Trophy size of numerous species of fish was first described in the literature by Gabelhouse 1984 to assess fish stocks that included creation of the standard weight and relative weight values. Some of the sizes for his definition of trophy fish included:
Standard weight in pounds follows for some of the more common fish.
BG 12" 1.61 lb
BC-blue cat 45"
BCP 15" and White WCP 2.28 lb
CC 36" 19.84 lb
GSF 12"
HSB 25" 8.71 lb
LMB 25" 9.35 lb
NP 44" 22.04 lb
PSF 12" 1.6 lb
RES 13" 1.63 lb
RKB-Rock Bass 13" 1.68 lb
SMB 20" 4.7 lb
SPB-Spotted Bass 20" 4.46 lb
WE 30" 11.36 lb
YP 15" 1.96 lb
Gabelhouse, D.W. 1984. A length-categorization system to asses fish stocks. N.Am.J.Fish. Mgmt. 4:371-384.
Last edited by Bill Cody; 05/29/12 09:58 PM.
