#8406 - 02/28/06 08:32 PM
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Juvenille at Sea
Registered: 10/15/05
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Loc: Arlington, WA
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I'll take a stab at it Dave.
I guess 12lb for the first, and 10 for the second.
BTW, I was the guy in Monroe on thursday wearing the Green Simms coat and the Black Sage stocking hat. we were talking about building rods and the 10'6" sage blank you designed for Lamiglas.
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#8407 - 02/28/06 08:34 PM
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The Golden Boy
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#8408 - 02/28/06 09:02 PM
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Fish Fear Me
Registered: 10/12/05
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I think I can speak for most people on the board when I say that they look like half of the20 lb'ers that get posted =) Respectively, I'd say 8 and 15
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#8409 - 02/28/06 09:04 PM
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It all boils down to this - I'm right, everyone else is wrong, and anyone who disputes this is clearly a dumbfuck.
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Lemme guess. First one looks smaller than it really was, second one looks bigger than it actually was? I'd guess about 12. On both. I've never been that good at weight estimation, so I've decided that I don't care.  Both are nice fish. 
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#8410 - 02/28/06 09:11 PM
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Spawner
Registered: 12/26/99
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Its hard to tell fish weight/size with alot of pics. The tail wrist is a good way to judge if they are "big" or not
Top: 34" 14lb
Bottom: 27" 8lb
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#8414 - 02/28/06 09:30 PM
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Dick Nipples
Registered: 03/08/99
Posts: 27840
Loc: Seattle, Washington USA
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I've got it...
Dave, the one you caught was four pounds...the ones Ike and I caught were all at least 16...
That sound about right? :p
Good post...I'm interested in seeing the guesses...pictures can certainly be deceiving!
Fish on...
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#8415 - 02/28/06 09:39 PM
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Reverend Tarpones
Registered: 10/09/02
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TBird: You are right about many of the "20" pounders we see posted. That's what made me post this. I can see already that the guesses vary pretty dramatically.
Todd: I didn't post a picture of your fish, but if you don't behave, I will. (I did have a macro lens with me.)
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#8416 - 02/28/06 09:44 PM
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Dick Nipples
Registered: 03/08/99
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Loc: Seattle, Washington USA
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Hey, anyone can catch big fish in February...it takes a very talented and persistent fisher to set his upper limit at five pounds and stick to it!
Fish on...
Todd
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#8417 - 02/28/06 09:44 PM
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Fish Fear Me
Registered: 10/12/05
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Loc: Port Angeles
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I also know that dave knows how to make em look bigger, so those could be smolts for all we know =) Todd, I've got the late feb record beat by far.. nailed it sunday... 17" at best... 
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#8418 - 02/28/06 09:56 PM
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Dick Nipples
Registered: 03/08/99
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Here's mine...little, but awfully pretty!  Fish on... Todd P.S. No need to guess the weight on this one!
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#8419 - 02/28/06 10:10 PM
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River Nutrients
Registered: 07/11/04
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Loc: Bothell, Wa
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That top fish looks like a bullet and probably behaved like one. About 8 lbs of big time trouble That bottom one, being a hen full of eggs, also probably was one he!! of a tussle. I think Stam62 got her right but I'll call her 13#'s to be different. Cool post Dave!
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#8420 - 02/28/06 10:13 PM
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Fish Fear Me
Registered: 10/12/05
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Loc: Port Angeles
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Todd, that's a 20#er for sure.. =) Pretty little'n =)
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#8421 - 02/28/06 10:52 PM
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Spawner
Registered: 04/29/05
Posts: 487
Loc: Forks
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I will guess 8lbs on the first one an 11lbs on the second.
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#8422 - 02/28/06 10:57 PM
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Eyed Egg
Registered: 12/27/05
Posts: 9
Loc: South Sound
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Top 6.5, maybe 7-lbs.
the bottom is a chunk 35", but fat. So I give it a shade under 16-lbs.
What do I win?
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#8423 - 02/28/06 11:10 PM
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Juvenile at Sea
Registered: 12/01/00
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Loc: Arlington, Wa
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#8424 - 02/28/06 11:37 PM
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Returning Adult
Registered: 01/19/00
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Loc: Anchorage, AK U.S.A
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First one is in the 12lb range,
2nd one is 8lb, and the camera is about 2 inches from the fish!!
Gorgeous fish Dave..
later
Ryan
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