Personal Best!

[496blazer]

Caught my personal best large mouth from the bank at my local reservoir yesterday evening!  Oh what a rush it was trying to land that thing on a smaller spinning rod.  Of course I didn't have a scale or measuring device so I just used my foot (12") as a comparison for how long it was.  i had a tough time gripping it with one hand to grab the picture real quick before putting it back in the lake and watching it swim off!

 

I believe it was right about 20" long or so..  What do the bass resource experts think it weighed roughly?

 

 

[Dirtyeggroll]

Nice fish and congrats on your new PB!

 

It can be difficult to tell the weight of fish from pictures. Looks like a solid 4 - 4.5 lb fish.

[JustJames]

Congrats man nice fish.

[A-Jay]

Nice Bass ~ !

New PB's are Always a good time 

Congrats

A-Jay

[Bird]

Nice catch. 

I'd also guess 4 - 4.5

[Mike L]

Great job!

Congratulations

 

 

 

Mike 

[WRB]

Is your  foot 6" wide? 

Nice bass!

Tom

 

[PhishLI]

Nice chunk! Tell your friends it's a 9 pounder?

[soflabasser]

Congratulations on your new personal best bass.

[Catt]

3 hours ago, 496blazer said:

I didn't have a scale or measuring device

 

Congratulations ?

 

Next time cut a piece of your line to length & one to girth,  now ya got a starting point.

[dodgeguy]

4 lbs

[the reel ess]

You can look up average weight of bass by length. If 20" it looks like it should be about 4.68. 

And that rounds nicely to 5 lbs. ?

Nice fish. Congrats. 

[496blazer]

1 hour ago, WRB said:

Is your  foot 6" wide? 

Nice bass!

Tom

 

5" wide.

I'm going to get a scale and tape measure for my backpack today!  

 

I don't really think the pics do it justice.  Felt a lot heavier than 4 pounds for sure!

 

Thanks all!

[dodgeguy]

20 inch fish is always in 4 lb range.

https://www.in-fisherman.com/editorial/bass-length-to-weight-conversion-chart/156649

[Uncle_MC]

Congrats! What'd you get him on? I'd say that fish is solidly in the low to mid 4lb range.

[496blazer]

26 minutes ago, Uncle_MC said:

Congrats! What'd you get him on? I'd say that fish is solidly in the low to mid 4lb range.

Thanks!  Carolina rig with a 4" Zoom fish doctor worm.  Watermelon color.

[813basstard]

1 hour ago, 496blazer said:

 

I don't really think the pics do it justice.  Felt a lot heavier than 4 pounds for sure!

 

 

Ah yes....a new angler is born

 

Congrats! It’s a PB that’s all that matters

[volzfan59]

Congratulations, nice fish!

[roadwarrior]

[Siebert Outdoors]

Congrats on the PB.

[clh121787]

When not sure always round up. 

[WRB]

5 hours ago, 496blazer said:

5" wide.

I'm going to get a scale and tape measure for my backpack today!  

 

I don't really think the pics do it justice.  Felt a lot heavier than 4 pounds for sure!

 

Thanks all!

As Catt noted you always have line to use for measure. Length X length X girth / 1200 = weight in pounds +_10%. (L= mouth closed ). Girth unknown use 75% of length for average body bass. 20" bass with avg girth 15" is 5 lb bass.

Tom

 

[soflabasser]

6 hours ago, dodgeguy said:

20 inch fish is always in 4 lb range.

It really depends on how the bass is built. I have caught 20 inch bass that barely weighed 3 pounds and other 20 inch bass that where over 5 pounds. That is why it is best to weigh a bass with a good quality scale. The following formula gives a good estimate for how much a bass weighs;

Length X Length X Girth / 1200 = Estimated weight in pounds

[dodgeguy]

10 minutes ago, soflabasser said:

It really depends on how the bass is built. I have caught 20 inch bass that barely weighed 3 pounds and other 20 inch bass that where over 5 pounds. That is why it is best to weigh a bass with a good quality scale. The following formula gives a good estimate for how much a bass weighs;

Length X Length X Girth / 1200 = Estimated weight in pounds

there are exceptions to every rule. but judging by his pictures his bass does not appear overly thin or fat as a house.

[Smells like fish]

Thats a nice fish! Thanks for posting it.