What You Think This Bass Weighs?

[EmersonFish]

1.56 lbs. That's it. The definitive answer.

[Ozark_Basser]

 

 

 

Show off. To the OP, that is how ya do it.  After you've shown a few bass pics to your buddies, family, or whoever and they try to disagree with how big it is, you'll start carrying a scale and a ruler along with your camera lol.  I have had my grandpa actually drive to the place where I was fishing and measure a fish after I told him on the phone how big it was. 

[Ozark_Basser]

1.56 lbs. That's it. The definitive answer.

Haha.  Yea maybe I shouldn't say definitely a 2 lber, but I feel it's bigger than 1.5.

[BammerBass]

Ill settle for anywhere between 1.5 and 2.5 its SOMEWHERE in that range most likely. I dont get to go much these days, so any time I manage a fish over 15 inches in length, im pretty happy. I've tried strictly flst out fishing for bass by using heavier line, medium to medium-heavy spin casting outfits. Plastic lizards, plastic worms, buzzbaits, crankbaits, spinner baits, and never had success. So I know im definitely no bass angler. I just stick to the "easy" fish like bluegill, and hope I grt lucky enough at some point to cstch a crappie or decent bass. I believe some things you can practice and get better at , but I also think there are certain things that you'll either be good at it, or you'll stink it up, no matter how much practice you have. And in regsrds to bass fishing, I definitely fall into the category of being bad at it, and no amount of practice I can do will change it.

So yeah one like this one for me tickles me and is a "good catch" in my mind but for those who sre good bass anglers, thats below average. Skilled bass anglers can catch multiple 3 and 4 lbers and be like "meh, ive had much bigger", b, cause indeed they have. I dunno how id react if I ever hung a 5+lber. Id probably run around in circles and lose my mind.

[EmersonFish]

Haha. Yea maybe I shouldn't say definitely a 2 lber, but I feel it's bigger than 1.5.

Ha. It could be 2. What do I know? It's hard enough to tell when you have a good profile shot. At that angle, who knows. If the OP thinks it's 2.25, maybe it is? He he probably has better perspective than anybody.

[BammerBass]

Ha. It could be 2. Whatappearing? It's hard enough to tell when you have a good profile shot. At that angle, who knows. If the OP thinks it's 2.25, maybe it is? He he probably has better perspective than anybody.

Yeah lol I thought 2.25 was a good guess because when i got it up, it was very healthy appearing and had nice symmetry to it all the way around. Felt of its belly and therr was definitely some good meat there. Again i will NOT claim it to be a 5 lber becsuse i know full darn well that is just not the case lol.

[BammerBass]

 

 

 

Oh man if only could catch one like that some day. Nice fish man, almost 5 lbs!!

[Inflatable Raft Bum]

Check your scale against a certified scale. I had a similar digital scale that was OVER a pound off.

That fish looks over 5lb to me, unless you are a hobbit or something.

Check your scale.

Beautiful healthy athletic bass in the absolute prime of its life, i bet it fought like hell depending on your water temp.

(Replying to the post immediately previous to mine)

[BammerBass]

Oh I did have a cheap scale thst I used, and it didn't even reach 3/4 of a pound. I know that couldn't be right. I've got so much to learn about fishing it ain't even funny. Bout all im good at rigjt now is live bait and crappie jigs and thats it. And weighing them I jist stink at .

[Ozark_Basser]

Oh I did have a cheap scale thst I used, and it didn't even reach 3/4 of a pound. I know that couldn't be right. I've got so much to learn about fishing it ain't even funny. Bout all im good at rigjt now is live bait and crappie jigs and thats it. And weighing them I jist stink at .

If that fish was sixteen inches or so, then I can definitely say that scale is wrong.  

[BooyahMan]

How big are you? You make that sixteen incher look small (or as others mentioned, could be the angle too). But yes, if it is a 16 incher then it looks to be at the very least a 2. Nice fish regardless!

[BooyahMan]

 

 

 

 

Sorry for the double post. I've been thinking about getting a scale like this for some time. Does weighing a fish like this damage the fish at all? Also, how accurate do you find that Berkley scale to be? I believe we sell them at my work and if it's a worthy investment then I will pick it up during my employee appreciation day (30% off!). 

 

Beauty slab by the way! 

[J Francho]

No, it doesn't harm them. Maxillary tissue heals quickly. The important thing us to avoid torque on the jaw, like you see in magazines all the time.

[BammerBass]

How big are you? You make that sixteen incher look small (or as others mentioned, could be the angle too). But yes, if it is a 16 incher then it looks to be at the very least a 2. Nice fish regardless!

im bout 5'10 and fat. Lol. My knuckles ans fist are on the above average size.

[BammerBass]

J Francho, I bet your bass was at least another quarter to half lb bigger than your scale said. That is one beefy fish!!! Id love to cstch one like that.

[BooyahMan]

im bout 5'10 and fat. Lol. My knuckles ans fist are on the above average size.

Ahh ok. I'm 5 inches shorter than you so fish like the one you got look a lot bigger when I hold them. For example:

 

This is why I take a quick pic or two with the fish against my rod, especially if I don't have a measuring tape on me. Sounds like it's time to buy a scale!

[BammerBass]

That's a nice one!! What ya catch it on?

[BooyahMan]

That's a nice one!! What ya catch it on?

Thanks! And it was on a Booyah Pad Crasher Jr.

[J Francho]

J Francho, I bet your bass was at least another quarter to half lb bigger than your scale said. That is one beefy fish!!! Id love to cstch one like that.

 

Keep playing, and posting questions - you will catch one.  Here's one that was a little bigger than that one.  No scale shot, lol.  I just posted that up because it drove my point home.

 

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[Senko lover]

You caught the fish. It was a solid chunk.

End of matter.

[BammerBass]

Keep playing, and posting questions - you will catch one.  Here's one that was a little bigger than that one.  No scale shot, lol.  I just posted that up because it drove my point home.

 

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Hawg!!!! Nicely done.

[BammerBass]

You caught the fish. It was a solid chunk.

End of matter.

short and to the point, but great answer.

I wasn't trying to start a competition or anything, I just wanted to get a general idea of whst it may have weighed, it was sorta fun taking guesses and eberything lol. It was between 16-16.5 inches in length (couodnt get a real down to the 1/8th inch mea s urement cuz she was too feisty lol, but she wss over the 15 inch minimum length so she was a "keeper if we had decided to keep it and some of the other drum n bluegill/shellcracker. Main thing is we got her back in the water so she can spawn more beautiful bass in thr future, and i had a blast catching her, especially on that light rod.

And I used the weight estimator tool on here last night after reading similar posts and they mentioned the tool. I put in the 16 inch length and it estimated it at 2.32. Ill take thst every time!!

[J Francho]

 

End of matter.

 

Never the end.  Not many, myself included, have been to the top of the mountain.  With the help of other anglers on this site, I dink drop fish under 2 lbs.  I don't bother with pics or weighing them.  BammerBass can get there, too.  It doesn't matter where you live - a five is do able, and a testament to getting out there. After that, the sky is the limit.

[Senko lover]

Never the end.  Not many, myself included, have been to the top of the mountain.  With the help of other anglers on this site, I dink drop fish under 2 lbs.  I don't bother with pics or weighing them.  BammerBass can get there, too.  It doesn't matter where you live - a five is do able, and a testament to getting out there. After that, the sky is the limit.

 

Nice to hear that the moderators get helped, too. I thought ya'll had done it all.

[BammerBass]

Never the end.  Not many, myself included, have been to the top of the mountain.  With the help of other anglers on this site, I dink drop fish under 2 lbs.  I don't bother with pics or weighing them.  BammerBass can get there, too.  It doesn't matter where you live - a five is do able, and a testament to getting out there. After that, the sky is the limit.

oh certainly I agree a 5 is definitely doable. Heck I lost one mid way up that same pier a couple weeks ago, and I could tell just by looking at it that it was a solid 4, which defi iteky woulda been a personal best for me if I had successfully landed it and got her in my hands She had thst little light rod bent into basically a U. Did grt her up out of the water and it looked like she had a mouth almost big enough to put my fist in..... but my I patience/overexcitement caused me to lose her shoulda just let her tire down a bit more and work her over to the bank where dsd would have been able to ease over snd grab her. But hey, lesson lewrned from thet battle I think helped me land my last one, or else I may have lost it too to overreagerness. Dang it now I wish I had a hut right there to live in and go out there every darn day lol. All this talk in this topic and all the other topics ia makings water at the mouth for more way I carried on when inflamed that 2lber any seasoned "vet" woulda laughed at me, or anyone else for thet matter would have thought was nuts (theu would likely be right if they thoughts LOL). Ah but that rush I got from that fish was awesome, took me back to my days as a kid, and that is ehst its all about, enjoying the day and having fun.