Hi All
anyone who has the equation for calculating Tarpon sizes please run the measure over this little beauty .
One of two similar sized fish both caught by my friend Pater in the Gambia , both released , However this fish was found 7 hours later floating having obviously not survived the ordeal . They are pretty sure its the same fish as they took two scales off it before it was initially released . As they were fishing from a small boat they decided to tow the fish back rather than try to lift it into the boat , however whilst it was being towed the vent filled with water and the gut section of the fish was ripped open , a fairly sizable part of the fish was lost from the back end .
It was then weighed in its damaged state and it weighed 362lbs !!!!! near as dammit 80lbs over the word record . As far as I know thats three fish in the last 5 years from Guinea Bissau and Gambia that should have taken the record .
So is this the Biggest Tarpon ever caught on rod & line possibly the biggest Tarpon ever seen or photographed , 8ft long 4ft 7in girth.
Please calculate it and let me know , Its too big for one of the tables and the old formula has it at 363 lbs , but being it had been dead for a while and its gut was badly ripped surely it should come up as heavier or maybe the formula is not qiite right for this size of fish
Richard@worldsportfishing.com