Pretty cool Jason. Awesome growth.
I can't recall when you caught the 2.22 lb LMB in October ... but when I plug it in for 10/15/24 I get a weight yesterday of 2.495 lbs. So could have been the fish you recently caught, I guess we will never know. One of Learning's fish is tracking just like that. I know it's the same fish because he tagged it ... its also pretty cool to see Learnin's fish reaching their potential. There are other members enjoying ad libitum growth of their LMB too.
Already, your original stocking is old enough that the model will start overestimating the weight of males. By this time next year, perhaps the shortest female will be longer than the longest male. This eventually happens given enough age and growth. Anyway, averaging the dates between January and today (2/15/25) I get an average weight of 2.29 lbs. But keep in mind that the model is formally for the females and so the mature males diverging below the model will scew samples containing mature males below the modeled average. IMO, the model doesn't apply to males larger than 11". Underperforming fish will be comprised mostly of males.
