Calculating Fish Weight

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Have you ever wondered how much the biggest fish you caught weighed?  If you don’t have a scale or you forgot it at home, don’t worry...using this simple equation, you can get pretty close to what the fish would weigh.  This will not be the exact weight, but it will be close enough to give you information for the stories to be told in years to come!

The Formula:

(Girth x Girth) x Length) ÷ 800 = weight in pounds 
(girth and length are in inches)

 

Example:

 

If the girth is 15 inches and the length is 29 inches, the formula would be:

 

15 x 15 = 225

225 x 29 = 6525

6525 ÷ 800 = 8.16 pounds

 

Then the ".16" or "16/100" is converted to ounces (multiply by 16)

 

.16 x 16 = 2.56 or 3 ounces

 

So this fish is 8 pounds 3 ounces!

 

Hope this helps!!!