09-09-2007, 02:06 PM
[black][size 3]Hey perchking,[/size][/black]
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[black][size 3]I can see the reason for dubob's quandry. You put up some numbers that seem out of the ordinary. Perhaps you length and/or weight estimation is a little off. [/size][/black]
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[black][size 3]Let me give you an example of what I mean. [/size][/black]
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[black][size 3]The largest member of the Perch family is the walleye. A 30 inch walleye would easily be within the 10 pound range. Also, a catfish of 48 inches (of any catfish able to reach that size) would be in the 50 pound range. The length and weight estimations that you provided, would suggest that those fish might be too skinny to even be alive.[/size][/black]
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[black][size 3]Additionally, those two fish species (especially of those sizes) would most likely not be caught while trolling at a speed of 3-4 knots - that would be roughly 3.5-4.5 MPH (the conversion of knot to MPH is approximately 1 knot = 1.15 MPH). Those two kinds of fish (the walleye and large catfish) typically do not chase things down at those speeds. It could possibly be done, but the probability would be very low. [/size][/black]
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[black][size 3]I can see the reason for dubob's quandry. You put up some numbers that seem out of the ordinary. Perhaps you length and/or weight estimation is a little off. [/size][/black]
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[black][size 3]Let me give you an example of what I mean. [/size][/black]
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[black][size 3]The largest member of the Perch family is the walleye. A 30 inch walleye would easily be within the 10 pound range. Also, a catfish of 48 inches (of any catfish able to reach that size) would be in the 50 pound range. The length and weight estimations that you provided, would suggest that those fish might be too skinny to even be alive.[/size][/black]
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[black][size 3]Additionally, those two fish species (especially of those sizes) would most likely not be caught while trolling at a speed of 3-4 knots - that would be roughly 3.5-4.5 MPH (the conversion of knot to MPH is approximately 1 knot = 1.15 MPH). Those two kinds of fish (the walleye and large catfish) typically do not chase things down at those speeds. It could possibly be done, but the probability would be very low. [/size][/black]
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