How do you define a "dink"

[FivePoundBluegill]

Just wondering guys how small does a bass have to be for you to class it as a "dink"? I know it is different for everyone. For some people a bass is a bass no matter what size. To most people however a small fish is classed as a "dink".

For me a "dink" would be any bass that weighs under one pound. A 1-2 pound fish is at least fun to catch for me so I do not consider them dinks. However for some people( hawg caller, Fourbizzle, Fish Chris, Roadwarrior, ect) a dink would probably be any fish under 5 LBS.

Just wonder how small a bass has to be to be considered a dink for you guys?

[Micro]

When the bass is smaller than the lure you caught him on.  Otherwise, he's a trophy!!  

[frogtog]

Anything smaller than the legal size you can keep.

[basspro48]

Any nonkeeper, which is anything under 14" around here

[rondef]

Any bass less than a pound is a dink.

[Jig Man]

Dink=skidder and a skidder is any fish small enough to skid across the top of the water not pulling your bait and line back in after the hook set.

[Jake.]

Anything under 12 or 13 inches.

[roadwarrior]

"Tournament bass"

[Bassn Blvd]

Anything under 2lbs in Florida unless you are using ultralite with no more than 6lb test.

[tallydude]

Anything under 2lbs in Florida unless you are using ultralite with no more than 6lb test.

Agreed.

[.dsaavedra.]

i say anything 14 inches and smaller. above that they are fun to catch and can sometimes have a little weight to them if they been eatin good.

haha i like that "skidder" concept, i think i might have to use that one  ;D

[pondhopper]

Any bass less than a pound is a dink.

Ditto

[5bass]

Dink: noun: Any bass that comes flying out of the water on the hookset.

And the term skidder around here refers to the rock bass. They fight like crazy for about 2 seconds then they just body-surf the rest of the way to the boat.

[Bassin_Fin@tic]

Dink=skidder and a skidder is any fish small enough to skid across the top of the water not pulling your bait and line back in after the hook set.

thats a good one ,but i've been fondly referring to them as "surfers"

Also in FLA anything under 2

[LCpointerKILLA]

Anything under 2 in Florida? Bro I live in Florida and I have seen people win small tournaments when the fishing is tough with 5 bass for 10 pounds. That means your hardly legal one pounder was a big help... along with a three pounder(s). And (if you have a scale) you know that a 1-2 pounder fights. A 1-2 pounder is way different than a baby bass that just skids in on the topwater when you reel it in. That is a dink.

[Bassin_Fin@tic]

I wasnt talkin about fishing a touney on a super high pressure lake where the fish are getting pelted with lures like hail day in and day out.A 2 lber is a blessing in those places!

[cart7t]

Are we talking about  dink the BFR forum member or dink the bass?  

[Live.2.Fish]

Is this what you guys are talking about?

He was caught on a 5" Trick Stick, wacky

[grimlin]

The non-keepers are referred to dinks here..which means 14'' or less.Anything over 14" here are keepers.

[bighed]

A dink is a fish too small to get a good pattern off of.  Usually under a pound and a half or so.  You catch a couple 14" fish and think your on to something until weigh in and everybody else has 4's and 5's, lol.  big

[paul.]

several others have already touched on this, but i think it's all relative to the place you are fishing.  some places i fish, a 2 pounder is a good solid fish.  other places it's below average.  then of course there's the climate/growing season factor to consider.  some places a 7 pounder will hardly turn any heads, but up north that same fish is an absolute monster - a "fish of a lifetime".

but i guess a dink is a dink no matter where you catch it.  i'm gonna go with the majority here and say anything less than a pound is a dink, or as i like to call 'em - a "squealer" ;D.  or you could look on the bright side and just call 'em "future hawgs".  

[fourbizz]

anything smaller than 1/3 of my biggest fish on that body of water.

So if I am at the lake that I caught my 13 at, a 4lber is a dink.

If I am at one of my local lakes where my pb is under 5 pounds, it would have to be under 1.5 lbs to be a dink.

I always gauge my fish by the body of water.

[Sam]

Less than 11 inches is a dink in my dictionary.

[Jeff C.]

any baby hawg under 12" is a dink in my boat...

[MALTESE FALCON]

Anything under 14" (keeper size) Is a dink to me.

Falcon