My guess 11 lb 3oz. Nice fish, Nice contest.

woo kaRez

15.7

15 EVEN

16 lb 2 oz

Guessing for fun! When will you be announcing the actual weight?

18.9 lbs.  Thats a freakin slab.

Well We HAVE A WINNER!!!!!

killdeer19 guess of 15 #'s even is the official weight measured by Poor Richards.... I did take it by walnut creek and weighed it with their digital scale and got 15.2 but no one was in there at the time, so I wld have taken either response!

Congrats Killdeer19

As a bonus, B/c I had a very productive fishing day today as well, I am going to add a 3rd secret fly :-)

If I would have caught it, it would have weighed 17.3..WF

It's good to see Dr. Upton somewhere other than a classroom.... nice job Paul...

and guys... try to be a little easy on the kid. I have known Paul for about 5 years now. He can fish a little...lol..

Paul, u still takin ppl fishing? well guiding is what I am trying to say. I know you did some last year. Haven't seen you around the rec lately. I am making my first trip out this weekend if your around and not busy. taking my uncle, his nephew, and a family friend...don't think they have caught hardly any steel, if any. i won't be online till sunday after like 8 tonight...hopefully your cell is still the same...i'll txt u Friday man

16lbs 12 oz

lol

wait, why did 10 other posts show after, i posted...lol... must of been a glich. 15, wow was 4 pounds off. i'd say 19 was a better guess than some of the 10-11 pound claims. bigger is always better though lol. i was trying to determine the girth and do my formula that is usually pretty right on. based on your estimated finger length i estimated a 20 inch girth. it must of been more like 16 inch girth if it it was 15 pounder. fish on...

ORIGINAL: kyler16

17lbs 2oz

nice fish keep that smile on every fish you catch it will pi$$ more guys off on this site then anything else.

well said

ORIGINAL: paul2ski

haha you guys are awesome!!!

To the guy asking about girth... we all know thats the most important part right? The official measure was 19 1/2 inches for the girth.
But ya just to reiterate the weight was guessed... 15 pounds even was the official weight.

It took me about 6 years to beat my previous record of a 13 pound 36 inch fish (was really long and skinny). It is always nice to beat a personal best.

One of your measurements has to be off. My calculator says 17.7#
for that length and girth. That's why my guess was 14.6. I estimated the girth at 18.

Anyway, still a very nice fish. I'm still looking to get one over
12. I may have had one last year, but didn't measure or weigh it because I released it too quick.

dimebrite I rather doubt it dropped any eggs seeing how it appears to be a hooked jawed male....  just sayin'