fishin fool
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Is anyone fishing Lake Erie today, was trying to get a feel for what the wave heights are. Thank you
Lake Erie today
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mealsonreels
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There’s an app called buoy buddy you can put on your phone. Port Stanley weather buoy says the waves are 2.6ft right now
lazywave
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I’ve learned always double the number you see on the buoy. As it’s just from midline to crest of wave. From crest to trough is double that and that’s the vertical distance your not would do with every wave
Tried fishing by glascow this morning.. short lived.. steady 3 footers with some 5s and 6s mixed in.. when I turned into the wind and my boat went on a 45* angle pointing up, and the wave was still 4 feet above my bow... called it quits.
Did land a couple eater eyes and lost 3 rainbows as soon as I got there in 31 feet
Did land a couple eater eyes and lost 3 rainbows as soon as I got there in 31 feet
fishin fool
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Thank you everyone
SouthernOntariosportsman
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wind is going to pick up more later this afternoon
Targa glad you got out. I fish stanley waiting for our place to be finished should be early july i hope. The best fishing there is july aug and early sept. Hope to contact you when we get down there . All the best and good fishing
gilfisher
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Wow nice hog..with those measurements it would put it at almost 16lbs ?
36" Sounds fishy to me....
Ok, I'm definitely gonna take flak for this but basic photographic forensics is a fun thing I do that pisses off alot people
Your right hand in the picture is on the same plane as the rest of the fish so I'm using it as a known measurement to determine the actual size of your fish. If i take a measurement on my screen across your knuckles I get 3/8" to a max of 7/16". When I measure the fish I get a max of 2.875". Knowing that an average male has a hand width of 3.75 and a big guy might be 4" i can use a ratio to determine length. Taking 2.875" as the max fish length and 0.375 as the minimum hand width we can divide and find the potential top end size of the fish. So 2.875÷0.375=7.666.... Multiply that by the (known) hand width we get 30 3/4"......which i'm sure would be right in the ballpark if you asked for a guess on size.
Its a big, healthy Walleye but a long ways from 3'. 30yrs on Erie and I've caught a TON of 30" fish but they top out around 33" in my experience. Anything bigger is a true freak on Erie.
Most pics have a known measurement you can use as a scale. Hat brims, shoes, tackle boxes, lures and rod handles are all items easily used as a ruler to debunk 'fish tales'
Josh
Ok, I'm definitely gonna take flak for this but basic photographic forensics is a fun thing I do that pisses off alot people
Your right hand in the picture is on the same plane as the rest of the fish so I'm using it as a known measurement to determine the actual size of your fish. If i take a measurement on my screen across your knuckles I get 3/8" to a max of 7/16". When I measure the fish I get a max of 2.875". Knowing that an average male has a hand width of 3.75 and a big guy might be 4" i can use a ratio to determine length. Taking 2.875" as the max fish length and 0.375 as the minimum hand width we can divide and find the potential top end size of the fish. So 2.875÷0.375=7.666.... Multiply that by the (known) hand width we get 30 3/4"......which i'm sure would be right in the ballpark if you asked for a guess on size. Its a big, healthy Walleye but a long ways from 3'. 30yrs on Erie and I've caught a TON of 30" fish but they top out around 33" in my experience. Anything bigger is a true freak on Erie.
Most pics have a known measurement you can use as a scale. Hat brims, shoes, tackle boxes, lures and rod handles are all items easily used as a ruler to debunk 'fish tales'
Josh
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