Looking For Bass Data

[Lucas Li]

I've been looking for data for a fishing app that I'm trying to make but I can't seem to find what I'm looking for. I've contacted the California DFG and it was a long wait for nothing. So would be awesome if the Bass Resource guys could help me out!

 

Here's what I'm looking for:

 

Bass length, height, girth, weight, and ideally a picture of this fish but it's OK if there isn't one. 

 

If anyone knows where I can find this, or even if you have your own catch log that you wouldn't mind sharing with me, I will be forever in your debt.

 

Thanks guys!

[Sam]

What is your goal regarding using this data for an app?

[Lucas Li]

I want to find a correlation between the length, height, and weight.

[frantzracing0]

this has already been done

[WIGuide]

Bass weight = Length^2 x Girth^2 / 1200

[NathanW]

Is this for a school project? Are your required to collect your own data?

 

If not there several charts available online with scatterplot detail.

[Sam]

Bass weight = Length^2 x Girth^2 / 1200

 

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[Fishes in trees]

In-fisherman magazine has written on this subject several times over the years.  From what I recall, the formula works well on average fish, not as well on above average fish.  In-fisherman went so far as to vary the formula for different species, walleye, pike, muskie, perch, etc.

Before you re-invent the wheel - contact In-fisherman about this subject.

[Scott F]

If you are interested in what the OP is up to with this, go to his profile.

[slonezp]

Google fish weight calculator. If you go in the tools dropdown on BR there is a calculator

[RipSomeLips]

There are plenty of on-line calculators you can find from a google search.

[WRB]

Length = bass laying on a flat surface, mouth closed and measure from tip of closed low jaw to the center of the tail.

Girth = measurement around with widest area! dorsal fin down.

Formula: L x L x G / 1200 = weight in pounds! accurate within 5%.

There are more accurate formulas, however require several girth measurements and accuracy becomes more subjective to the measurement technique to determine true mass.

Tom

[Lucas Li]

Thanks for the replies everyone.

 

I'm aware of the Bass weight = Length^2 x Girth^2 / 1200 formula as I did bust out my google-fu for this before we got started . So even though there is a formula for this already, I'd like to see if there were some new insights that we could pull out, which would take a large set of data. 

 

 

In-fisherman magazine has written on this subject several times over the years.  From what I recall, the formula works well on average fish, not as well on above average fish.  In-fisherman went so far as to vary the formula for different species, walleye, pike, muskie, perch, etc.

Before you re-invent the wheel - contact In-fisherman about this subject.

Thanks for this! I'll be inquiring about their data