Caught this Spinner a few weeks ago and finding a legit scale on a Sunday is impossible. Our state record is 159 and I figured I was close....just curious what you guys thought.
Do You Have A Better Picture? And Something To Show Scale? Even A Drinking Cup In The Back Round Can Help!
That is indeed one thick fish! I couldnt begin to guess a weight though. Did you get Length and Girth measurements? Can determine damn close with them. The equation is usually pretty close.
73 inches from tip to tip, but I didnt get a girth and I think this was the thickest Spinner I've seen. This is the only picture I have of it, the others were exactly the same.
Close To A 6ft I Say Pretty Close To The Record. ( Saw The Water Bottle At The Bottom Of The Pic). On The Deck Tried To Use That As Scale But Still Too Tought To Tell.
Seems like a fatty for sure but guessing on the weight from just one picture is difficult. I can tell you there are some much bigger blackktips around Florida's panhandle .The guys at Navarre pier catch them close to 8 foot at certain times of the year.Many have been posted by Ernie Polk and Brett Casto ,,,,here's one example
Ernie Polk bringin one in
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I think it was last year, or maybe I was looking at old posts and I saw a few blacktips that looked giant. I think it was from Polk. Yeah, and that first blacktip looks huge.
Picures are impossible for estimating sizes because of so many variations.
Earnie and them got 2 that were both 8foot 2inches.
Just an average fisherman.
8'2?? BEAST!!
8'2 thats a Dinosaur Blacktip seen Them At 7'1/2 But Never 8'