In New Zealand, the fish are measured in pounds. Inches mean little other than to say a skinny fish caught in spring would be much heavier in the peak of summer - a 32" brown might go from 7 pounds in spring to 11 or 12 in a mouse year. I'm not sure if inches or pounds really matter so much - the fish are big. Does it matter if you catch a 7, 9, or 11 pound fish? Does it really matter if it's 27, 32, or 35 inches? You're in a country that has a finite number of specific, large trout. They'll be big.
Regardless, they have neat nets with weight scales that slide in and out of the handle. Simply lift the fish and pop the end off the net handle and read the scale. Voila, you have a 5 - 51/4 pound trout. Now, if they'd just do something about the mesh that's used in the nets. Remember that old, large weave, nylon braid from the 80s? Just can't be good for the fish, yet you can't find a net that has the newer, soft mesh. Hope that changes soon.
Regardless, they have neat nets with weight scales that slide in and out of the handle. Simply lift the fish and pop the end off the net handle and read the scale. Voila, you have a 5 - 51/4 pound trout. Now, if they'd just do something about the mesh that's used in the nets. Remember that old, large weave, nylon braid from the 80s? Just can't be good for the fish, yet you can't find a net that has the newer, soft mesh. Hope that changes soon.
And there's the 5 - 51/4 pound fish.
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