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#1 Post by chrisfeeney30 » Sun May 13, 2007 1:48 am

what weight does a strop conger have to be before it is called a conger?

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#2 Post by stevecrow74 » Sun May 13, 2007 1:58 am

i'd call it a conger after about 100cm.. dunno about the rest though

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#3 Post by donal » Sun May 13, 2007 3:14 am

i used to call anything under about 10lbs a strap not to shure am i right

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#4 Post by jonny gilbert » Mon May 14, 2007 10:13 am

as far as i know any conger over the 10lb mark are no longer straps

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#5 Post by boycie89 » Mon May 14, 2007 1:28 pm

yeah id say anything over 10lb is considered a comger

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#6 Post by chrisfeeney30 » Mon May 14, 2007 4:35 pm

ok thanks lads

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