Nobody lied! fisherman misread scale.. Maco's balance beam scale weighed it in at 8lb. Rechecked Eastmans picture on wall (labeled 1st bonito, I'm proud to say) - 7lb 14oz. I was reading Eastmans scale as 10ths of lbs. (7.14 rather than 7lb. 14oz. Whew! Glad that's cleared up. What's the average weight for these guys?