How big is this fish?

[TripDaddy]

This is a pic of a nice largemouth my Father-in-Law caught this weekend in a golfcourse pond behind his house.  I didn't have a scale handy but I was wondering based on size, how much this fish might weigh?

Thanks,

Jason

[Craw]

That bass looks to me, to be a little shy of 5lbs. A darn nice bass anywhere.

[edbassmaster]

Between 5 1/2 to 6lbs maybe. Its hard sometimes to tell by pics, but Im guessing by his hand size.

[Ky_Lake_Dude]

I'm guessing about 5lbs.

[NEBassMan]

i would also say 4 1/2 to 5 pounds.  Great fish!

Jason

[T-rig]

That's a long but fairly thin fish so my guess is about 4.5lbs.

[roadwarrior]

It is very difficult to estimate weight, pictures often make fish look bigger or smaller than they actually are. Just based on the pic, I would say this is a very typical "about five pounds" that wasn't weighed. If you put them on a scale, most "5 lb" bass would weigh around 3 lbs.

[CK14]

looks about 4lbs to me....

[tallydude]

She looks fairly thick, so I'm gonna go 4 1/2 to 5 pounds. Nice fish!

[fishingfrenzy]

There's no way that fish would be over 5 pounds.  Maybe 4 depending on girth and thickness, but most likely between 3 and 4 pounds.  My best guess would be about 3 1/2 pounds.    

[senko_77]

Like RW said, most "5lbers" are more near 3lbs.  I would say that fish is between 3-3 1/2lbs.  

Dont you just love golf course ponds!

[sodaksker]

I agree with RW 's statement about overestimating fish weights but,  That fish looks to be a solid 5-6lb fish to me.

[TripDaddy]

Sounds like somewhere between 4 and 5 pounds.  I'm sure his version of the story will lean towards 5 lbs.  Thanks everyone!

[RecMar8541]

Ok so heres what I did....I was bored lol.

Average human finger is 3/4 inch wide.  

Printed picture and used digital calipers to estimate length at 19"  

Girth was measured per one side then doubled, then averaged by my log book, approximatly 15"

used a fish weight calculator and came up with a rough guess of

4.51 lbs!

Like I said I was bored......

[Gotta Love It]

Seriously Recon... you definitely have some time on your hands!!!   ;D

Jason:  looks like I need to take my rod next time I golf at __________ golf course.  (Name of golf course left blank so no one trespasses in Jason's father in law's backyard without asking his permission first).   ;D

[georgiabassfisherman]

well ive got her at around 19 inches so anywhere from 3.5 to 4.5

[TripDaddy]

Thanks for the input everyone!

[SneakySnook]

I would say 5lbs. Nice looking fish.

[jhworley]

Good work.  I would say, judging by its lack of continuous girth, that this fish is in the 20" range and weighs 3.5-3.75 lbs.

Nice fish!

jhw