little lure ---> BIG BASS

[fishinfiend]

YES, FINALLY!!!!!!!!

 

Recently, my excursions have been terrible. Lot of skunked days or dinks. Today i had a great outing and landed a nice one. Funny thing is that it was on a tiny crank and on a light spinning rod/reel. The way it fought at first i though i had a turtle and then it rolled and i saw mouth open up. About flipped out and surprised the little hooks didn't tear out. 

 

I hate to be "that guy", but any guess on weight?  No scale or tape measure. Either way I'm super happy. SUPER HAPPY!!!!

[FloridaFishinFool]

Congratulations! Nice fish!

As a guess 7 to 8 pounds give or take... nice and fat could put it closer to 8. Maybe more!

You how it goes, it will get bigger by the telling! Mine do!   

[soflabasser]

Solid bass!Hard to guess with just a picture and without a length and girth measurement.Looks to be at least 6-7 pounds,but could be more.It is hard to tell without a length and girth measurement!

[Bluebasser86]

Great looking fish, terrible camera angle to guess fish size. Just judging off the size of the fishes' head/mouth compared to your hand, I'd guess around 5 pounds. 

Length and girth measurements are a huge help in this cases. Or you could spend $2 on a digital scale and get an even better idea.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Portable-40kg-10g-Electronic-Hanging-Fishing-Digital-Pocket-Weight-Hook-Scale-SC-/231714459851?hash=item35f34210cb:g:9mEAAOSw5ZBWFnJj

[Bankbeater]

That's a nice bass whatever it weighs!

[WIGuide]

Nice fish for sure! It's really hard to tell weight from a picture, especially without length. Next time you find yourself in that situation without a scale or tape, cut your bait off, measure the fish with your line and then cut it the length of the fish. Then take the same line, find the largest girth of the fish and tie a simple overhand knot at that distance. Now you can take the line home and measure that to get correct measurements. 

[FloridaFishinFool]

If this thread keeps going in the direction it is going in that bass will be a minnow in no time!

 

[BassinLou]

I am not going to play the guess the weight game, but I am going to say, that's a solid, healthy fish. Cudos to you for sticking it out, and staying persistent. It pays off at the end. 

[BrownBear]

Good fish brother! I would be super stoked on that too, congrats!

[fishinfiend]

1 hour ago, WIGuide said:

 measure the fish with your line and then cut it the length of the fish. Then take the same line, find the largest girth of the fish and tie a simple overhand knot at that distance. Now you can take the line home and measure that to get correct measurements. 

That is an awesome idea!

 

Thank you, sir. 

[WIGuide]

7 minutes ago, fishinfiend said:

That is an awesome idea!

 

Thank you, sir. 

No problem! The good thing about it is you get measurements so you can calculate a weight plus it forces you to retie after that big fish which is always a good practice.

[A-Jay]

Great Bass ~ Congrats.

As mentioned above, guesses are fun but to little do provide an accurate record of your catch.

Experience has shown that bass ALWAYS weight more without a scale or right before you put them on one.

A-Jay

 

 

[senile1]

9 hours ago, Bluebasser86 said:

Great looking fish, terrible camera angle to guess fish size. Just judging off the size of the fishes' head/mouth compared to your hand, I'd guess around 5 pounds. 

Length and girth measurements are a huge help in this cases. Or you could spend $2 on a digital scale and get an even better idea.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Portable-40kg-10g-Electronic-Hanging-Fishing-Digital-Pocket-Weight-Hook-Scale-SC-/231714459851?hash=item35f34210cb:g:9mEAAOSw5ZBWFnJj

I agree with everyone that this is a difficult photo to use for weight guessing.  My guess would have been between 5 and 6, similar to Blue's.  Very nice fish, though!  Congratulations!  

Like A-Jay stated, the actual weight is usually lower than we think when a scale comes into play. 

[fishinfiend]

lol very true

 

Thanks gentleman

[Robeng]

Nice.  5.5lbs?

[buzzed bait]

yeah man, unless you're about 9.5 feet tall, i'm going to say that's a healthy 5 pounder.  if you are in fact 9.5 feet tall, that may very well be a 7!

either way that's a great fish, evidenced by your big grin!

[Darren.]

Awesome catch!

I venture anywhere from 5-7#

[FloridaFishinFool]

I added an extra pound on there because of how fat it is!

[soflabasser]

You can make a bass look much smaller or bigger depending on the camera angle.These pictures have an angle that make the bass look bigger so it makes it hard to judge the weight.Weigh it next time or at the very least measure it's length and girth!

[Fisher-O-men]

Don't get a scale!  All they are good for is shrinking fish!

[roadwarrior]

 

                                                CONGRATULATIONS!

                                                                                           

[fishinfiend]

Thank you, sir

[markinny]

nice catch.congrats.

[EricTheAngler]

Great catch dude!