estimating channel catfish weight

Last night I put out 6 yoyo's - 3 with breaam - 3 with magic bait.

Every time I checked before going to bed the magic bait was gone - and I knew it was mostly turtles because on one trip I bait a yoyo and as I moved to next yoyo - a turtle took a bite out of the one I just baited - I checked bite mark and it was a small turtle bite (dang them to h e double l )

So I haven't been taking time to bait during night - hate to keep feeding the turtles

This AM I checked at 5:30AM and one of the magic bait lines had been triggered but still had bait - since it was still dark I put it back underwater and went to read the paper until it was light enough to see.

I ended up catching a channel catfish and when I saw it - I guessed it was under a pound but it was a long skinny fish - so I decided to check weight before I released it - turns out it was 1 lb 6oz so I had underestimated it a little. I've probably been underestimating a lot of the fish I catch - since I don't like to clean them unless they are over 2 lbs - and really like them when they are over 3 lbs (already let one 2 lb 15oz one go :)

Anyway it's goes to show you - I should have been re-baiting in middle of night - might have picked up more and/or bigger fish while feeding the turtles :(