New PB, how much do you think this weighs?

[David 7]

Sorry that the photos are sideways.

[Mike L]

3 +
Congratulations on your PB!

 

Mike

[Deleted account]

3.32

[A-Jay]

Nice Bass ~

I'll guess 4.73 lbs.

Congrats on the PB

btw - nice cap

A-Jay

[Bassin' Brad]

Nice PB! I think you can be safe calling her 4 lbs 

[STPC]

I'd say about as much as that sweet mustache!

[the reel ess]

I'd say 5, but my guesstimate is always a pound high. Congrats. What did you catch her on?

[Skunkmaster-k]

Doughnut! I agree with Mike L . Congratulations on a fine bass sir. 

[David 7]

8 minutes ago, the reel ess said:

I'd say 5, but my guesstimate is always a pound high. Congrats. What did you catch her on?

Thank you! Good old GYCB #297 WR. Threw right in front of some very heavy cover. Didn’t even feel it but saw my line moving. 

[PhishLI]

I don't know. My neck hurts now. Congrats!

[NorthernBasser]

Grats! Did you get a length? I'd guess around 4lb. Once it starts feeding up a little more it could push 5.

[David 7]

5 minutes ago, NorthernBasser said:

Grats! Did you get a length? I'd guess around 4lb. Once it starts feeding up a little more it could push 5.

No length unfortunately, packed real light today on the bank.

[BrianMDTX]

18 minutes ago, NorthernBasser said:

Grats! Did you get a length? I'd guess around 4lb. Once it starts feeding up a little more it could push 5.

^^^^This

[PressuredFishing]

I'd guess 4lbs. About the same as my pb!

[GaryH]

Congrats on your PB. Nice 4 lb.

[WRB]

Your reel has line that can be cut to length, a 2nd to girth and guessing get a lot easier. Length X Length X girth divide by 1200 = lbs.

Length with mouth closed laid flat tip of jaw to end of tail, girth around widest area dorsal fin down. 

If you don’t know the girth use 75% of the length for average body bass.

Photos make it difficult to guesstimate needed dimensions.

Tom

[David 7]

5 minutes ago, WRB said:

Your reel has line that can be cut to length, a 2nd to girth and guessing get a lot easier. Length X Length X girth divide by 1200 = lbs.

Length with mouth closed laid flat tip of jaw to end of tail, girth around widest area dorsal fin down. 

If you don’t know the girth use 75% of the length for average body bass.

Photos make it difficult to guesstimate needed dimensions.

Tom

Thanks Tom, wise advice. Next time if in a jam I will do this. One thing I learned today is to never fish without a scale or at least my measuring tape in my pocket. After getting skunked the last two weeks I wasn’t expecting this. But as they say, you never know! 

[NoShoes]

First instinct was 4-5 lbs.  Camera angles make a lot of difference. 

[moguy1973]

In the state that fish is in I'll also say right around 4lbs.  Has a huge head and small body though and if it was a different time of year it would be pushing 5lbs maybe.

For reference I caught a 3.91lb bass over 4th of July weekend that was 20.5" long.  Thought it would go an easy 4 1/2 lbs but it also had big head/little body going on, which is not typical of the pond I caught it out of.  Usually the fish are as fat as can be due to the massive amount of forage in it.

[GetFishorDieTryin]

Tough to see the girth in the pics, I would guess about 4lbs.  Its got a big head, in March that fish might 5 or close to it.  Either way nice fish.  

[TnRiver46]

48 minutes ago, David 7 said:

Thanks Tom, wise advice. Next time if in a jam I will do this. One thing I learned today is to never fish without a scale or at least my measuring tape in my pocket. After getting skunked the last two weeks I wasn’t expecting this. But as they say, you never know! 

The next lesson you will learn is that when you take a measuring tape and a scale you will never catch a big one (Murphy’s Law of measurement)

[soflabasser]

Congratulations on your new personal best bass. The bass you caught appears to be 3-4 pounds.

[Bluebasser86]

I would guess 4.25lbs from that picture but it'll be well over 5 if it fills out it's frame. 

[GRiver]

Nice fish, congratulations…. I’m guess in the 4-5 lb

[Nelson Wormefeller]

4.2 is my guess. At least close enough to being a 4 pounder.   Looks good !