A = length and B = girth

 

 

 

 

 

Age Your Fish

Striped Bass Length to Weight Chart

Length Age Weight (lbs)   yrs Max Avg Min 12" 1 1.0 1.0 1.0 13" 1 2.0 1.5 1.0 14" 2 2.5 2.3 2.0 15" 2 3.0 2.5 2.0 16" 2 3.5 3.0 2.5 17" 3 4.0 3.5 2.8 18" 3 4.5 4.0 3.0 19" 3 5.0 4.3 3.5 20" 3 5.5 4.8 4.0 21" 4 6.0 5.0 4.3 22" 4 6.8 5.8 4.8 23" 4 7.5 6.3 5.0 24" 5 8.3 7.0 6.0 25" 5 8.8 7.8 6.3 26" 6 10.0 8.5 7.0 27" 6 11.0 9.8 8.0 28" 6 12.0 10.3 8.8 29" 7 12.9 11.0 9.7 30" 7 14.0 12.3 10.3 31" 8 15.0 13.0 11.0 32" 8 16.7 14.5 12.0 33" 9 17.8 15.8 13.0 34" 9 19.0 16.5 14.0 35" 10 20.5 18.0 15.5 36" 10 22.0 19.5 16.8 37" 11 23.5 20.7 17.5 38" 12 25.5 22.0 19.0 39" 12 27.2 24.5 20.7 40" 13 29.5 26.0 22.0 41" 13 31.0 27.3 23.0 42" 14 33.5 29.7 25.0 43" 14 36.3 32.0 27.0 44" 15 39.0 34.0 29.0 45" 15 41.0 36.0 30.5 46" 16 44.0 38.7 32.5 47" 16 47.5 42.0 35.0 48" 17 51.0 44.0 37.0 49" 17 54.0 47.0 39.0 50" 18 58.0 50.0 42.0 51" 18 62.0 55.0 45.0 52" 19 65.0 58.0 47.0 53" 19 68.0 60.0 49.0 54" 20 73.0 64.0 52.0 55" 20 80.0 70.0 56.0 Striped Bass growth statistics ( New England )

 

Notes: Average size is just the median of both weights. It is more realistic maximum in the late fall after the striper has fattened itself up for the winter. Feeding will slow when water temperature drops below 50 degrees, so in the spring the minimum weights are then more accurate. This of course does not apply to a roe laden female. There has been much discussion about the varients in weights. There are many factors that contribute to weight or lack there of. A good digital flat scale will put less stress on the fish than than those lip grip types and are more accurate. A measurement should be taken while the fish is on a flat surface from the tip of the nose to the outer most point of the tail.

There is no substitute for an accurate scale but to estimate the weight of your striped bass the formula is thus.

length X length X length /
1,950.

For example: a 30 inch striped bass weighs ~ 14 pounds 30" X 30" X 30" /
1,950 = 14

Use your calculater and the above formula for a fair approximation Margin of error up to 6%

The Formula for following species is thus

bass weight = (length x length x girth) / 1,200

pike weight = (length x length x length) / 3,500

sunfish weight = (length x length x length) / 1,200

trout weight = (length x girth x girth) / 800

walleye weight = (length x length x length) / 2,700

For example, you catch a 16 inch walleye. Using the formula for walleye above: (16 x 16 x 16) / 2,700 = 1.5 pounds. Your walleye weighs approximately 1.5 pounds.

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Lyman and Woolner, 1962, The Complete Book of Striped Bass Fishing; A.S. Barnes and Company, New York