thewhitesnoop Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 I got a little behind, so I was just quickly reading back through..... but, I thought I read that Al admitted to measuring his fish on a paddle? And that he doesn't have a problem calling a 18.75 incher a 19 incher?...... mind blowing coming from the gold standard of stream anglers. Al, the end of your paddle wears down from use and pushing of the bottom and objects over time. If you haven't gotten a new paddle in a while, these 19 inchers could really be 17 inchers. I guess that's not much of a difference though 🙄 Also did someone say something about an 85 fish day? Who had an 85 fish day? Al? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavin Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Usually see a bunch of OA regulars past & present whenever MSA has a program. Heard of nothing going this year. FishnDave and snagged in outlet 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Agnew Posted December 17, 2020 Author Share Posted December 17, 2020 6 hours ago, thewhitesnoop said: I got a little behind, so I was just quickly reading back through..... but, I thought I read that Al admitted to measuring his fish on a paddle? And that he doesn't have a problem calling a 18.75 incher a 19 incher?...... mind blowing coming from the gold standard of stream anglers. Al, the end of your paddle wears down from use and pushing of the bottom and objects over time. If you haven't gotten a new paddle in a while, these 19 inchers could really be 17 inchers. I guess that's not much of a difference though 🙄 Also did someone say something about an 85 fish day? Who had an 85 fish day? Al? Nah, the magic marker marks wear off and disappear before the hard glass reinforced ends of the paddle wear down, and I gotta remeasure and mark them again. 85 fish days are no big deal if you count all bass you catch, including the occasional 7-9 incher. Most guys who don't count the fish they catch, catch larger numbers than they think they do. The reason I count fish is to compare trips and years. Surprisingly, my average number of bass per all day trip on Ozark streams has remained pretty consistent over the last 30 years at around 50 fish per trip. So the 85 fish day is probably balanced out by a 15 fish day now and then. I didn't know I was the gold standard of stream anglers. These days there are probably a lot of guys that catch more fish and more big fish than I do. I just have the benefit of being older than dirt and having done a whole lot of stream fishing for a whole lot of years in a whole lot of places. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch f Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 I’ve fished with Al enough to know that he’s extremely accurate when measuring the length of a fish by sight. He’s proved me wrong by my first guess several times. "Honor is a man's gift to himself" Rob Roy McGregor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Agnew Posted December 17, 2020 Author Share Posted December 17, 2020 4 minutes ago, Mitch f said: I’ve fished with Al enough to know that he’s extremely accurate when measuring the length of a fish by sight. He’s proved me wrong by my first guess several times. I guess from now on I'll just call 'em like my buddy who is originally from Tennessee calls trout...nice'uns, good'uns, and big'uns. Nice'uns would be 14-16 inches, good'uns would be 16-18 inches, and big'uns would be 18-20 inches. Anything over 20 is holy-crap-what-a-fish! Mitch f, Greasy B, Daryk Campbell Sr and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewhitesnoop Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 Some days if you are counting the sub-keepers you can put up some pretty crazy numbers. We only count keepers. And yes, the purpose is to compare to other trips and other years. Also, it's a just a measuring stick for what kind of day we had. But fish that are in question of being 12 inches (and therefore counted) are measured on a board. Anything in question of being 18 inches or bigger get measured on a board. I would hope most of us on here have caught enough bass to be able to eye them pretty close, but sometimes they can fool you within an inch or so. Ok. I'm gonna lay off Al now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishinwrench Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 Bass come in 4 sizes. Dink, Keeper, Unit, Toad. Exacts only matter if your in some kind of "Who-da-man-Today" contest. Greasy B and Daryk Campbell Sr 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seth Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 @Al Agnew I'd take anything ol snoop says with a grain of salt. Nobody alive besides himself can live up to those 100 keep days that he pulls off every time he goes out. He can toot his own horn with zero proof and call everybody else out with the best of em! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishnDave Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 2 hours ago, fishinwrench said: Bass come in 4 sizes. Dink, Keeper, Unit, Toad. Exacts only matter if your in some kind of "Who-da-man-Today" contest. I've been wondering... I see a lot of bass reports saying they caught x-number of "keepers". What size is that? Is it whatever the legal size limit for the lake is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishinwrench Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 2 hours ago, FishnDave said: I've been wondering... I see a lot of bass reports saying they caught x-number of "keepers". What size is that? Is it whatever the legal size limit for the lake is? It is if I'm the one telling the story. Except, if I'm talking about Lake Ozark I don't consider a 12" Kentucky a "keeper"...... although technically it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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