Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted October 28, 2018 Global Moderator Posted October 28, 2018 Great fish!
TravisVirginiaAngler Posted October 30, 2018 Posted October 30, 2018 Not being a jerk...., but that's not a 10 pound bass. And believe me.. I hate the guys who get on here and crap all over posts, because they are jealous, but unless you're like 7 feet tall with massive hands... that looks no larger than a 7 pound bass. Did you get an official weight? Length? Girth? Nice catch, but 10 pounder? Cmon man.
Super User A-Jay Posted October 30, 2018 Super User Posted October 30, 2018 Great Bass ~ Congrats. A-Jay
Super User Tennessee Boy Posted October 30, 2018 Super User Posted October 30, 2018 Congratulations!! Nice Fish
Super User senile1 Posted October 30, 2018 Super User Posted October 30, 2018 Very nice fish. Congratulations!
Super User J._Bricker Posted October 30, 2018 Super User Posted October 30, 2018 Congratulations @GoHeels on a beautiful bass and your personal best!
Hook2Jaw Posted October 31, 2018 Posted October 31, 2018 Scale, no scale, guesstimated, or expertly estimated matters not. That's an awesome fish and you should definitely be proud. 3
Joshua van Wyk Posted October 31, 2018 Posted October 31, 2018 On 10/27/2018 at 6:45 PM, OCdockskipper said: Your fish is what an 8 lb bass looks like, big head, broad back. The first time most people (myself included) see a LMB over 7 lbs up close, it is so shocking that we believe it has got to be over 10 lbs. For me, it took catching 3 over 7 lbs to get the scale in my head right for a bass like yours. Whenever I pull in a 4 pounder I still think, "ITS A 7 POUNDER!!!!!" 2
RHuff Posted October 31, 2018 Posted October 31, 2018 I didn't wanna to say anything but I will since everyone else did. I would have to see that thing hanging on a scale at 10.00 to believe it. It looks more like a solid 6 lbs. I remember once in a tournament when I first began tourny fishing I flipped a jig/craw next to a stump buried deep in some lilly pads. One hammered it and I swear I thought it was easily 4-5lbs. I got so excited as most of the time a 4 lb bass will win big bass in our evening club tournaments. I put that thing on the scale before dropping him in the live well - 2.67 lbs LOL. Still a solid fish. I placed in the top 5 that day. No fish weighs as much as the eye test says it does - IMO. 1
Super User the reel ess Posted October 31, 2018 Super User Posted October 31, 2018 58 minutes ago, RHuff said: I didn't wanna to say anything but I will since everyone else did. I would have to see that thing hanging on a scale at 10.00 to believe it. It looks more like a solid 6 lbs. I remember once in a tournament when I first began tourny fishing I flipped a jig/craw next to a stump buried deep in some lilly pads. One hammered it and I swear I thought it was easily 4-5lbs. I got so excited as most of the time a 4 lb bass will win big bass in our evening club tournaments. I put that thing on the scale before dropping him in the live well - 2.67 lbs LOL. Still a solid fish. I placed in the top 5 that day. No fish weighs as much as the eye test says it does - IMO. It looks almost like this bass's identical twin. I was amazed this fish was only 6.5 lb. I thought the scale must be inaccurate. 1
Super User soflabasser Posted October 31, 2018 Super User Posted October 31, 2018 6 minutes ago, Joshua van Wyk said: Guess how much this girl weighed. Nice bass. It looks like a 4.5-5 pound bass that you are long arming very close to the camera lens. 4 hours ago, the reel ess said: It looks almost like this bass's identical twin. I was amazed this fish was only 6.5 lb. I thought the scale must be inaccurate. This 6.5 pounder would be well over 7.5 pounds if it had more girth. How long was it? I use to believe that the scale was the final answer but even a scale can be off. I know a guy down here that caught a bass that was barely 23 inches long with a girth under 18 inches yet his scale said +10 pounds. It is safe to say his scale is off big time since a bass with a 23 inch length/sub 18 inch girth is 7-8 pounds at best.
Joshua van Wyk Posted October 31, 2018 Posted October 31, 2018 2 minutes ago, soflabasser said: Nice bass. It looks like a 4.5-5 pound bass that you are long arming very close to the camera lens. Spot on! 1
Super User soflabasser Posted October 31, 2018 Super User Posted October 31, 2018 10 minutes ago, Joshua van Wyk said: Spot on! Thank you @Joshua van Wyk. I have been bass fishing for +23 years now and have lost count of the bass I have weighed. A bass has to be at least 25-26 inches long with a 18-19.5 inch girth minimum to weigh 10 pounds based on my experience. The scale can be off both ways where it can underestimate or overestimate the weight of a bass. Lots of people are using scales that are not certified which is why it would be best to always get a length and girth measurement picture.
Joshua van Wyk Posted October 31, 2018 Posted October 31, 2018 2 minutes ago, soflabasser said: Thank you @Joshua van Wyk. I have been bass fishing for +23 years now and have lost count of the bass I have weighed. A bass has to be at least 25-26 inches long with a 18-19.5 inch girth minimum to weigh 10 pounds based on my experience. The scale can be off both ways where it can underestimate or overestimate the weight of a bass. It definetly shows! That fish is my "official" pb at 4.7 lb 21 inches. I've been bass fishing for most my life but I've only gotten serious about it in the last 2 years. BR has definetly been a giant help to me. 2
Super User soflabasser Posted October 31, 2018 Super User Posted October 31, 2018 1 minute ago, Joshua van Wyk said: It definetly shows! That fish is my "official" pb at 4.7 lb 21 inches. I've been bass fishing for most my life but I've only gotten serious about it in the last 2 years. BR has definetly been a giant help to me. A 21 inch bass is a very nice bass that any bass fisherman would be happy catching. Bass fishing is hobby that you will learn for a lifetime. Yes BassResource is a awesome forum and I have learned many new techniques from members here. 1
Super User the reel ess Posted October 31, 2018 Super User Posted October 31, 2018 @soflabasser I tried to quote you, but I kept getting the other person's quote. I have no idea of the length of the 6.5 lb. bass in my pic. But I went home and weighed a 10 lb dumbbell weight with that scale and it was very close. Assuming the 10 lb. weight weighed 10 lbs.
Super User soflabasser Posted November 1, 2018 Super User Posted November 1, 2018 11 hours ago, the reel ess said: @soflabasser I have no idea of the length of the 6.5 lb. bass in my pic. But I went home and weighed a 10 lb dumbbell weight with that scale and it was very close. Assuming the 10 lb. weight weighed 10 lbs. Sounds like the scale you are using was accurate enough to get a good weight of the bass. I would say that bass was at least 23 inches, but it is hard to tell from only looking at 1 picture. Next time you can measure a bass on a bump board and use a flexible tape to get the girth. I agree many people do not understand how heavy 10 pounds really is and your 10 pound weight is a good example. Another good example is a gallon of water which weighs a little over 8 pounds. Which means if the bass does not fell as heavy as a gallon of water it probably is under 8 pounds. With that said any bass over 5 pounds is a very nice catch that any bass fisherman would be happy catching. 1
Super User the reel ess Posted November 1, 2018 Super User Posted November 1, 2018 43 minutes ago, soflabasser said: Sounds like the scale you are using was accurate enough to get a good weight of the bass. I would say that bass was at least 23 inches, but it is hard to tell from only looking at 1 picture. Next time you can measure a bass on a bump board and use a flexible tape to get the girth. I agree many people do not understand how heavy 10 pounds really is and your 10 pound weight is a good example. Another good example is a gallon of water which weighs a little over 8 pounds. Which means if the bass does not fell as heavy as a gallon of water it probably is under 8 pounds. With that said any bass over 5 pounds is a very nice catch that any bass fisherman would be happy catching. Absolutely. In a whole lot of waters (probably most of the country that has bass) a 6 pounder is as big as they get. I have a friend up north that tells me they just don't get much over 4 lbs. there. 1
Super User Boomstick Posted November 1, 2018 Super User Posted November 1, 2018 On 10/27/2018 at 8:37 PM, Janderson45 said: To the original poster- beautiful bass, something to be proud of no doubt! That said, I’d bet a kidney that it’s well below 10lbs ;). It does look more like a 6lb in the picture, but pictures can be misleading. It looks like a very long fish, but doesn't look as fat as most 10+ lb bass I've seen. The real question is did he weigh it and on an accurate scale....
bigbassin' Posted November 1, 2018 Posted November 1, 2018 15 hours ago, the reel ess said: @soflabasser I tried to quote you, but I kept getting the other person's quote. I have no idea of the length of the 6.5 lb. bass in my pic. But I went home and weighed a 10 lb dumbbell weight with that scale and it was very close. Assuming the 10 lb. weight weighed 10 lbs. Earlier this year I caught one I swore was about a 9.5 and a new pb (I typically get a couple over 8 every year, and my pb was is 9lb 4 oz) but my scale only put it at 8.5. I tried this same experiment with a 10 pound dumbbell to verify the accuracy and it read the weight as only being 8...it's rough knowing I probably caught a pb that was nearing 10 but my scale was off. 2
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted November 3, 2018 Global Moderator Posted November 3, 2018 Geez, didn't you guys mommas ever tell you if you can't say nothing nice, don't say nothing at all? Guy caught a nice fish he's excited about, not one he's submitting for a record of some sort. LOCKDOWN!! 4 1
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