Think This Is A 15 Inch Bass? Pessimist In Me Says No.

[TingTingEightSix]

here is an unedited picture. No cropping or anything just for some reason the hosting site turned it sideways.

[Bluebasser86]

Provided you aren't holding him way closer to the camera (which it doesn't appear that you are), the fish looks like it's about as long as you are wide at your chest. Might be able to measure yourself and get a general idea of how long it was. 

 

I've seen way smaller looking fish bump 15" in a tournament, wouldn't be surprised at all if that fish was 15. 

[TingTingEightSix]

Provided you aren't holding him way closer to the camera (which it doesn't appear that you are), the fish looks like it's about as long as you are wide at your chest. Might be able to measure yourself and get a general idea of how long it was.

I've seen way smaller looking fish bump 15" in a tournament, wouldn't be surprised at all if that fish was 15.

sweet, thanks for that info. Since im just more of a guy who throws live bait out there content qith whatever may bite (unless its a gar, yikes them teeth) ill happily take a 15 inch bass any time I can get it.

Should I ever become a competent baas fisherman, Id of course have to have a larger catch to celebrate.

The beauty of just baiting up and throwing out there is that you never really know what you are gonna get, ans the possibilities make it that much more thrilling, for me it does anyway. Just goes to show when even fishing for small fish such as bluegill, be ready for surprises, such as that. In fact I caught that as the first fish, it was a few minutes later when I caught the first bluegill. I was more than content just to catch a few bluegill, but in my mind I said to myself "man wouldnt it be nice to catch a keeper size bass", and sure enough perhaps I did. The more I look at it, the more I think it managed to squeeze in just enough to measure "15. Sucker put up a heck of a fight on that bluegill set up.

[TingTingEightSix]

Here is one my dad caught on a minnow. No doubt his is 15 inches or a little more.

[TingTingEightSix]

Here was the last bass I caught prior to the one in question in this topic. I think I did better this last time around. Lol

[Weld's Largemouth]

Here was the last bass I caught prior to the one in question in this topic. I think I did better this last time around. Lol

Did you bring a tape measure this time?!?

[gramps50]

Bass pro has a really nice tape you can carry in your pocket, was a couple of bucks. You can also measure the handle on your rod, for instance the handle on the rod I use the most is 12" so from there I can estimate if I don't have my handy dandy tape measure in my pocket. On the boat I have a ruler on the gunal. 

[TingTingEightSix]

Nah not this last time, that trip was kind of an impromptu trip so I grabbed my rods and tackle box rsther quickly and left without even thi king to bring a tape measure.

[Felix77]

If you don't have a tape measure lay it on top of your plano box.  If you are lucky enough to find a box with a tape measure on it that is even better.  Helps with estimation when you don't have a tape measure or scale.

[TingTingEightSix]

Wish there was a way I could take a picture of a tape measure pulled to 15", superimpose the bass into that pic as evenly as possible with the tape measure. Classic OCD symptom, but dang it, id habe loved to known whether or not that was a keeper by alabama game and wildlife standards (15" minimum for largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass).

[TingTingEightSix]

Eyeball test of sorts I suppose, wish I would have had a tape measure on hand for a definite measurement.

Maybe this will give an idea of how close it csme to 15"

[Stumphunter]

Use a dollar bill or any valued bill. A us bill is 6 1/16 inches long,  so just say 6 inches. If you fold the bill in half then its 3 inches and so on. This will get you close enough. But note its not a legal way to measure a keeper fish.