LedHed Posted April 1, 2004 Report Share Posted April 1, 2004 Hola Fishing Amigos, Have two formulas that might be of interest to some members... For determining the weight of a fish: (girth x girth) / length = Lbs. Not a "dead on calculation" but it gets you in the ballpark. This formula is used to determine how much line (that is not specd' for the reel) you can put on that reel. This can help when you are trying to calculate your "top shot" capacity or you want to put on heavier/lighter line on a reel: (old line weight x new line weight) x old capacity = new capacity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodsac Posted April 1, 2004 Report Share Posted April 1, 2004 Those are always good to know. Here is another take on the 'fish weight'. This is the formula used by the IGFA. (LxGxG)/914 Here is the most common version: (LxLxG)/1,200 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LedHed Posted April 2, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2004 Hey Woodsac, Plugged some numbers into the formulas for the fish weights - yours seem to be closer. I think I'll just bring a scale............ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
