swisspfau Posted April 19, 2006 Posted April 19, 2006 hey guys, first post, i caught this bass on Saturday here in NC and didn't have a scale or anything, it was just a local farm pond, i was wondering if you could tell me how big you think it is, thanks and happy fishing! *****added a new picture on page 2!***** Quote
senko_77 Posted April 19, 2006 Posted April 19, 2006 that fish looks over 10 to me. thats a giant. how big was the lake, from that pic it looks like a tiny little hole Quote
swisspfau Posted April 19, 2006 Author Posted April 19, 2006 it was just a local farm pond stated above, thanks! Quote
senko_77 Posted April 19, 2006 Posted April 19, 2006 thats awesome. did u spot her in the water. i bet she looked huge. what did u catch her on, line, lures, etc Quote
swisspfau Posted April 19, 2006 Author Posted April 19, 2006 actually my girlfriend saw it swimming and called me over, she thought it was a snake because all you could see was a long black line near the top of the water, i was using a blue/purple worm texas rigged and tossed it past the fish maybe 5 feet or so and started reeling it in and twitching the rod, the first 2 times the fish casually kept swimming but moving very very slow, the 3rd time i stopped it right in front of its face for just a second...then twitched it again and that's when it bit, i didn't think it was that big of a fish until he popped his head up and then i knew it was a monster! Quote
deadeye32. Posted April 19, 2006 Posted April 19, 2006 thats a great fish, I would say that fish would go around 9 pounds maybee more. Did you get any measurements? Man you gotta love them good ol' farm ponds. Quote
swisspfau Posted April 19, 2006 Author Posted April 19, 2006 thats a great fish, I would say that fish would go around 9 pounds maybee more. Did you get any measurements? Man you gotta love them good ol' farm ponds. unfortunately i did not, i was so excited and out there with just a few friends, we realized we had a tape measure about an hour later and that we should have measured it :'( Quote
Super User K_Mac Posted April 19, 2006 Super User Posted April 19, 2006 It's hard to say what your fish weighs from the picture. As many others will tell you, a good scale has a way of reducing the weight of fish. Nice fish. It is a legitimate lunker by any standard. BTW, welcome to the Forum. Quote
Guest bigtex Posted April 19, 2006 Posted April 19, 2006 I will give it a 10. It is well over the 10 lb mark. Nice fish. I love fishing ponds. Thats the way I mainly fish, well atleast 98% of the time. Quote
swisspfau Posted April 19, 2006 Author Posted April 19, 2006 oh i forgot.....apparently there is a much larger fish in there, "old joe" is his name according to the older gentleman who owns the pond, i'm thinking i might go back soon to see if i can take him for a ride on my hook! Quote
Skidder Posted April 19, 2006 Posted April 19, 2006 NICE FISH! I would say its over 9 1/2 lbs easy! If you dn't have a scale, measure length and girth. You can tell the approx. weight with those measurements. I think if there is a bigger fish in that pond its going to be "Old Joesephine" Males don't grow that big! Congrats awesome fish! Quote
Lightninrod Posted April 19, 2006 Posted April 19, 2006 WOW!!! At LEAST a 'nine'! My '9' was 26" in length and that Bass is at least that long and I would suspect, even longer and heavier than mine. And, kodos for not giving up when she ignored your first attempts 8-). Dan Quote
ice0329 Posted April 19, 2006 Posted April 19, 2006 She looks spawned out to me, I would say she is 7 to 8 but if you got her 2 weeks ago I would bet 9 or 10. Nice fish eitherway. Joey Quote
Super User dodgeguy Posted April 19, 2006 Super User Posted April 19, 2006 9 ish.it's hard to tell.anyway, AWESOME DUDE!!! ;D Quote
Super User RoLo Posted April 19, 2006 Super User Posted April 19, 2006 It looks at least 8 lbs, a JUMBO by any standards Roger Quote
Poor Richard Posted April 19, 2006 Posted April 19, 2006 ;D 25 pounds, Dude. A new world record! : --Poor Richard, B.S., More of the Same, and Piled Higher and Deeper. Quote
Valascus Posted April 19, 2006 Posted April 19, 2006 Bigger than anything I have ever caught. Congrats on the beast...er beastess. Quote
jmaness12 Posted April 20, 2006 Posted April 20, 2006 where at in north carolina were you fishing??? Quote
Cephkiller Posted April 20, 2006 Posted April 20, 2006 I would put her at 9-11 pounds unless she is extremely skinny. The fish in my avatar is 7 pounds 11 ounces and she sure looks bigger than mine. I am 5' 10" and 250 pounds if that gives you any sense of scale. Congratulations! Quote
basser89 Posted April 20, 2006 Posted April 20, 2006 Without being able to see her belly real well, I'll say 8-9 pounds. As a few others have stated, much bigger than any I've caught! The bass in my avatar went 5lbs 12oz, when I lipped her, I would have sworn 6 1/2 at least! But the truth teller showed me how far off I was! LOL! Quote
Randall Posted April 20, 2006 Posted April 20, 2006 I have said a bunch of times that there is no way to tell from a photo. But, if I had to guess I would say 8.5 to 9 pounds. Nice fish! Quote
swisspfau Posted April 20, 2006 Author Posted April 20, 2006 jmaness - i was fishing around the wendell/zebulon area, right outside of raleigh one of my friends just sent me a picture from his camera, thanks for all the comments guys, enjoy this picture of my big fish! Quote
ice0329 Posted April 20, 2006 Posted April 20, 2006 I originally said 7 to 8 because she is spawned out, but seeing the new pic 8 1/2 to 9 1/2 but 2 weeks ago 11+ Nice fish Quote
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