toward the tail, kind of the same affect as looking down a set of rail rail tracks.
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Location: Ontario | Cool Stuff...Im posting a picture of a Buddys fish with a freaky looking prehistoric head...Also a question on legallity of fish being caught within slot limits
The best thing about the banter of size is how passionate everyone is about this species.Glad I found it |
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| Sounds good Tim, are you willing to put a picture up here when you get the replica so we can compare the size?
I looked at the other thread fish photo and the reason it looks prehistoric to you is because the head is even closer to the camera than this one. That photo really demonstrates how dramatic perspective can be in a photo, cool looking fish for sure though!
With that said, if you look closely at this photo you'll see that you are even leaning back a little to offset the weight of the fish, thereby putting more distance between your head and the fishes head.
Thanks for putting this photo up here, and I hope I was able to add some insight that you can use.
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Location: Ontario | Most definetly. Going on Saturday to start the process. Check out the website,its pretty awseome stuff
advancedtaxidermy.com |
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| Tim check out the poker table he has with the fish inside it ,it will blow your mind what those guys do. |
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Location: Ontario | yea I did !! Pretty cool eh ?
Cant wait to go there Saturday. All in about $1200 including mount.My wifes going to freak !!!! But I'll tell you one thing.That fish is only going to get bigger.... |
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