guitarglynn1 Posted October 31, 2014 Posted October 31, 2014 A pickerel/pike/muskie is the kind of fish you really need to weigh. They are so long that, 1) You would guess they are heavier than they really are and, 2) A little difference in girth makes for a larger difference in weight than you might expect. I bought a digital scale this summer and weighed a lot of bass. I got pretty good at guestimating their weight. I also got pretty disappointed a few times when the pickerel and pike I weighed were considerably lighter than my estimates. I think it's much harder to make an accurate guess of their weight (at least until I weigh a whole lot more of them). Anyway, the pickerel here in upstate NY are pretty healthy. I've weighed a few that were in the 4 lb. range. That doesn't sound like much, but that's a decent size pickerel, really. They are good fighters and I'm never unhappy to hook one on a spinnerbait. It's when I'm fishing crank baits or smaller lures that they make me mutter and curse.... Tight lines, Bob 4lb pickerel ain't nothing to sneeze at! Quote
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