What weight do you all think this conger would be (ish)

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What weight do you all think this conger would be (ish)

#1 Post by DL.TURBOT »

http://www.sea-angling-ireland.org/bull ... hp?t=15091


This was the one I caught last week, But had no scales, Im rubbish at guessing weights, But others will know!
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#2 Post by Conor P »

Oh yea, I've seen that conger being caught before :lol:
It should be about 20LBs now.
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#3 Post by Conor P »

Oh yea, I've seen that conger being caught before :lol:
It should be about 20LBs now.
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#4 Post by eric »

i'd go a little higher tbh
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It was 16LBs last summer.
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#6 Post by eric »

Conor P wrote:It was 16LBs last summer.



what :!: :? :wink:
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#7 Post by DL.TURBOT »

What do you think eric, 22 / 23??
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#8 Post by eric »

pushing 25lb, its a chunky fish
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#9 Post by DL.TURBOT »

Thanks Eric, Im going to send into that Mission thing in Sea Angler, The target is 19lb from the shore, I have no chance of winning but Ill get a badge if nothing!
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#10 Post by alannelson »

looks about 14lb are not far off it 8)
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#11 Post by stevecrow74 »

i's say around the 20lbs mark..


below is me with a 17lbs conger(weighed with digital and analogue scales)

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#12 Post by DL.TURBOT »

Cheers Steve!! Now I can tell everyone my Conger is bigger than Steve Crows....haha!!
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#13 Post by chrisfeeney30 »

ya i would say about the 20lbs mark,nice conget btw
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#14 Post by alannelson »

This ones 16 1/2 LB hard to judge them some times.
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#15 Post by stevecrow74 »

note to self: hold the fish out(makes it look bigger) and hide all cans from photo :shock: :lol: :lol:
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#16 Post by Lee337 »

Congers can be funny things to try and estimate their weight but to be honest I don't think it's as big as 25lb

This one was just under 16lb
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This one was 25lb
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Both of those are taken holding the fish pretty much at my side to give a true indication of their size.

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#17 Post by pete »

As Lee says they can be very hard things to estimate but DL i'd put him at about 15lb to 16lb, very nice shore fish. Bring a sack of some sort with you next time...pop her in that and they are a doddle to weigh.
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What weight do you all think this conger would be (ish)

#18 Post by fishermannum1 »

would say its just over the 20lb mark. congers 10lb and over got from the shore are classed as specimen..well done.
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#19 Post by boycie89 »

sorry man ! specimen conger from shore is 40lbs !, the same as boat specimen !
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