How Big Was It

[sideshowbob]

i caught a small mouth on the detroit river hand lining it was 20 inches long ,had no scle in the boat any body have any idea what that would hve wieghed

[wnybassman]

On the eastern end of Lake Erie we have a 20 inch size limit during the early season.  Tournaments during this time I have seen 20" fish go anywhere from 4 1/2 to 6 1/2 pounds.   I set a club record a few years back at 6.42 pounds and it measured 20 1/8".   

[pabassr]

Next time you catch a fish measure the length and the girth. That way you can use the weight calculator in the tools toolbar on top of this page. You`ll have a better idea how much it weighted.

[sideshowbob]

thanks guys. never seen one that big.

[Gavin]

Great Catch! River fish tend to be alot leaner than lake fish so I'm thinking 4-4.5lbs unless it was incredibly fat.