I fish these areas quite frequently, I have a picture of the scale weight but not with a tape measure, that's why I used the rod for reference so people can ...more actually see the size
This is the same photo I've seen and it is hard to believe a LM that is 1'9" can be 4 lb. That same pic last year was closer to the actual weight. ...more If you're going to post at least show the actual fish. Otherwise you loose a lot of credibility. Just my thoughts from someone who fishes the areas annually.