Here is a link to a fish caught on Pickwick that was a released record fish.
http://blog.wired2fish.com/blog/bid/...gemouth-Caught
This was in the 14-15lb something class by Length, Girth formula. It will give you an eyeball test to the other fish. They look size wise similiar.
Of course you will see in this article the requirements of getting that state record and why he decided to release it. I would imagine the 16lber would have been more known if he tried to get a record submit out of it.
Heck, rsimms would have probably let us know about it given its location caught.
Still a pig though regardless.