Sellersrobe Posted August 24, 2018 Posted August 24, 2018 https://ibb.co/mCmTce https://ibb.co/kofAqz https://ibb.co/bxoKiK Weight on this fish? Very long, yet skinny. (Check out the bucketmouth!) 2 Quote
Sellersrobe Posted August 24, 2018 Author Posted August 24, 2018 Just now, Ksam1234 said: Maybe 3 Really? It was ~20 inches (measured with shoes) Oh well. Guess I need to catch bigger fish to compare Quote
Ksam1234 Posted August 24, 2018 Posted August 24, 2018 2 minutes ago, Sellersrobe said: Really? It was ~20 inches (measured with shoes) Oh well. Guess I need to catch bigger fish to compare COuldnt tell completely. But maybe 3-4 but I would still say 3 bc of how skinny Quote
Sellersrobe Posted August 24, 2018 Author Posted August 24, 2018 Just now, Ksam1234 said: COuldnt tell completely. But maybe 3-4 but I would still say 3 bc of how skinny It's difficult for me to guess weights on largies. I target smallmouth and only catch largemouth when on shore and have nothing else to do or one decides it doesn't want to be controlled by species stereotypes ? Quote
Super User Darren. Posted August 24, 2018 Super User Posted August 24, 2018 Don't guess weights, buy a scale and weigh 'em 4 Quote
Super User gim Posted August 24, 2018 Super User Posted August 24, 2018 Or just measure it on a bump board and tell people its length instead. Quote
Super User Jar11591 Posted August 24, 2018 Super User Posted August 24, 2018 More than 2, less than 4. 1 Quote
Super User A-Jay Posted August 24, 2018 Super User Posted August 24, 2018 1 hour ago, Sellersrobe said: Really? It was ~20 inches (measured with shoes) Oh well. Guess I need to catch bigger fish to compare Just get smaller shoes ~ Nice Bass. A-Jay 4 Quote
LionHeart Posted August 24, 2018 Posted August 24, 2018 Closer to 3 than 2. Nothing to not be proud of though. A 3ish pound bass is a decent catch most places. Quote
Super User Deleted account Posted August 24, 2018 Super User Posted August 24, 2018 close enough to call 4. The angles of the photographs make that fish seem smaller than it is, or 12.... Quote
Super User J Francho Posted August 24, 2018 Super User Posted August 24, 2018 Time for a scale. 2 Quote
SDoolittle Posted August 24, 2018 Posted August 24, 2018 2 hours ago, reason said: close enough to call 4. The angles of the photographs make that fish seem smaller than it is, or 12.... I'd call it a 4. By the end of the year, you can say it was a 5. Next spring, it would be perfectly acceptable to call it a 6. Don't go any higher than that though. Having a fish grow more than 50% is a serious breach of etiquette. 1 Quote
Super User Deleted account Posted August 24, 2018 Super User Posted August 24, 2018 2 minutes ago, SDoolittle said: I'd call it a 4. By the end of the year, you can call it a 5. Next spring, it would be perfectly acceptable to call it a 6. Don't go any higher than that though. Having a fish grow more than 50% is a serious breach of etiquette. LOL "Early to bed, early to rise, Fish like crazy, And tell big lies". "Roses are red, violets are blue, I caught a 10 pounder, And so can you". "Hickory dickory, dock, If you think I'm lying, You can kiss my...... clock.... 1 2 Quote
Sellersrobe Posted August 24, 2018 Author Posted August 24, 2018 1 hour ago, SDoolittle said: I'd call it a 4. By the end of the year, you can say it was a 5. Next spring, it would be perfectly acceptable to call it a 6. Don't go any higher than that though. Having a fish grow more than 50% is a serious breach of etiquette. Lol. Idk it might become a 7 if my uncle keeps bragging about the 6 he caught Quote
Super User burrows Posted August 24, 2018 Super User Posted August 24, 2018 19 minutes ago, EGbassing said: Exactly 3.4987531 pounds. Yup I agree you’re on point... 1 Quote
Brad in Texas Posted August 24, 2018 Posted August 24, 2018 There are other length to weight calculators that consider girth and they are better. But, this TPWD conversion chart is what I use. If the bass is really beefy, you'd add some weight; if it is skinny, subtract a bit. Brad Length to estimated weight Quote
MichaelCopeland Posted August 24, 2018 Posted August 24, 2018 I would say 3lbs maybe a little less. This one I caught this past Tuesday only weighed 3lbs 6oz and the mouth and head are a bit bigger than the one in your pics. I didn't get a length on it, I actually guesstimated that, but it was every bit 20" or so. I used a scale. I recommend like @Darren. said and buy you a scale. When I finally catch my new PB I want to know what it weighed not a guesstimation of what it weighed. Still a nice bass you caught and nothing to be ashamed of. ? 1 Quote
Super User islandbass Posted August 25, 2018 Super User Posted August 25, 2018 I'm also in the roughly 3# camp, perhaps 2.75 - 3.75 lbs. Please note that for your area, that might be considered a decent bass. It's not you live in Texas, Florida or Georgia. In my neck of the woods, that's a good size bass. Definitely get a scale because our eyes always think we've caught something heavier, lol. Quote
EGbassing Posted August 25, 2018 Posted August 25, 2018 4 hours ago, Burrows said: Yup I agree you’re on point... Yeah, but I had to round the number down a lot... 1 Quote
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