Bruce424 Posted May 2, 2014 Posted May 2, 2014 Caught this LM bass about ten feet from shore with a jig pitched around a fallen tree. Thought it was a musky from how much it was fighting. It around 22-23" sorry dont have a scale. Wish I did. Once I saw the head come up I went holy $#!# its a bass. Then my knees started quaking. Barely hooked. Chest pounding. Haha. Definitely my biggest bass ever. So happy. Ps sorry for layin this one on the ground. Just was so befuddled and overwhelmed. 5 Quote
Mccallister25 Posted May 2, 2014 Posted May 2, 2014 Thats a good one. Those short line strikes are always heart pounding! Quote
HeavyFisher Posted May 2, 2014 Posted May 2, 2014 Now what did we learn today? Go out and get that scale !! Good job dude. I caught my PB and didn't have a scale at the time. I bought one afterwards but still haven't caught a bass as large 1 Quote
mjseverson24 Posted May 2, 2014 Posted May 2, 2014 congrats that is a healthy looking fish... Mitch Quote
Super User bigbill Posted May 3, 2014 Super User Posted May 3, 2014 Nice, congrats just ten feet from shore that's what I'm talking about. Listen up shore fisherman. Trust me there are bigger ones out there still. Bruce424 stay fishing there. Let this hog motivate you. That's an awesome bass no doubt about that. These bigger gals hang out together. Quote
Jay Ell Gee Posted May 3, 2014 Posted May 3, 2014 Great fish! Congrats! I read an independent online test review series a while back and the most accurate digital scale was a Rapala, this one... https://m.basspro.com/Rapala-Mini-50-lb-Digital-Scale/product/10203288/ They were tested against known weights if various sizes. That one and the bass pro one were actually the most consistent. Congrats again on the oinker! Quote
Super User Darren. Posted May 3, 2014 Super User Posted May 3, 2014 Great catch! Digital or spring scale, just get one! Quote
Bruce424 Posted May 3, 2014 Author Posted May 3, 2014 Yep thanks guys. Definitely getting a scale. But if you had to guess the weight for that bass what do you think it would be... 5lbs?? Maybe 6?? She really Had a full belly. Quote
scrutch Posted May 4, 2014 Posted May 4, 2014 Nice fish! It's a good thing you didn't have a scale! By the time you're telling that story when you're 60 years old, that fish will be a twelve pounder! 1 Quote
Super User Grizzn N Bassin Posted May 4, 2014 Super User Posted May 4, 2014 Nice bass man.,that's a pig! Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted May 4, 2014 Global Moderator Posted May 4, 2014 Yep thanks guys. Definitely getting a scale. But if you had to guess the weight for that bass what do you think it would be... 5lbs?? Maybe 6?? She really Had a full belly. If you don't have a scale, get the length and girth and you can estimate pretty closely. You can get a huge variance in the weight of a fish in that length range depending on girth. Last year my two biggest fish were 22" and 24.5". The 24.5" was only 14" and weighed 7.51. The 22" fish was very fat at 17" around and weighed 7.76. Normally a 22" fish is going to be around 6 pounds though and I wouldn't bat an eye if you showed me that picture and said it was 6 pounds. No matter what she weighed it's a great fish though Quote
Maico1 Posted May 4, 2014 Posted May 4, 2014 Now that's what we are talking about..congrats on your new PB. Quote
Super User Master Bait'r Posted May 4, 2014 Super User Posted May 4, 2014 Wow that is a PIG! Nice work man!!! Quote
Super User Crestliner2008 Posted May 4, 2014 Super User Posted May 4, 2014 Fine job out there. A true trophy indeed. Congrats! Quote
Finesse7 Posted May 4, 2014 Posted May 4, 2014 Great bass! I love that feeling when you barely hook the big ones. Quote
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