length to weight converters...load of bull grrr.

[lucky13]

hey lads,
just to say about the report i made on the east ferry thornback ray.
i had no scales on board that day i caught the thornie,so i used a measuring tape to get the wingspan,which was 80 cm.
went home and found a length to weight converter online.i typed in the wingspan and it gave me back the weight of 23.4 lbs.ahem.
having not being used to catching rays i am a little bit of an undergraduate at estimating their weights.
anywho,if anybody wants to have a look heres the link that fed me a grand spoon of shite arming me with false knowledge so i could go away and make a complete feckin eejit of meself.
here it is for ye so hopefully no-one else will make the same mistakes i did,had a blast hawling him in,to say the least this so called converter put a serious f#*king downer on it for me.be wide and avoid this site,it could suck the buzz out of an otherwise great feeling,and that folks is what its all about for me.
http://www.tagsharks.com/thornback-ray- ... d-id-guide

[JOHN1]

your lucky it wasnt a cuckoo ray you caught it would have been 36.5lbs

seriously dont worry about it we all make fook ups at some stage when guessing the weights of some fish

[garymaxima]

its only a number! the important thing is you caught the fish and enjoyed the experience of doing so - job done

no need to get hung up on numbers, a good fish is a good fish whatever number you put on it....

[yappo]

Bet you got a great slaggin from your mates about that one.
Put it behind you --- you caught a fine fish and had a great day's fishing that's what it's all about.


Yappo

[henrykelly10]

John1 is right lucky

[sailnfish]

Its a very easy mistake to make man. At least we had a scales when you landed those two beautiful Bass last tuesday

[The Austrian]

don't you worry about length, size, weight color or smell - you had a great day's fishing and that's all what counts: Memories which will last a lifetime
other than that, I really enjoyed reading your report, keep them coming mate