I know this is a bit off key, but I just thought I'd share because of what my wife told me today. I am also curious if anyone else has a stick trophy like mine. One day last year, I was fishing the Williams Fork, just above the Colorado. My friend and I had hiked the 20-30 min to the river, and just as I landed the nicest brown I ever caught, approx. 24", I realized I had left the camera in the car. My friend, Chuck, quickly found a stick, put it next to the big guy, and broke it "to length". I now have that stick on my wall in my office. I thought that was kind of goofy, but today my wife informed me she met a guy in the Springs who has the same thing, nearly the same size as well. They had a good laugh! Just thought I'd share and see just how many of you may have done something similar? Good fishin' to ya! ;D
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That is a good one. I don't have a stick trophy, but I do have something similar. A few years ago I was wade fishing a small creek just behind my house in Huntsville AL. Because it was so close, often I would only grab my fly rod, leaving my vest behind to run out for a few casts before the sun would go down. Well, I had always caught plenty of largemouths in the 2-3lb range, but this day I was stripping a 4 inch clouser just for kicks and grins when WHAM a huge sow slammed my streamer. After a nice fight I landed her and realized immediately-no camera, no tape measure, no nothing. I know the formula to get weight from girth and length, so using one hand I gently held her in the water. Using my mouth and other hand, somehow I managed to break off my leader. Using the leader I made a loop around her widest point, and tied it off. Then I used the same piece to measure her length. It was a difficult task at best, but after a few moments, she swam away unhurt, and I still keep that old piece of mono. Still with the loop, along with all the fishing junk I've kept over the years.
The formula (for bass) is (2L X G) / 1200 = W. I'd tell you all just what the measurements were but then, none of you would believe me anyway...
The formula (for bass) is (2L X G) / 1200 = W. I'd tell you all just what the measurements were but then, none of you would believe me anyway...
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