How big?

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• May 26, 2011

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Copying Neil's rainbow idea last year....

How big is this grass carp?

Grass carp - FishingMagic Gallery

 

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• May 26, 2011

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thats a superb looking fish geoff,

I'll go 33Ib

 

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• May 26, 2011

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Ill go with 28lb

 

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• May 26, 2011

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your smile is nearly as big as the grass carp - 27lb???? Amazing looking fish

 

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• May 26, 2011

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That's some grass carp, I reckon 24lb 4oz..

 

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• May 26, 2011

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I'll say 34lb 8oz

 

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• May 26, 2011

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Photos can be very misleading - great fish - mid twenties?

 

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• May 27, 2011

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What an ugly looking brute.Nice carp though...27lb.

 

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• May 27, 2011

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I just spoke to him on the phone and he won't tell me.

 

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• May 27, 2011

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22-23lb..............Remember, Geoffs only 4' 3" tall.

 

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• May 27, 2011

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Merv Harrison said:

Remember, Geoffs only 4' 3" tall.

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Pah! Jimmy Clitheroe's taller than Geoff!

I bet it was a scraper double!

 

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• May 27, 2011

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OK, 'fess up - you forgot your scales, di'n'cha?

 

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• May 27, 2011

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Agreed that photos can be deceptive, so here's the flip side:

other side, same fish - FishingMagic Gallery

I'm not holding this fish out btw - its resting against my chest in both shots.

 

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• May 27, 2011

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One sides 24lb-7oz, the other side I would say 29lb-12oz, but thats only a guess, can i see a shot from the front?

 

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• May 29, 2011

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so how big is it

 

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• May 29, 2011

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That is the question :wh

I will tell you that the first set of scales used bottomed out at 30lb and didn't even get the fish to move off the floor. So...

 

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• May 30, 2011

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The second photo, it looks an upper 30 - something like 38lb. The first one it looks about 33lb.

Go for the mid-point 35.5lb - I don't think you'll be much out with that.