Now THIS is a Minnesota-Quality Bass.

[IamNewbie]

First cast catch. I flipped it out into a stream entering another lake and got a hit RIGHT away. Flipped it back and retrieved it back and this thing just swallowed it. No idea how big it is, but I know it's my PB. What's the weight of it? Never weighed it.

 

 

 

Was also gonna ask how big you think this fish is? I think it might be a 4lb smallie but I honestly have no idea I haven't invested in a weighing mechanism yet, I probably should lol...

Pic here as well: http://imgur.com/8Osr5AP Forgot to add it into the video itself. 

[Master Bait'r]

That's definitely a largemouth, I'd guess around 2.5 lbs, but it's always tough to tell in pics, you could be 6'11" haha- the only thing that *really* matters is you caught it and had fun being out there! She's a beaut!!  Keep up the great work!

[wnspain]

Nice quality bass there!I have no idea as it's been a loong time since my last smallmouth.  Sure looks like a LMB above but in the provided link, looks more like a smallmouth. I'd guess in the 3lb range but could be way off, makes a difference if you're a thick 5'6 or a 6'8" behemoth... 

[Bluebasser86]

I'm guessing that fish to be right around 16.5" long and with it being very thick built like it looks like it is, it would put it around 2 3/4-3 pounds. 

[Darren.]

Nice, healthy bass!

I'm with Blue on the guesstimate.

[buzzed bait]

nice catch man!

[dallasdb]

What did you catch the fish in the video on? 

I thought maybe a dropshot but I didn't see anything below the hook in the video.

Both great catches!

[Siebert Outdoors]

Nice catch!!

[IamNewbie]

I'm a 6'0 tall guy around 270. I've watched and seen tons of so called "3lb bass" in a bunch of videos and they're long and skinny. I've seen a video made by Mike from 1Rod1Reel fishing and it was a fish that looked about to be 11-12 inches long and it weighed to be 1lb. Not sure, I might just have to give in and buy a scale  

 

1 hour ago, dallasdb said:

What did you catch the fish in the video on? 

I thought maybe a dropshot but I didn't see anything below the hook in the video.

Both great catches!

I caught it on a Wacky Rigged Senko actually. It's like a Green Pumpkin color with Purple Specks in it. 

http://www.***.com/Yamamoto_Senko/descpage-YAS.html it's the Green Pumpkin and Purple color, near the lower end of the 82 colors they got. I usually catch dinks on Wacky Rigged Worms but sometimes fish like these take me by storm haha. If you watch you'll probably see I didn't even know he had it, I just twitched it and that set the hook on his lip and off he went. It didn't feel too big at first but then I went "Oh yeah.... oh no." and he tugged me all over that dock. I had already lost a big fish that day at a lake earlier and I wasn't about to lose this one. If you ever decide you wanna gratefully go back to my channel one day and watch a low-quality video I try to list everything I used unless it's simple like one video I fished with nightcrawlers and your basic panfish setup.

[dallasdb]

I was at work and watched with the sound off but good video!

Thanks for replying. Can't go wrong with wacky riggin senkos!

[fishinfiend]

well done!

[IamNewbie]

6 hours ago, dallasdb said:

I was at work and watched with the sound off but good video!

Thanks for replying. Can't go wrong with wacky riggin senkos!

Dude, try Yum Dingers. Basically the cheaper version of Senkos. I use these to Wacky Rig primarily, and use my senkos for T-rigging. Dingers go for about 2.99 for 8 worms and senkos are 6.99 for 7 worms. The only thing you're sacrificing with Dingers is the salt and the weight of a senko. Not a whole lot of weight is lost, although.

[WIGuide]

I'd say the largemouth is in the 3-3.5 range the smallie 2.5-3 if you knew a length you could get a little closer guesstimate. Either way they're both nice fish!

I see you like Yum Dingers, if you're looking to get the same rof as a senko check out the Eco Pro Wacky weights. 1/32 works well on a 4" Dinger and I'd move up to 1/16 or 1/8 for the 5". I really like them because you can change weight based on condition and they also make your worms last longer.