Pound for Pound

[MuskieBait]

I don't think I've caught enough fish at different size of each species to really say for sure...for example, I've yet to catch a 5lb Bluegill to compare to a 5lb Muskie...or a 1lb Coho Salmon to compare to a 1lb Black Crappie...

Until you've caught them multiple times at a certain size to compare, it is simply conjecture...So I often find these pound for pound comparison a bit silly...

Would a 1lb White Shark fight harder than a 1lb Smallmouth Bass? You can't even answer that question since White Shark doesn't come that small...

And I've only ever heard of one case where someone caught a mini sailfish that was under 5lbs...from a pier...so how can you compare something like that?

Thus...silly question for me...

All I know is...most of the carp I catch are 10-20lbs average and they are a hell of a lot of fun. Most of the Bowfin I catch are 5-8lbs and they are a hell of a lot of fun. Most of the Steelhead I catch are 3-10lbs and they are also a hell of a lot of fun.

I just enjoy them for what they are and don't concern myself with which fish is stronger pound for pound...because as much as we try to make it into an equal comparison, it simply isn't.

And if you only fish for species purely just because they pull hard, you are missing out a lot of the other challenging aspects of fishing.

As I said to MA recently "You seem to only care about big fish that pull hard..."

As such...you miss out everything else...and limit yourself to only certain species...and then people ask "How are you able to catch 388 species?"...duh!

If Round Goby grow to be 5lbs, I bet they would kick every other species' ass...