I saw this and thought those of you that fish a lot with out a scale may want to be able to weigh your fish!!!!
One of the best ways to weigh a fish is to keep a ruler or tape measure in the tackle box.
Wanting to know how much that trout weighs, but you don't have a scale?
To estimate the weight of a trout, use this formula:
* Weight (lbs.) = length x girth x girth
800
For example, if the trout is 15 inches long and its girth (the distance around its body at its widest point) is 9 inches, it weighs about 1.5 pounds (15x9x9 = 1,215 / (divided by) 800 = 1.51).
Formulas for a few other species are as follows:
* Walleye: length x length x length / divided by 2,700
* Northern Pike: length x length x length / 3,500
* Bass: length x length x girth / 1,200
-fwp-
One of the best ways to weigh a fish is to keep a ruler or tape measure in the tackle box.
Wanting to know how much that trout weighs, but you don't have a scale?
To estimate the weight of a trout, use this formula:
* Weight (lbs.) = length x girth x girth
800
For example, if the trout is 15 inches long and its girth (the distance around its body at its widest point) is 9 inches, it weighs about 1.5 pounds (15x9x9 = 1,215 / (divided by) 800 = 1.51).
Formulas for a few other species are as follows:
* Walleye: length x length x length / divided by 2,700
* Northern Pike: length x length x length / 3,500
* Bass: length x length x girth / 1,200
-fwp-