picked up three for our boat today. Smallest kept was right about 11 lbs and the other two were 17 and 18 lbs according to the fish checker. All were caught on herring but we had one massive fish go for a green ling 3 times but couldn't get a solid hook up. This fish was probably 45"+ but would have been fun to catch none the less. The interesting thing about it is that we saw all 3 strikes and were only in 12 feet of water the whole time.