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#272619 10/27/11 12:28 PM
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I looked in the archives, and didn't see one for HSB. Does anybody know of a place where it can be found, or even a chart that says say a 6", HSB should be "X" weight? Ideally, I'd like to find out the weight of fish of all sizes.


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Scott, a 6 inch HSB in October will have a serious relative RW differntial than a 6 inch HSB in late winter/early spring that was held over in a racway all winter.

I know you can tell a skinny fish from a fat one ...
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Fat HSB


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George why was one skinny and one fat ?

I will check on RW info.
















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Caught the skinny HSB after we thought had removed all HSB from "grow-out" pond to main pond and had quit feeding.
Moral to story - HSB get fat on AQMX 600 ...



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This is not for relative weights of the fish but it will provide Standard Weights of many sport fish. You can download it from the Inspired By Nature website. Program was created by a friend when he worked at IBN as their fishery biologist. He used the info from Dr. Willis' Fishery Techniques book to help create this handy program.
http://www.ibnature.com
on this page: http://ibnature.com/pond_maintenance_products.htm
Under Fisheries Management Services, look for "Our Fish Calculator"

Hybrid Striped Bass (HSB) Standard Weight
6"=0.1 lb, 8"= 0.24 lb, 10" 0.49 lb, 12"= 0.87 lb, 14"= 1.41 lb, 16"= 2.15 lb

This post was also placed in the Common Pond Q&A Archives under the topic of Relative Weight Charts.

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Bill, this is the weight/length IBN Fish Caculator I have used for years and I find it quite accurate.




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Thanks Bill! (and George)


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Where ya been George? Hadn't seen you on here in a while... Figures talk of HSB would bring you out of hiding!

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Hey George, what do ya reckon that top beauty weighed? And the bottom one? Any guesstimate how old these fellas were?


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Guessing about 4 & 5 lbs and three years old ...
I measure and weigh each and every HSB I photgraph and can go back to records if need be but don't want to.
I supplemental stock each year so hard to know exact age - Eric can tell you age and growth rates since he has stocked HSB only once and is better at keeping records than I. ... grin



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Originally Posted By: CJBS2003
Where ya been George? Hadn't seen you on here in a while... Figures talk of HSB would bring you out of hiding!

Travis you really don’t want to know … grin ,,, really appreciate your asking!
Been hiding out in my recliner on a BlueBell diet trying to regain 20 lbs of muscle loss after two years of chemo, radiation, two major surgeries with massive infections, total of 16 days in hospital with phone calls and visits from most special PB friends ever, telling me “don’t give up – don’t give up –don’t give up – so I didn’t have any options other than to move forward. Record number of endless Texas 100+ days w/o rain kept me housebound this summer.

Clean CT scan last month – no cancer!!!!!
My doc told me that knowing what a 85+ year old was going through, he had serious doubts I would make it - I fooled him and now his favorite patient!!!!

A lesson for you youngsters – get in shape and stay in shape if you want to survive old age – it’s not for sissies as Art Linkletter once said.

I had to decide to move on or give up my favorite fishin’ hole and I’m not much inclined to run … so now have upgraded my aeration system to survive further Texas droughts and heat waves and done supplemental HSB and LMB stocking – I’m moving on even if having to use a stick to keep from falling in the ponds…

Gonna go to deer camp next week tho and then back to flinging flies at my favorite pond fish – y’all know – HSB rule – makes the hair stand up on the back of your neck and want to throw rocks at LMB …

Thanks to all of my PB friends that have provided support and prayers.
Couldn’t have made it without you!
George


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Originally Posted By: george1
Clean CT scan last month – no cancer!!!!!
My doc told me that knowing what a 85+ year old was going through, he had serious doubts I would make it - I fooled him and now his favorite patient!!!!


That is just great to hear.

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George - Keep up the good efforts.


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George, I appreciate you taking the time to see me 2 years ago, and again last year. I knew you'd pull thru, but I also knew that it'd be a fight.

Now that the weather has cooled off (a bit for you - it was 30°F here this a.m.) go and show us more fish pictures!


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George there never has nor ever will be any quit in you.

I really don't have many records on the HSB. It is one species I try to leave alone. Put them in , grow them out and let the kids catch them and yell as the rod bends. We have 4 yr old HSB that are 8+ lbs. At 2 years they were 3-4 lbs.
















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Originally Posted By: ewest
We have 4 yr old HSB that are 8+ lbs. At 2 years they were 3-4 lbs.

Thanks Eric, that's my experience as well but guesswork since supplement stock a few each year.
Don't be shy about CPR tho - they don't become hook shy as LMB.



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Not shy about fishing for them or keeping them alive. A number have been caught and the rest are nearing their life expectancy. Will add more @10-12 inches soon.
















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You have grown some beauts!!!!!
Annual stocking "ladder" really works well to have a new crop maturing each year.



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George, I'm putting 50 in the pond this Fall @ 11" or so.


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Scott, I see some FANTASTIC HSB on the fly in your future!
Hang on for some knuckle busters ... cool



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Glad to hear the clean CT scan. Keep up the fight George. My grandfather is 87 now and has so many things wrong with him he can't count all his ailments on 2 hands, but he's fighting too. Glad you could come back and spend some time on here!

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Thanks Travis, give your GrandPop my best regards!



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George, it'll be interesting to see how fast they'll grow. I will be feeding the RBT all winter long, I don't know if the HSB will be taking advantage of any of the pellets.


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HSB will actively eat down to about 45 F +-.
















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It's in the low 50's now.......


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