9 Pounder

[EGbassing]

Just landed my new PB. Looked to be around 9 lbs. Caught on a black/blue zoom lizard. I've caught more pounds of fish on that thing than on every other lure combined...

[Bassin' Brad]

Awesome! Any pics?? 

[EGbassing]

18 hours ago, Bassin' Brad said:

Awesome! Any pics?? 

Thanks. Well I couldn't lift it completely out of the water, so... 

 

EDIT: Allow me to clarify. I lifted most of it's body out of the water, unhooked it, held it up higher to see how big it was, and dropped it back in. A lot of people are saying that it sounds like I hooked a good fish and it came off at the bank or something along those lines. It was a clean catch, and my estimation would be 9 pounds. I also really wasn't thinking about getting a picture. I was pretty stunned.  

[BassObsessed]

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[EGbassing]

23 minutes ago, BassObsessed said:

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Don't believe me?

[Bassin' Brad]

1 hour ago, BassObsessed said:

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Thats what I'm thinking?

[jr231]

If you LANDED the bass then you held it... You should have said you didn't have your phone or something lol. 

[EGbassing]

1 hour ago, Yeajray231 said:

If you LANDED the bass then you held it... You should have said you didn't have your phone or something lol. 

I lipped it, but couldn't get it all the way out of the water. Just enough to get the hook out and drop it back in. If you don't believe me I can show you a picture of my thumb. Nearly ripped it off when I lipped it... And I wouldn't say "I forgot my phone" because I'm not going to lie about it.

[jr231]

That just sounds ridiculous though bud... How do you know it was 9LBs if you barely touched it ? 

 

 

[BassObsessed]

Not sure if this is a troll attempt but I'll check back later lol.

[EGbassing]

1 minute ago, Yeajray231 said:

That just sounds ridiculous though bud... How do you know it was 9LBs if you barely touched it ? 

 

 

I didn't barely touch it, I lifted it out of the water enough to see how big it was and dropped it back in. It's simple. Also, I didn't say it was exactly 9.0 pounds, I said "about 9 pounds". It's an estimate. 

[Darren.]

I have to agree, unless you weighed it or got it's

measurements, it's just a guess.

 

May be a great guess! But still a guess.

[EGbassing]

Just now, Darren. said:

I have to agree, unless you weighed it or got it's

measurements, it's just a guess.

 

May be a great guess! But still a guess.

Never said I knew exactly how much it weighed. My guess would be nine pounds, however.

[jr231]

You just said you couldn't get it all the way out of the water...

 

Even measurements would still only give a  rough estimation .. 

 

Who catches a bass THAT big and doesn't pull it out of the water.. 

 

Bass fisherman live for those moments... 

 

Im feeling like you hooked a nice one and lost her at the bank. But hey. It's your story. Tell it how you want. 

 

Good luck on your future endeavors

[riverbasser]

Been there and won't make the mistake again. Caught a really good fish probably a PB at the time, didn't have a net so I sat in driver seat and lipped it. Pulled her out the water and she didn't fight. Like a DA I pulled the jig out while the bass was still halfway over the gunwail and she went nuts. Dropped her and  Away she went as I watched. Ruined my whole day

[EGbassing]

1 minute ago, Yeajray231 said:

You just said you couldn't get it all the way out of the water...

 

Even measurements would still only give a  rough estimation .. 

 

Who catches a bass THAT big and doesn't pull it out of the water.. 

 

Bass fisherman live for those moments... 

 

Im feeling like you hooked a nice one and lost her at the bank. But hey. It's your story. Tell it how you want. 

 

Good luck on your future endeavors

I lifted about 90% of it's body out of the water, un-hooked it, and let it go. I was pretty stunned, so I really wasn't thinking about a picture. 

[EGbassing]

21 minutes ago, Yeajray231 said:

You just said you couldn't get it all the way out of the water...

 

Even measurements would still only give a  rough estimation .. 

 

Who catches a bass THAT big and doesn't pull it out of the water.. 

 

Bass fisherman live for those moments... 

 

Im feeling like you hooked a nice one and lost her at the bank. But hey. It's your story. Tell it how you want. 

 

Good luck on your future endeavors

It looked about the size of the bass in this video, but 2 to 3 inches shorter: http://bassfishingisawesome.com/9-pound-bass-attacks-frog-bait-in-the-air/ I'm sure you won't believe me, based on the fact that you don't believe anything I've said, but I'm not lying. It was 7.5 pounds at the very least, but likely more. 8.5 - 9 would be my honest guess.

[Graham]

Sounds like you caught a really nice fish, if it was a clean enough catch for you to feel like it counts, then count it! Pics are always nice tho

[EGbassing]

19 minutes ago, Graham said:

Sounds like you caught a really nice fish, if it was a clean enough catch for you to feel like it counts, then count it! Pics are always nice tho

Thanks Graham.  Finally a comment that isn't something like "Are you trolling?" or something like that...  

[Glenn]

That had to be a thrill for you!  Congratulations!  Here's to many more!

[soflabasser]

Congratulations on your new personal best bass. 

[OCdockskipper]

EG, congratulations on the new PB.  As for the naysayers, pay them no heed.  I received the same treatment here a few years back when I caught a bass I estimated to weigh about 30 lbs. 

 

It was mid January and I made about a 100 yard cast with a Whopper Plopper.  The fish came up from about 40 feet of water, jumped over the lure & then landed on it, so I inadvertently foul hooked her.  When I got her to the boat, she was too big to lift and since the foul hooking would invalidate any claims for records, I just unhooked her & let her go.  I took a picture of her with my phone before she swam off, but then the next day I was at the airport & the TSA confiscated it.  Oddly enough, the TSA agent who took my phone looked exactly like J Francho.

[Darren.]

11 hours ago, EGbassing said:

Never said I knew exactly how much it weighed. My guess would be nine pounds, however.

Hey man, I realize there's rain falling on your party,

but the bottom line is you caught a monster and you

should be proud. You can call it your PB absolutely!!

So congrats to that. Honestly. It is unfortunate you'll

never know the actual weight but we've ALL been there.

 

My weighed PB is 7.5. But I've caught bigger -- by my

best estimation -- though I don't/can't call them my PBs

because I never got to get their actual weights as I lost

them before I could do so.

[EGbassing]

9 hours ago, Glenn said:

That had to be a thrill for you!  Congratulations!  Here's to many more!

Thank you, sir.  

[EGbassing]

45 minutes ago, Darren. said:

Hey man, I realize there's rain falling on your party,

but the bottom line is you caught a monster and you

should be proud. You can call it your PB absolutely!!

So congrats to that. Honestly. It is unfortunate you'll

never know the actual weight but we've ALL been there.

 

My weighed PB is 7.5. But I've caught bigger -- by my

best estimation -- though I don't/can't call them my PBs

because I never got to get their actual weights as I lost

them before I could do so.

Thank you.  The only scale I had with me was the kind that goes through their gills, which is great for fish that you're keeping, but I've heard that it can really damage their gills. (didn't want to take a chance on seeing that beast floating 2 days later...) I'm really considering getting the kind of scale that clips to their lip now. More than likely I'll come across a few more over 5 pounds in the pond I fish. I've caught two 6 pounders in the past month plus the one yesterday, and I know a guy that caught an 8 pounder recently. All of those were caught in that little pond...