agbff Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 I guess most of the time. I know the from top to bottom handle on my spey is 19... but if you get a real gooder measure it with tippet and figure it out later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adams Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 I scotch tape two very small pieces of yellow sticky note paper to my rod at 12" and 18" from the butt. They don't seem to affect the action of the rod. When I have the fish (still in the water) alongside me with one hand under it I quickly lay the rod over top for a measurement, then pop the hook out and he's gone. Not exact but pretty close. Adams Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southfisher Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 Shouldn't you guys mark 30 cm so you know what size is legal to keep for the pan... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawgstoppah Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 hmm...7-8 lber...26"-28" no bigger................Wolfie not exactly true there wolf. a 7.9 pound rainbow from a lake might be as little as 25 inches (we got a 8+ pounder from palmer ranch very recently that was 25 inches)... and on the flipside...a 29 inch rainbow I got in the bow would MAYBE have been 7/8 pounds, if lucky. So there's a lot of variables. He didn't state wether it was a lake fish or a stream fish.. Ive seen 30 inch fish from the bow that wouldn't go over 8lbs too, some of those... snakey browns... I carried a scale for quite some time, weighed a lot of fish in my net on the Bow... most people calling the average bow river fish 4 and 5 pound fish have no clue. A 20 incher in the bow is approx 2 to 2.5 lbs. Most people call em 4 or 5.. LOL.. A normally shaped 25 incher on the bow is roughly 4 to 5 pounds... that's it! People call those things 10's!!! Must be the same people saying their 18 inchers are 23's and 24's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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