South East Nice bass 7lbs

[Leginfisher]

Nice one mate!

I can’t subscribe to this measuring bollox that seems to infest sea angling now.
As VB says, weights can vary hugely with fish of the same length.

It really doesn’t take long to stick a fish in a folding weight sling and put it on a decent pair of scales.
Each to their own I suppose, but the weight of a fish is a definitive answer to the question with no grey areas.

You are right, weighing gives a definitive answer to the size. Trouble is so many are quick to challenge the weight quoted and I'm sure quite rightly so based on some alleged weights of some fish you occasionally see being held out for the camera! Hence I think a lot now just take a picture of the length as it avoids all the sarcastic comments. It's also quicker and easier for a release if you aren't keeping it. For our Norway trips we used to go on length for halibut and weight of coalfish and cod when determining who'd won the pots for these species but now go on measurement as better chance for the cod and coalies to survive as a quick measure and back they go. Its very possible that the longest may not be the heaviest but everyone accepts that and pay out is on length.

 

[Mr Fish]

You are right, weighing gives a definitive answer to the size. Trouble is so many are quick to challenge the weight quoted and I'm sure quite rightly so based on some alleged weights of some fish you occasionally see being held out for the camera! Hence I think a lot now just take a picture of the length as it avoids all the sarcastic comments. It's also quicker and easier for a release if you aren't keeping it. For our Norway trips we used to go on length for halibut and weight of coalfish and cod when determining who'd won the pots for these species but now go on measurement as better chance for the cod and coalies to survive as a quick measure and back they go. Its very possible that the longest may not be the heaviest but everyone accepts that and pay out is on length.

Yep definitely length is all you can really do with halibut.

I did take a sling this year for any bigger cod but when it was needed it was still in my lost tackle case ?

Generally I don’t like hanging fish off scales hooks now so for bass, hounds, ray etc over here I use the sling, works quite well. Also minimalises handling as well, which is all good.

 

[Cfish]

Yep definitely length is all you can really do with halibut.

I did take a sling this year for any bigger cod but when it was needed it was still in my lost tackle case ?

Generally I don’t like hanging fish off scales hooks now so for bass, hounds, ray etc over here I use the sling, works quite well. Also minimalises handling as well, which is all good.

just clonk them on the bonce and fillet em?

 

[Had1]

just clonk them on the bonce and fillet em?

Had bass for dinner 2 nights in a row rest in freezer ?
Tbh I would of put it back but was deep hooked so rather than see it struggling off bleeding took it.

 

[geordiejim]

well done, crackin fish