Went fishing for crappie at my neighbor's largest pond this afternoon. Water was freezing but it didn't keep the fish from biting with a slow presentation with a tandem rigged salmon Trout Magnet on an ultralight. Thought I hooked into a sunken log until the drag started screaming. Manage to land this fat 4lb LMB.
Caught about two dozen BC, a small YP, and a pretty HBG.
JHAP ~~~~~~~~~~ "My mind is a raging torrent, flooded with rivulets of thought cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives." ...Hedley Lamarr (that's Hedley not Hedy)
What? no photo of the HBG??? Those darn LMB get all the good press......
"Forget pounds and ounces, I'm figuring displacement!"
If we accept that: MBG(+)FGSF(=)HBG(F1) And we surmise that: BG(>)HBG(F1) while GSF(<)HBG(F1) Would it hold true that: HBG(F1)(+)AM500(x)q.d.(=)1.5lbGRWT? PB answer: It depends.
That's a nice looking LMB. If you catch any that are larger, I'd advise against holding them that way - you can hurt (read that as damage) the fish. Use 2 hands to support them. Larger LMB have had their jaw broken, and the damage doesn't show up until months later.