Author Topic: How weight do you think? (Read 7073 times)

coonhunter · « **on:** April 12, 2008, 07:43:56 PM »

I got this fish about 4 years ago Whee.. I was all pumped after got fish out, it was big fish! how much weight do you think?

I was fishing alone down river and there was a two little boys standing by me live around here and after I got fish out and asked him to take a picture of it. Oh no, not a good picture but better than nothing. so I release it. Cuz It was almost dark fish

I couldnt hold this fish longer cuz my arm was dying by pulling hard for while.

Could this king mouth cover my head with their mouth? What a big king.

coonhunter

Red Dawg · « **Reply #1 on:** April 12, 2008, 08:05:20 PM »

that thing is a monster. good call throwing it back. Still a great catch though.

robodad · « **Reply #2 on:** April 12, 2008, 08:10:48 PM »

55-65 lbs Just a guess,

Nice fish, what a fight I bet !!

Houndhunter · « **Reply #3 on:** April 12, 2008, 08:28:46 PM »

my guess 48lbs

PacificNWhunter · « **Reply #4 on:** April 12, 2008, 08:40:58 PM »

I'll say 52 lbs

Red Dawg · « **Reply #5 on:** April 12, 2008, 08:49:53 PM »

pretty rung out so i will say 42.

jackelope · « **Reply #6 on:** April 12, 2008, 09:27:31 PM »

i'm gonna agree with the dawg...that is a low 40's # boot nook.

what river?

50CalJim · « **Reply #7 on:** April 12, 2008, 10:18:49 PM »

I've caught some 40 plus pounders before & after looking at the pic I'd say it would go about 36-38 lbs. But pics can fool ya some times though.

Slider · « **Reply #8 on:** April 13, 2008, 08:24:10 AM »

cohoho · « **Reply #9 on:** April 13, 2008, 10:31:52 AM »

I've caught hundred of Kings. Boat loads of 25-30's, Too many 40's, Numerous 50's and several in the 60's class. Fished Alaskan rivers for almost ten years on very active basis. He is getting past the spawned stage and lost of alot of body weight, but in prime I'm sure he'd be 45 or around.... Never the less, a great fish. Would have been a heck of a fight from shore in his prime, fish like that normally very tough to tackle with small gear on fast rivers....

popeshawnpaul · « **Reply #10 on:** April 13, 2008, 10:34:05 AM »

I think the picture is sort of decieving... It's hard to tell with nothing to give perspective so I'll say 33 lbs.

Antlershed · « **Reply #11 on:** April 13, 2008, 12:26:47 PM »

Did your hand fall off after touching that thing?

I say upper 20's, low 30's.

boneaddict · « **Reply #12 on:** April 13, 2008, 12:31:10 PM »

Fresh that would have been a 50 pound fish. In his condition 38-40. Good job for turning him back.

coonhunter · « **Reply #13 on:** April 13, 2008, 02:16:07 PM »

Ya Jackalope It was at Naselle river. Some dark and some Chrome. not really exciting. Sometime soo many people. I have caught pretty many Kings there, I have never feel that so HEAVY in whole my life. I would probablly guess 40 to 45lbs. Dang I was using 25 lbs fishing line. whee...

coonhunter

Antlershed · « **Reply #14 on:** April 13, 2008, 07:10:34 PM »

Here is a fish that went a legitimate 30lbs. My buddy in the pic is about 6'2" for reference....

coonhunter · « **Reply #15 on:** April 13, 2008, 08:24:10 PM »

Wow Nice Fish you got Antlershed.

coonhunter

Slider · « **Reply #16 on:** April 13, 2008, 08:44:00 PM »

Pope you have to count the part you don't see in the pic!!!.................lol

jackelope · « **Reply #17 on:** April 13, 2008, 09:17:49 PM »

assuming it's still there and hasn't dissolved yet.

Antlershed · « **Reply #18 on:** April 14, 2008, 04:13:51 PM »

Quote from: jackelope on April 13, 2008, 09:17:49 PM

assuming it's still there and hasn't dissolved yet.

popeshawnpaul · « **Reply #19 on:** April 14, 2008, 04:24:46 PM »

Quote from: Slider on April 13, 2008, 08:44:00 PM

Pope you have to count the part you don't see in the pic!!!.................lol

LOL Hey, a sealion might have eaten the back half of him. Anyways, I know my trick photography and I see how he's holding it out to the camera. Very similar technique that I used to take photos of my moose to make it look big... I'm not saying it isn't big, but it's not a 50 pounder. (I think?)

Slider · « **Reply #20 on:** April 14, 2008, 04:37:15 PM »

POPE them 50 pounders are hard to hold out with one hand!!!........................lol

Houndhunter · « **Reply #21 on:** April 14, 2008, 04:48:08 PM »

ya it looks like hes having a hard time holding it up, but then again he is a bit of a girl. so maybe your right pope, its probably just a 20lbs-er

popeshawnpaul · « **Reply #22 on:** April 14, 2008, 05:18:19 PM »

LOL, so coon doesn't get mad at me...for the record I said 33 lbs.

alecvg · « **Reply #23 on:** April 14, 2008, 05:26:28 PM »

i have no idea, i dont no squat about fish or fishing for that manner, all i care about is hunting, dont get me wrong, ill still go out for bass or trout from time to time, but huntings for me!

coonhunter · « **Reply #24 on:** April 15, 2008, 04:16:42 PM »

Hey Popeshawnpaul,

I wish it was bigger than 33 dang... your probablly right who knows. I should have bring weight tool.
Next time I will.

coonhunter

ICEMAN · « **Reply #25 on:** April 15, 2008, 08:36:45 PM »

Leave the scale at home! You dont want it around ruining all them fishing stories!

Who cares anyway, must have been a gret fight in a small creek like that.

Antlershed · « **Reply #26 on:** April 15, 2008, 08:40:54 PM »

Looks like the Skook almost, and that would make it a Skook upriver bright.

Dman · « **Reply #27 on:** April 15, 2008, 08:50:23 PM »

Nice, even for a boot. 36-38lbs.

boneaddict · « **Reply #28 on:** April 16, 2008, 06:23:08 AM »

I landed a chrome 55 pound King in the Skook on a fly rod. Took me about 3 hours. Son of a gun almost spooled me going upriver. Almost drowned me in a stupid gillnet.

Muleyslyr · « **Reply #29 on:** April 17, 2008, 09:34:44 AM »

Great fish Coon! If your gonna release a fish that big you gotta be careful holding it by the gills....especially in that condition. Sounds like it was a clean release though. Good for you.

Just as a percepecitve.....first picture is a 48lb. King I got a couple years ago. Like someone else said.....extremely hard to hold a fish that large with one hand. As you can see it took me two.

Second picture is exactly 35lbs.

I would say yours was mid-40's at least!

Dman · « **Reply #30 on:** April 17, 2008, 01:09:00 PM »

No way that guy's as big as you Leif

They jaw kype of a freshwater King makes it appear larger than in the salt, I still say 36 -38 but darn nice fish.

Muleyslyr · « **Reply #31 on:** April 18, 2008, 09:21:04 AM »

Intruder · « **Reply #32 on:** April 18, 2008, 09:32:41 AM »

Low 40s. No offense but that bugger looks pretty dark and half dead. Did he fight good?

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