Let play a game- Guess the Weight
Take from this what you will,
Over the last month or two there has been a few post on here with what i would call exagerated wieghts posted - personally it shits me and ruins what is otherwise a great fish -
Now we are all fisherman and tend to get a little excited when a good fish is boated, i have attached a photo of a Dhufish caught a recently when i took a couple mates out for a fish, when the fish was brought on board as you would expect the wieghts where bellowed out for all to here- wwwhhhhoaa look at that it`s gotta go ??????? I`ll let this run for a day or so and see what everyone reckons- then i`ll tell you what was bellowed out on Boating the fish/ estimation once the dust had settled / and actual wieght fromt the Co op scales.
I Know it`s hard not seeing the fish in the flesh but to help. Reel Thunnus 8000 ,Jig shimano slidend 160gm
This post is not having a go at anyone one personally but just to give maybe the less experianced/over exagerators a bit of an idea as to what there looking at.
Cheers Boomer
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Big bait,
BIG FISH !!!!!
tournament
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15
15
Braxi
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Nice fish
Im guessing about 16.5kg. Would have been a good one to get onto the boat!
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Zoggy84
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17.25
17.25
The name is Zoe.
If any1 but the wife asks im fishing, if she asks im at work.
Vinesh87
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Arms out 14kg
Arms out 14kg
Knot Big Enuff
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13.5 here
13.5 here
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Hesh
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Adam Gallash
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Who gives
Who cares what it weighed, its a decent fish and probably tasted goooood.
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harro
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lol
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thesupervisor
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ill go 15.3kg
ill go 15.3kg
getting the bottom line final answer from a bunch of blokes that use false names and put smiley faces at the end of paragraphs is not the best place in the world to get the information you seek.
OX
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My guess is around 11.5kg
And second Adams opinion who really cares as long as you are catching great fish that look good for a pic and taste great on the plate.
Buz
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Guessing length is coming
Guessing length is coming close to 95-100cm judging by the length of your Jig,and with the biggest Dhui caught on my boat by my mate going 93cm and weight 13.4kg, i would guess about 14kg?
I always like measuring fish more than weighing them. Bit harder to get a length wrong or exagerated than using rusted scales, the old bathroom scales, or good old guestimation. But its nice to always compare length to weight as somtimes a fishes girth can throw its weight out big time when compared to its length.
Almost a bit like guessing the weight of the piglet at the local country fair, and get a prize hahahaha :)
ricey
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Twelve kg
Or thirty if I caught it ....
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cuthbad
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16kg?http://fishwrecked.com/f
16kg?
http://fishwrecked.com/forum/pb-demersal-artificial
As said though, who cares what a fish weighs, and who cares if someone posts a pic overestimating the weight.....
MattMiller
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Game over
Cuthbad wins
trymyluck
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11kg ?
11kg ?
Jim
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New world record? 38kg? Just
New world record? 38kg?
Just kidding, bloody good fish on a weird jig.
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fishcrazy
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dhue
10.5 kg
Chris fish
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I'll say around 13 but I can
I'll say around 13 but I can almost guarantee numbers around 18-20 where shouted. I hate the people who claim stupid weights, only makes themselves look stupid and makes the rest of us honest fishermen look bad.
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sea-kem
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10
10
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grayzeee
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9-10kg
9-10kg
but maybe 16 . lol
If I spent half as long fishing , as I do reading this bloody forum , I'd be twice the fisherman I am.
scano
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I'm with grazee
I reckon between 9-10 kg's
Bloody nice fish and yes I agree weights and even sizes are often confused.
I am hoping to boat something of similar weight and size this weekend
Scano
Ryan C
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11kg
11kg maybe 12 cheers
Rig
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10-11
for me
piston broke
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9kgs
for me
Leemo
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16kgs
yep, cuthbad wins haha
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snappermiles
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different opinions
isnt it amazing to see all these different opinions on weight! there have been a few overexagerations, but you have to remember every phot tells a different tale the same fish in two seperate photos can change its look and what you think of its weight! so who really cares if they want to talk it up let them! its only there selves there kidding! good fish by the way! i was thinking 14kg
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Rick
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12.5
12.5 for me,
Nice fish whatever the weight
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Liam A
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Hard to tell with those
Stretch armstrongs.
rails8291
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Nice fish there mate
16kg
Simon C
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id say 13-14 from experience
id say 13-14 from experience but again gadget arms makes it hard to tell - nice fish anywhoo
Browny
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10.5kg for me.Nice fish on
10.5kg for me.
Nice fish on jig whateva!
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Bruce
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10< x <15
10kg < dhufish < 15kg
Andy Mac
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Nice fish
Buz is on the emoney for me... Best indicator based on the pic is the size of the jig (given the go-go gadget arms) it is the only measurable item close to the fish to give proper perspective as the hands are hidden.
If this is a 160gram jig its about 14cm long, so that makes the fish around 80 to 90cm maybe.
A 90 cm fish can vary in weight considerably based on its condition, so judging by the pic I would give it between 10 and 12kg. (Make that 10.5kgs on the knocker) I'm probably way off but thats my best shot.
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beau
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22kg
22kg
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gold
gold
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Troy Summers
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gotta be heavier than
gotta be heavier than that... he coulda just cupped it in both hands with that kinda weight ;)
Funnily enough I was gonna post a pic of me outstretched with a 20kg weight... and do my best to smile!! and I curl 60kg bars!!
Dhuvinile
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Defantly between 10-11kg
Defantly between 10-11kg
Andy Mac
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I should have clicked on the link
The other post claims it was weighed at 16kgs so I was way out. Just goes to show that pics can be very decieving.
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BOOMER
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Righto, - fish was called at
Righto,
- fish was called at least 20kg when it first floated up wide ( as big dhu`s do ).
- after bringing on board was called it for 18/19 maybe 20kg
I Dont normally wiegh fish unless i think there gonna go 20kg cleaned, (19.8 gilled and gutted is the closest i`ve ever come to the magical 20kg)
but on this day and being the biggest i`d caught on a jig i did, before wieghing it I called it for 15kg.
Ended up wieghing 16kg gills and gut still in.
Cheers Boomer
PS- those that called it for 9-10kg i want to come fishing where you go.
Big hook,
Big bait,
BIG FISH !!!!!
grayzeee
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Nice fish anyway.A fish
Nice fish anyway. Certainly illustrates how holding a fish out can skew the look
A fish should be weighed , guts in, as probably every other fisho would . Your 19.8 would have come perilously close to the magic number if you had.
Never know for sure now. Bugger.
If I spent half as long fishing , as I do reading this bloody forum , I'd be twice the fisherman I am.
cahal.dahm
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looks bigger then 16 IMO i
looks bigger then 16 IMO i would of called 17-18, good fish!
UncutTriggerInWA
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Nice fish Boomer! Good post too.
The one sitting on my lap went just about right on 20kgs. I couldn't hold it out I was too stuffed. You recon anyone believes me?? LOL.
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