Bulging Eyes

[5 Dollar Fishing Game]

Caught this bass today, and the eyes seem to "bulge" out a lot more than the other much smaller bass. Is this normal with a big bass, or something wrong with her eyes?

[Ima Bass Ninja]

It's normal for older bass. You ever see the ones at bps those things look like their eyes would pop out if you thumped em on head

[5 Dollar Fishing Game]

Lol. How old do you think she is at 12.8lbs? About 26.5 inches long.

[MaineBassFishin]

If you weighed that at 12 lbs you may want to check your scale.. Nice fish though

[5 Dollar Fishing Game]

Sorry, 6.8 lbs and the length I am not sure of. Wanted to know about how old she is? Typed those numbers for something else before I posted.

[MaineBassFishin]

Oh ok that's more like it haha, thats a real nice looking fish though 6.8 around here is huge

[5 Dollar Fishing Game]

Caught her here in central nc in a pond. My friend said 6 or 7 years old because 1 year old per pound. Not sure if that's accurate. :-/

[Ima Bass Ninja]

Probably impossible to tell cause they grow different rates in different places but at 26.5 " I would guess 8-10 years

[james 14]

Gotta be bigger than 6.8 at 26.5". That is unless she was super skinny.

[5 Dollar Fishing Game]

I'm certain of the 6.8lbs. But didn't measure it. See my earlier post it was a typo. :-). Big eyes though lol

[5 Dollar Fishing Game]

She had a big belly!!!!!!!!!!

[North Ga Hillbilly]

You can pull a scale and count rings to get an idea. I caught a 12 this year that seemed to be 5-7 years old, but this is from a freak pond. I pulled a scale from a 7 that looked to be over ten years. Its really dependant. But with those big ol eyes I would guess shes alot older than 6 or 7

NGaHB

[5 Dollar Fishing Game]

I read some about and need to read up on more on the scale technique. That does seem to be the most accurate. Next time I catch a big one I need to do that. Thanks! Joe