11-03-2009, 05:20 AM
Whoa guys. I didn't mean to get this started. If the fish was somehow really 11.75 lbs and the picture somehow doesn't do the fish justice, I apologize. Do you have any more pictures of it, maybe by a tape measure?
I am not claiming that my fish were as big but that they were close and that I have a good idea of weight of large tigers. There have been 2 or 3 tigers caught this summer over 9 lbs and they look so much bigger than the posters. I am still thinking this fish has about 14-15" girth that weighs around 8 lbs, maybe 9lbs with that trout in its gut.. Using one's hands to take a measurement is probably not the most accurate way to estimate a girth. My second picture was off a large male and it only had a 13" girth.
I rarely say anything when people drastically exagarate measurements but that fish, although a trophy and beautiful fish, is nowhere near 12 lbs from the pictures that I have seen. I would love to see more and be proved wrong.
Here are some comparable 9lb tigers:
[url "http://blogs.sltrib.com/b2evolution/media/blogs/fishing/shanelles_fish.jpg"]http://blogs.sltrib.com/b2evolution/media/blogs/fishing/shanelles_fish.jpg[/url]
[url "http://tigertroutfishing.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/file.jpg"]http://tigertroutfishing.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/file.jpg[/url]
So everyone keep fishing and posting. Great catch and thanks for posting.
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I am not claiming that my fish were as big but that they were close and that I have a good idea of weight of large tigers. There have been 2 or 3 tigers caught this summer over 9 lbs and they look so much bigger than the posters. I am still thinking this fish has about 14-15" girth that weighs around 8 lbs, maybe 9lbs with that trout in its gut.. Using one's hands to take a measurement is probably not the most accurate way to estimate a girth. My second picture was off a large male and it only had a 13" girth.
I rarely say anything when people drastically exagarate measurements but that fish, although a trophy and beautiful fish, is nowhere near 12 lbs from the pictures that I have seen. I would love to see more and be proved wrong.
Here are some comparable 9lb tigers:
[url "http://blogs.sltrib.com/b2evolution/media/blogs/fishing/shanelles_fish.jpg"]http://blogs.sltrib.com/b2evolution/media/blogs/fishing/shanelles_fish.jpg[/url]
[url "http://tigertroutfishing.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/file.jpg"]http://tigertroutfishing.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/file.jpg[/url]
So everyone keep fishing and posting. Great catch and thanks for posting.
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