I didn't weight it. It was 16.5 -17" I bought a digital scale but it was in the boat so long it was all nasty and didn't work.

I put it in my livewell to show a friend, you know how it is. I was all full of myself. He pulled one out of his livewell 17.5" We put them back to fight another day. We usually go down to Ky Lake the 2nd or 3rd week in April. I don't think we get as many fish going later in the spawn, but we have a good average.