Let's make a standard weight chart. This sounds like a very good project for the active members of pondboss forum. We could all start taking measurements and weights for HBG (bluegill x green sunfish) to create our own standard weight table. This is how the standard weights were originally determined for most of the fish species. Hundreds or thousands of fish were collected and the measurements of length and weight were taken usually during research projects. Then determine average for each size category was calculated.
Get your fish poles out, get a ruler and a food or postal scales, collect some bait and go fishing. Get your kids to help as a family project. Report back here with your results. There are members that will gladly tabulate the data.
Here are the first lengths & weights(ave) from the book (K.D. Carlander).
Total Lgn Weight
inches(mm) ounces (grams)
4.8 (124mm) 1.38 (41g)
5.3 (135mm) 2.0 (59g)
8.58(218mm) 11.3 (336g)
Last edited by Bill Cody; 07/25/14 06:49 PM.
