sambo size/weight
Submitted by Ryan C on Mon, 2010-11-22 13:57
hi guys i am wondering what you guys think those sambo's weighed we caught on saturday (and released!!) i noticed in another post (sambo sesh) that these guys mentioned a ruler /indicator from fisheries that gave a length weight ratio??? i estimated ours between 20/28kg what do you think?? you can see the pics in ' sambo mayhem photo"s" interested in your opinion cheers
Luke R
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15-20kgs would be my guess
15-20kgs would be my guess
Ryan C
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sambo size and weight
get back to work luke LOL!!! maz is watching you on that hidden camera!!!
Ryan C
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sambo size and weight
although that is a pretty decent sort of a breaksea cod you are holding in your avatar so i suppose i can count on your opinion LOL!!!!!!! ONLY JOKING CHEERS
fishnut
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length/weight table
Samson Fish Length Weight Table
Fork Length (mm) Weight (kg)
900 9.3
950 10.9
1,00 12.6
1,05 14.6
1,10 16.7
1,15 18.9
1,20 21.4
1,25 24.1
1,30 27.1
1,35 30.2
1,40 33.5
1,45 37.1
1,50 40.9
The really technically-minded can use this formula:
Weight (kg) = 0.0000000252 x (Forklength (mm))2.9
remember fork length is the inside of the tailfork, not the tips
see the info sheet here www.fish.wa.gov.au/docs/op/op043/fop043.pdf
fishnut
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sex diffs
here is a bit more that might be interesting to some
FEMALES
10yrs 1.08m 17kg
15yrs 1.22m 24kg
20yrs 1.31m 30kg
29yrs 1.47m (max age)
MALES
10yrs 1.03m 15kg
15yrs 1.12m 19kg
20yrs 1.17m 21kg
28yrs 1.28m (max age)
Ryan C
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sambo size/weight
thanks fishnut/luke for the info cheers
JohnF
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We used the same chart that
We used the same chart that fishnut put up. We measured the smaller Sambo before we released him (125 cm) so around 24 kg using the scale, the larger one was over 25 cm longer (+150 cm), so +40 kg.....Cliff really struggled to lift the big Sambo up for the photo, but could easily lift my young bloke up who straightened out on the ground as a psuedo Sambo once we got home when we were trying to estimate weights......he weights a bit over 50 kg, but isnt slimy......at least not yet......
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Luke R
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im a bit skeptical about
im a bit skeptical about measurments like that, every fish is different so its hard to tell
DazSamFishing
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it's a guide.
it's a guide.
JohnF
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Totally agree, very
Totally agree, very unreliable but short of hanging the Sambo by a set of scales and killing it, which none of us want to do, what else can ya do....maybe length is the best measurement, not estimated weight, as I would hate to see people killing fish just to prove a point??
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