Neighborhood lake finally delivers a big one. pic!

[32251]

Ya'll know I have only been bass fishing for about a year and a half. Everything I learned has been from this forum and from my brother. My small 3 or 4 acre neighborhood lake is where I can run down and check out rods and reels and lures. It is an old lake with no creek or anything feeding it, just rain runoff and maybe a little spring or something. I never caught a big fish out of it....until today.

I Wanted to test a chatterbait with some new 10lb line. Put an extra trailor on it..a black trick worm, tossed it out. Let it go to the bottom and just hopped it and let it sit there...felt a little pop and the line felt light so I set the hook. Wow!!! Got the fish over in the small pads we have around the lake..it tangled me up pretty good so I have learned to just give the fish some slack and wait it out till it decides to move a little and then I can drag it up and out.

Give me some good estimates on how much it weighs. Got to be 10+!

[mattm]

Are you wanted or just Mr. Wilson from Home Improvement.  Seriously that has to be the worst pic ever to guess weight by. I'd say 9-10lbs.

[Mobydick]

I'd say around 7 give or take a few ounces.

It's a nice fish whatever it is!

[32251]

Are you wanted or just Mr. Wilson from Home Improvement. Seriously that has to be the worst pic ever to guess weight by. I'd say 9-10lbs.

OK I put up a smaller version of the original pic just as it was, and added another. Is this better??

Hope this will make it easier to guess a weight. At least I have a pic!!

[David P]

That's a mighty nice fish, but from the picture, doesn't look like she'd go quite 10. Did you get measurements?

She's long but looks pretty thin . I'd say 8-9.

[32251]

My wife is standing on a hill above me taking the pic, so the shot is not straight on and might make the fish look a little thinner with the angle looking downward. I did not have a tape measure on me. I thank you all for your estimates.

BTW I released the fish after the pics were taken.

[Grey Wolf]

You really want some one say its a ten , I don't think so , 8 to 9 lbs.

[32251]

You really want some one say its a ten , I don't think so , 8 to 9 lbs.

That's fine!! I don't have enough experience in weight guessing.

By the time the story gets told a few times.......it'll be up to 12 before you know it! 8-)

Here is the last shot more straight on.  Looks a little less thin this angle.

That should give everyone enough pics to do some more estimating.

[Daniel My Brother]

Great fish regardless of the weight! Long and lean.

Congratulations!

:)

[Randall]

That ones hard to guess but I guess 7-8 from the last photo. and 8-9 in the first one. Nice fish! I have a hard time guessing looking at a fish in person unless I pick it up. 12 sounds much better for the storys though. ;D

[senile1]

I'm with Randall on the 7 - 8 lb estimate. She's long and lean and somewhat similar to the one in my avatar which was 23 and a half inches but it didn't break seven and a half pounds. Sweet fish! I'm happy for ya'. 8-)

[fishntime]

Heres my estimate

PIG>>>>>>>>>>  

NICE CATCH

[Bass Bro]

Looks nice no matter what  it's weight is!

[fishizzle]

just testing your line huh.

guess it handled ok

bigger than anthing I've caught so to me its a 10

[BassinSoldier]

I'd guess 7 or 8.  Great fish either way man, congrats!  Been a while since I have caught one that big.  

[T-rig]

I'd guess 7 or 8. Great fish either way man, congrats! Been a while since I have caught one that big.

x2

Congrats!

[DADto4]

Who cares how much it weighs, Thats one heck of a catch in my book!

[deadeye32.]

I say 10.2lbs.  

[32251]

I say 10.2lbs.

Bless you Deadeye!!  You are a true fisherman!  If I can ever return the exaggerati.......uh favor, just let me know!  8-)

[Captain Rhino]

8 on-the-dot sounds about right to me. Congrats on the awesome catch. It looks like the neighborhood lake is a decent place to fish.  

[roadwarrior]

Great fish no matter what it weighed.

Congratulations!

8-)

[demonjd22]

yea that thing is NICE! congratulations on the hawg. god i wish the lakes up by me here in nj had bass that big  >

[tyrius.]

I did not have a tape measure on me.

Next time use your line to measure the length and girth.  Just cut the lure off, pull the line the length of the fish and then cut it off.  That's the length.  Wrap the line around the fattest section for the girth and you have measurements even if you don't have a tape measure.

If you just want to get length then measure it along your rod and go back and use a tape to get the length later.

BTW NICE FISH!!!

[32251]

I did not have a tape measure on me.

Next time use your line to measure the length and girth. Just cut the lure off, pull the line the length of the fish and then cut it off. That's the length. Wrap the line around the fattest section for the girth and you have measurements even if you don't have a tape measure.

If you just want to get length then measure it along your rod and go back and use a tape to get the length later.

BTW NICE FISH!!!

That just makes too much good sense!

[tyrius.]

That just makes too much good sense!

Now go back out there and catch her again.

And THIS time measure her!!!