Jack. 10 Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 How big do you reckon this fish is, pounds kilo's or cm???This fish was caught in the Spencer Gulf.I think of this fish as my PB Snapper but I never measured it and I never weighed it. So far I've caught a 99cm Snapper and got a few 98cm, but I like to think this one was a 1 meter 20lber ????It is definately the hardest snapper I'd fought..... This fish hit a live squid and ran and ran. A lot of snapper don't like to come UP. This one was hard to bring IN, it ran a very long way. Infact my mate got worried I would be spooled and backed his boat up on her. (I'm not real proud of that fact, but it was a couple of years back lol April 2009 I think??)Anyway, the blood is from my other mate who never having gaffed a fish in his life, decided it was a great time to practice :ohmy: I let him know that the gaff was in him next if he missed :)The fish went home with a mate at the ramp who had a BBQ planned (I couldn't release her because of the depth and the gaff wound :evil: )Very fantastic fight.... Very heavy fish for my sore arms and an incredible memoryBut can any objective set of eyes pick it's size/weight ???? No offense to be taken lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest boys day out Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 How big do you reckon this fish is' date=' pounds kilo's or cm???This fish was caught in the Spencer Gulf.I think of this fish as my PB Snapper but I never measured it and I never weighed it. So far I've caught a 99cm Snapper and got a few 98cm, but I like to think this one was a 1 meter 20lber ????It is definately the hardest snapper I'd fought..... This fish hit a live squid and ran and ran. A lot of snapper don't like to come UP. This one was hard to bring IN, it ran a very long way. Infact my mate got worried I would be spooled and backed his boat up on her. (I'm not real proud of that fact, but it was a couple of years back lol April 2009 I think??)Anyway, the blood is from my other mate who never having gaffed a fish in his life, decided it was a great time to practice :ohmy: I let him know that the gaff was in him next if he missed :)The fish went home with a mate at the ramp who had a BBQ planned (I couldn't release her because of the depth and the gaff wound :evil: )Very fantastic fight.... Very heavy fish for my sore arms and an incredible memoryBut can any objective set of eyes pick it's size/weight ???? No offense to be taken lol[/quote']All I can say is well done Nice :woohoo: :woohoo: :clap: Jack. and Rickster 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rickster 0 Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 Bloody Big. Well done and nice pic, have yet to land myself something of that calibre on the metro grouds yet. My time will come sooner or later. :clap: :woohoo: Jack. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
USSR 0 Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 Bigger than my PB snapper anyway mate.........well done A metre and 9kg's.........sounds good to me Jack. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
snake 1 Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 nice fish mate i reckon nudging 20lb for sure Jack. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
weaver 271 Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 Measure your finger nail in the pic, then see how many times it goes the length of the snapper than measure the actual width of your nail and times it by how many times it fits in the photo, gives you a rough idea on its length snake 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jack. 10 Posted March 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 Smart guy Weaver, you know what, I will do this on the computer when I get home :)If it does go 1 meter, I'm going to call it as my PB. :):)And cheers Snake and USSr I would take 9kg any day. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
piratepom 3,197 Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 Nice fish Jack. :woohoo: Looks like 1m+ and 20lb+ to my very uneducated eyes. :pinch: If you had claimed it was 102cms and 9.1kgs(ie 20+lbs) I don't think anyone would have doubted that it was, and :c them if they did. Jack. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brenton 637 Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 yeah i reckon close to 20lb maybe not quite though. cheers brenton Jack. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Piranha 76 Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 Measure your finger nail in the pic' date=' then see how many times it goes the length of the snapper than measure the actual width of your nail and times it by how many times it fits in the photo, gives you a rough idea on its length[/quote']I was going to say measure from the tip of your thumb to the tip of your index finger and use that as the scale to see how many times it fits,, either way should work and give you a decent idea:) I'll say 99.9cm:whistle: cheers Jack. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
afishyfish 4 Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 How big do you reckon this fish is' date='[/quote']Pretty darn Big ? :clap:Agree with brention actually, 8.5 to 9 kilo perhaps. Nice fish whatever it weighs Jack. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the tommy king 0 Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 i reckon 8-9kg Jack. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rayray 0 Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 i rekn 8 Jack. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aldingabeachfisho 1 Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 Just legal I reckon lol. Nice fish mate I reckon pushing 1m and 9kg Jack. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hoopsy 697 Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 8kg Jack. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shane 0 Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 Hi jackI think she is pretty close to 9kg its hard to tell 8.8kg ? Nice fish very close to 20lb I recon Still she should have fed a few, very nice well done. Jack. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jack. 10 Posted March 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 Turns out you learn a lot from this site. Weaver's fingernail measure suggestion is the only one that seemed to work.Fishing diary says this fish was caught 10/2/2009... It's funny how your memory of the day and even the picture you take can blur the facts.My fingernail is 1.4cms long...I'll spare you the counting, turns out the fish was 92.4cms using the 'fingernail' method lol.Spose it's a good enough excuse to get out and have a crack at something bigger. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dale1396235468 0 Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 18lb Jack. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
urhookedfish 12 Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 Having read this post and having caught my 2nd or even 3rd 9.0Kilo fish had seen a few at this size.It was because of this I was going to say 18-20lb and did fear that some of the other fish of around 98-99cm ARE NO DOUBT IN FACT YOUR PB FISH.if youve caught 98&99cm fish then you have well and truely cracked 20lb in fact I would say closer to the 10kg mark. Jack. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
afishyfish 4 Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 Turns out you learn a lot from this site. Weaver's fingernail measure suggestion is the only one that seemed to work.Fishing diary says this fish was caught 10/2/2009... It's funny how your memory of the day and even the picture you take can blur the facts.My fingernail is 1.4cms long...I'll spare you the counting' date=' turns out the fish was 92.4cms using the 'fingernail' method lol.Spose it's a good enough excuse to get out and have a crack at something bigger.[/quote']Well done jack Just dont start biting your fingernails between taking the photo and measuring later :side: :whistle: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Borryking 6 Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 Based on 92cm and (from what I can tell) condition of the fish I would say around the 8kg mark, maybe a bit more. The 90cm fish in my avatar went 8kg and was in good nick Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Savagelip 4 Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 My 2c, Matching the length against a fish of the same species wouldn't necessarily give you the same weight, as fish differ in shape,size & from area to area. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jack. 10 Posted March 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 My 2c' date=' Matching the length against a fish of the same species wouldn't necessarily give you the same weight, as fish differ in shape,size & from area to area.[/quote']Yeah good point mate.We have a family fishing trophy That was started my my great grandfather. Each year in July we get the new name engraved on it. The trophy is for the biggest fish and so we go on length. Which does cause a few whispers through the year lol. But generally the biggest fish is a Snapper, so it's kinda fair.Since a lot of people (most) consider the weight of the fish the measure of size, I wouldn't mind getting myself some scales at some stage. I don't know if the lip scales would damage a fish if I was planning on releasing it??? I understand that supporting the belly is important tothe fishes survival, and with a healthy Snapper, it's hard enough making sure it's not out the water long and the air bladder has the air released.Since the end of this financial year will see me once again a boat owner, I wouldn't mind knowing some option that people use to weigh fish that are to be released????P.sThis is fish must be my PB then. caught off Ardrossan october last year... We launched from St Kilda though.... Long trip.... And I'm spewin I didn't get it weighed at the kiosk for the comp. But I thought the comp ran from November??? Anyway, here's the pic for our family comp Savagelip 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rollas 2 Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 Weigh them in the net. I put the hook of the scales into the handle of the net and that way the fish is supported. You can then deduct the weight of the net from the total.Doesnt hurt them and you can do it as soon as you bring them in the boat. Helps if the snapper lead is still in the net.... Jack. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
urhookedfish 12 Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 With the magic 10kg mark being 22.0462262185 LBSI think with that knobber of a fish you must be so close to it its not even funny.In my eyes youve cracked the 10KG mark!!.a feat in which Im still to do.Im still sitting on 9.1kg from the other night. My time will come. Patience Obe1...lol:ohmy: :ohmy: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jack. 10 Posted March 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 Cheers UHF :)I reckon our best bet is to use it as an excuse to get back out and onto the last of this seasons Reds :woohoo: and I will stop measuring my fish with fingernails and we ll just weigh in 16kg horses from now on :laugh: :laugh: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
afishyfish 4 Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 Cheers UHF and I will stop measuring my fish with fingernails and we ll just weigh in 16kg horses from now on :laugh: :laugh: Better off measuring them with a Double Bunger Thong if u ask me :woohoo: :whistle: Jack. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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