Estimating weight of fish

[cause]

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this seems to line up well with what we have found so far with the fish that we have measured and weighed this year in NC.

This weight formula got me interested and a quick google search provided this
How to Measure Fish
The formula in question is explained as well as a couple of others, along with the proper way to measure the fish for use in the formula.
Thanks for the information

[Rees Guide]

15" fish here is 2 pounds any time of the year, 17 is pushing 3 in the summer and we'll over 3 in the spring. Its all relative to your location, Grenada fish are just heavier much like Arkabutla and Washington. Sardis is good but not in their class. Enid fish seem to be a little skinny compared to the other of the Big Four. Caught a 16.5 inch fish at Okatibbee couple of summers ago that weighed 1.75, the same length fish on Grenada would have been 2.5 easy and probably more.
Get a good set of scales and then compare them to someone's tourney scales and take the guess work out.

[NIMROD]

15" fish here is 2 pounds any time of the year, 17 is pushing 3 in the summer and we'll over 3 in the spring. Its all relative to your location, Grenada fish are just heavier much like Arkabutla and Washington. Sardis is good but not in their class. Enid fish seem to be a little skinny compared to the other of the Big Four. Caught a 16.5 inch fish at Okatibbee couple of summers ago that weighed 1.75, the same length fish on Grenada would have been 2.5 easy and probably more.
Get a good set of scales and then compare them to someone's tourney scales and take the guess work out.

I'm with you on length / weight . I see fish on some lakes here in Arkansas 15'' is well over 2 lb mark in spring and some lakes in summer 16'' can be well under .

[ccm]

Thanks to everybody for their input.

Merry Christmas

Charlie

[doggone]

I always have digital scales with me ....but don't often weigh fish of any kind anymore...cause I just don't care much. From the ones I have checked over the years the chart above is very close. I weighed a couple over the last year ... one was 16.5" and weighed 2lb 11 oz. and had eggs. One that was 16" and weighed 2lb 6oz and had eggs. Have not caught a 17" plus in a while to check. You have the odd fish that is under or over the weight for length here and there....but all in all the length is pretty consistent for weight for all species. Oh yeah I weighed a white bass that was 18" or there abouts forgot exactly but it weighed 3lbs 14oz.It was a big female with eggs and out of the Mississippi and the white bass there are hefty for length. You check em I think you will find a pretty close correlation to length of course with the odd one now and then,and a little adjustment for the body of water your fishing.