BirdNestBen Posted March 10, 2016 Posted March 10, 2016 fishing at a little pond the other day and didn't have a scale and forgot to measure the girth... my hands and knees were shaking after i caught it and the pics don't show as good as how fat this fish was.... it was 21.5 inches long.. and i caught it out in the middle on a blue powerworm..tx rig... it felt very heavy and 2 other fisherman there thought it went 10 lbs... I know a fish of this length should only weigh 5-6 lbs. max... it was pregnant and had been eating a lot... was as wide as it was long... 1 Quote
Super User A-Jay Posted March 10, 2016 Super User Posted March 10, 2016 Nice bass ~ Might not be 10 pounds. A-Jay 6 Quote
Super User WRB Posted March 10, 2016 Super User Posted March 10, 2016 Without a accurate girth measurement I would estimate this bass to be 7 1/2 lbs. Tom Quote
BirdNestBen Posted March 10, 2016 Author Posted March 10, 2016 thanks... it felt real heavy but at just 21.5 inches it's hard to say... Quote
Super User Wayne P. Posted March 10, 2016 Super User Posted March 10, 2016 That length about 6# https://tpwd.texas.gov/fishboat/fish/recreational/catchrelease/bass_length_weight.phtml 1 Quote
BassObsessed Posted March 10, 2016 Posted March 10, 2016 Definitely not 10. I would say 6-7 is pretty close. Nice bass anyway! Quote
S. Sass Posted March 10, 2016 Posted March 10, 2016 Ill agree 6 to 7 would be a good estimate. Nice fish by any standard. Quote
wnspain Posted March 11, 2016 Posted March 11, 2016 6 hours ago, bch_2970@yahoo.com said: ... was as wide as it was long... LoL, 21" wide, your nose is going to grow. Nice bass nonetheless and I agree, somewhere in the 6.5 to 7.5 lb. range. Congrats!! Quote
Super User buzzed bait Posted March 11, 2016 Super User Posted March 11, 2016 nevermind the weight, that's one purdy fish! Quote
Super User Darren. Posted March 11, 2016 Super User Posted March 11, 2016 Yeah, I'm with the 6+ votes. Hard to know... But a lovely specimen bass. Next purchase for ya, a scale! 2 Quote
wnspain Posted March 11, 2016 Posted March 11, 2016 Being that most of us tend to have a big eye, I'll put on my glasses, revise my estimate, and say 5lbs. 13oz. Quote
Super User everythingthatswims Posted March 11, 2016 Super User Posted March 11, 2016 That fish is a tank! Good job! Quote
Smokinal Posted March 11, 2016 Posted March 11, 2016 And this is how stories of "This dude caught a 10 lber outta the pond today" get started. Not bashin ya; that's a nice 6-7 lber! Congrats! 3 Quote
Ski Posted March 11, 2016 Posted March 11, 2016 There is a formula used just for the length it is not dead on but very close. It is your length , 21.5 x 21.5 x 21.5 divided by 1600 = 6.2Lbs Quote
Super User senile1 Posted March 11, 2016 Super User Posted March 11, 2016 Nice fish in the 6 - 7 lb range! Quote
Fishin Ethan Posted March 11, 2016 Posted March 11, 2016 According to Bill Dances episode a couple weeks ago and his formula your bass weighs about 6 lbs Quote
David Whitaker Posted March 11, 2016 Posted March 11, 2016 I would say approximately 8 pounds. The length suggests a bass in the neighborhood of 7.5-8 pounds but with the girth being clearly a considerable amount, I would guess the fish at 8-8.25 pounds. Quote
Super User N Florida Mike Posted March 13, 2016 Super User Posted March 13, 2016 Caught a very healthy fish with eggs that was exactly 21.5 inches recently and it was 6.3 Quote
primetime Posted March 13, 2016 Posted March 13, 2016 21.5....If I had a gun to my head, and looking at that pic...It is healthy, for sure a good bass, I would go 6lbs to be safe but it could easily be 6.5, Seven Pounders usually look different but then again, pictures are really hard to use as an accurate weight estimator. I have pics of 7lb bass that look like 4 and vise versa...I always figure for a 21" bass not having a huge fat belly it is 5lbs...I start thinking 7 plus when I hit 23" range except in Spring when Females are pregnant or in small ponds where fish do not move much so they get stocky... This fish was caught by my buddy a few weeks ago and she is clearly pregnant..We didnt get a measurement but I estimated 8, I may have gone 9 if I landed it... Quote
Super User Gundog Posted March 13, 2016 Super User Posted March 13, 2016 I think you got a new world record there Any way you look at it, you caught a great bass there. Congrats Quote
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.