16 in bass

[david in va]

 I caught about a 3 pounder I guess, was 16 in long, on a 2 in Rapala  countdown 3' -6' along with 2 one  ponders. All hit it near the grass.

I was  reeling it sort of fast , muddy water about 6:30 pm

David 

[Darren.]

Congrats! 16" is around 2 pounds, I'd wager,

unless it was a real fatty. Chart below is a general

gauge, not the be-all-end-all. There are other 

charts out there which differ slightly, but put 16"

in the 2+ pound range.

 

[david in va]

Was a male not too fat , I guess 2 then lol , I knew a 12 in was about a pound. I done sifered wrong

[Darren.]

1 minute ago, david in va said:

Was a male not too fat , I guess 2 then lol , I knew a 12 in was about a pound. I done sifered wrong

 

Download and keep that chart handy. It has helped me

when I didn't have a scale, but was able to measure

the fish.  

[jr231]

Surely you know by now girth is important 

[RUSS9999]

Caught a 19.5''  bass one time that was just 2.6 pounds 

[Bluebasser86]

Yeah, usually a 16" fish will be somewhere close to 2lbs, but if you get a real fat one they can be considerably more. This smallie was only 16.25", and a touch over 3.25 pounds.

[lonnie g]

 

Yeah, usually a 16" fish will be somewhere close to 2lbs, but if you get a real fat one they can be considerably more. This smallie was only 16.25", and a touch over 3.25 pounds.

the dog in the back seems to have a slight smirk on his face. wonder what he was thinking, or would say if he could talk? would it be something like really dude I catch those in my sleep! LOL. others please chime in that speak more fluent dog than I do. nice fish man. pretty dog.

[Bluebasser86]

 

the dog in the back seems to have a slight smirk on his face. wonder what he was thinking, or would say if he could talk? would it be something like really dude I catch those in my sleep! LOL. others please chime in that speak more fluent dog than I do. nice fish man. pretty dog.

Cassidee usually has a smile on her face, especially in the boat or when she's outside.

[fishballer06]

Fish weights can be all over the place, just like us human beings. 

 

Prime example. This smallmouth was 22-7/8" long, freshly done spawning. Only weighed 3.6 pounds. 

 

 

But yet this largemouth was 16.25" long, and weighed in at 3.34 pounds.

[BassB8Caster]

I caught a pretty chunky 19" largemouth this weekend weighed 4.03 on my digital scale fwiw. I've caught smallies where I thought they were monsters when I got them in my net. Weighed out at 3.7 and 3.5lbs. Didn't get a length on them. I have not weighed anything of known weight to check my scale (I should probably do that).