Super User Master Bait'r Posted September 16, 2013 Super User Posted September 16, 2013 Been getting the gf out this summer and she's really been getting into fishing and she's caught a good amount of pickerel, crappie and others, however the bass have eluded her completely until yesterday. Didn't have a scale but it was a pretty big'un. Couldn't believe she got that thing in on 4lb test and an ultralight in heavy weed cover. I didn't pick it up as it was her fish and I wanted it back in the water asap so I have no hand gauge to go by either. Anyways, if I could get the collective's ballpark opinion on how heavy they think this fish is I'd appreciate it. Thanks & happy fishing! Quote
Super User J Francho Posted September 16, 2013 Super User Posted September 16, 2013 Probably close to 4. Looks fat. Had to be a wild ride on 4# line in cover. Congrats to her! Quote
Super User roadwarrior Posted September 16, 2013 Super User Posted September 16, 2013 Too cool! I can't really determine a weight, but I'll go with John's estimate, around 4 lbs. Quote
Super User MarkH024 Posted September 16, 2013 Super User Posted September 16, 2013 Right around the 4ish mark. Give or take. Really hard to tell fish weights without proper measurements. Great fish either way so congrats to you both! With a sn name like that, I am surprised you have a girlfriend. j/k Quote
Super User Master Bait'r Posted September 16, 2013 Author Super User Posted September 16, 2013 Probably close to 4. Looks fat. Had to be a wild ride on 4# line in cover. Congrats to her! Haha yeah she was hootin' and hollerin' with her drag singing quite the song and I looked over to see her boat getting pulled towards the weeds at a pretty good pace. "Oh no, not the weeds" I thought, immediately thinking of the setup I gave her's obvious shortcomings- but she kept the line tight like I told her and scooped it asap with the net. Proud of her for sure! It was very fat, wish I had her spin it for a 2nd shot for better profile. I think she's hooked for life now too so that's the real win. She finally got the rush! As for my name, I couldn't resist... It was just too funny not to! 2 Quote
Super User 00 mod Posted September 16, 2013 Super User Posted September 16, 2013 Real nice fish! Congrats to her! Jeff Quote
Super User tomustang Posted September 16, 2013 Super User Posted September 16, 2013 Tell her it was a 6 to keep her fishing 1 Quote
Super User Sam Posted September 17, 2013 Super User Posted September 17, 2013 Great post. You have a keeper. Let us know when the wedding will be so we can send congrats!!!!! Weight of fish? I would thing around 3.5 pounds. Quote
Super User Sam Posted September 17, 2013 Super User Posted September 17, 2013 And by the way, as an engagement gift why don't you get her a real bass rig????? Like at 7-foot, medium heavy spinning rig (G. Loomis would be nice) and a Shimano C-14 2500 spinning reel spooled with 100% 8-pound fluorocarbon line. Just a suggestion. Quote
KyakR Posted September 17, 2013 Posted September 17, 2013 And by the way, as an engagement gift why don't you get her a real bass rig????? Like at 7-foot, medium heavy spinning rig (G. Loomis would be nice) and a Shimano C-14 2500 spinning reel spooled with 100% 8-pound fluorocarbon line. Just a suggestion. Yep! Looks like she might be bit after her bass! Strikes like a thunderbolt! And take her to DSG or Cb and introduce her to the bait monkey! Quote
Super User Master Bait'r Posted September 17, 2013 Author Super User Posted September 17, 2013 And by the way, as an engagement gift why don't you get her a real bass rig????? Like at 7-foot, medium heavy spinning rig (G. Loomis would be nice) and a Shimano C-14 2500 spinning reel spooled with 100% 8-pound fluorocarbon line. Just a suggestion. This guy is GOOD. But actually I am handing down my current rod to her once my new setup gets here sometime next week. If she sticks with it I'll pick her up something nice for sure... Quote
aquaholic Posted September 17, 2013 Posted September 17, 2013 Great post. You have a keeper. Let us know when the wedding will be so we can send congrats!!!!! Weight of fish? I would thing around 3.5 pounds. i second this but I would say closer to 3. I made one of these threads once and got numbers from 7lbs all the way down to 3lbs, so truth is no one can really tell. Ive found with women, its best to listen to what they say. Just ask her how much she thought it weighed and go with that. Quote
Super User AK-Jax86 Posted September 18, 2013 Super User Posted September 18, 2013 This guy is GOOD. But actually I am handing down my current rod to her once my new setup gets here sometime next week. If she sticks with it I'll pick her up something nice for sure... And if things don't work out between you 2 then you better take it back lol. Nice fish I would say a little under 4lbs. Quote
pbizzle Posted September 18, 2013 Posted September 18, 2013 So I take it you like women's with a big bass.... Quote
Super User buzzed bait Posted September 18, 2013 Super User Posted September 18, 2013 Nice going! I took my fiance out a couple months back and she had a pretty good time. She's by no means an outdoors girl, but after catching her a couple bluegill and a decent 2 pound bass she could at least reason with why i always want to go! Good thing you've got one that wants to go and or lets you go!! Quote
Super User Bankbeater Posted September 20, 2013 Super User Posted September 20, 2013 Congrats to her. Bass looks like a 3-1/2 to 4 pounder. Quote
Super User Grizzn N Bassin Posted October 8, 2013 Super User Posted October 8, 2013 X7 3 -4 lbs easy... Quote
Diggy Posted October 19, 2013 Posted October 19, 2013 Everyone seems pretty in the ballpark, but around my area that would be reported as 10lbs by some 1 Quote
Super User roadwarrior Posted January 19, 2014 Super User Posted January 19, 2014 Big enough - nice catch! I like that! Quote
Super User geo g Posted March 4, 2014 Super User Posted March 4, 2014 Looks like two keepers in the boat. Congrats on both of them. 1 Quote
jbw252 Posted March 20, 2014 Posted March 20, 2014 Who cares how much it weighed. Her smile says it all. Congrats on a nice catch. Quote
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