My new personal best

[jb_adams]

Now don't laugh because I say it's my personal best.  This is a nice bass but not a really big one worth saying personal best.  I have only fished for bass seriously for about a year now.  This is my second season and I don't get to go that often so I am really proud of what I have learned here and from others so far.

This bass is a little on the light-weight side considering how long he was.  He was about 24 inches in length.  My scale said about 2lbs but I don't believe that.  I know it weighed every bit of 4lbs. just by the way it field holding it.  I know what 4lbs feels like from my free weights on my weightlifting bench.  Anyway, he was caught on a private pond in about 4-5ft. of stained muddy water around 8:00AM on a white tri-blade buzzbait with a red dipped/dyed skirt.  I caught 12 bass that day and 9 of them were all on that same buzzbait.

The 9 bass that I caught are proof of the myth that when a buzzbait leaves a nice bubble trail, the buzz bite is on!  Heck, I missed several strikes from short strikers (even with a trailer hook) and a few jumped and got off the buzz.  Check out the photos below!  It takes talent to retrieve a buzzbait and take a photo of the retrieve for documented proof!

[T-rig]

Nice fish! I would guess the weight to be about 3lb.

Congrats on the PB!

[roadwarrior]

Well, it's VERY hard (almost impossible) to weigh a fish by a picture, but guys generally overestimate the weight of their fish. Now your fish looks thick and healthy to me. An "average"  24" largemouth should weigh around 8 lbs 7 oz.  23" reduces that average to 7 lbs 5 oz.  So, if your bass was something in that range, 7-8 lbs is likely.

I think a good place to store your scales would be the trash bin.  :

[jb_adams]

I like your methodology of weights!  You added about 4lbs to my fish! ;D

Yeah, those are brand new scales and it's srping loaded.  I think I'll opt for a nice quality digital scale.  Things of this nature are priceless and having an accurate scale is key.  

[roadwarrior]

Spring scales have to be calibrated. Weigh various weight in a plastic grocery bag which can be held by the hook. Calibrate at 5 lbs, 10 lbs, 15 & 20. There may be nothing wrong with the scales, they may just need adjustment.

[FL_fisher]

are you sure you didnt look at the kg side?

[jb_adams]

OK, I'll take another look at the scales and see if it can be calibrated.

[island bassin]

Nice fish! I would say between 3.5lb-4.5lb.

[Lightninrod]

Beautiful BASS youngster!!!  Clever pics of the b/b bubble trail too.

Dan