IwillChooseFreeWill Posted March 3, 2010 Posted March 3, 2010 Looking at the length compared to the rod, I would say around 18" long and 3.5 lb. Its not fat, overly round or full of eggs so anything more than that I think is typical fisherman "add 3 inches and 3 pounds"... That is a short butt handled rod so it is 12" from front of reel to end of butt, so another 6" gives the length of the fish... Its not fat, overly round or full of eggs so the weight is much lower than what some think. Quote
backpain... Posted March 5, 2010 Posted March 5, 2010 Without any other information, all anyone can do is estimate the weight based on whatever is available to make an educated guess. I used the boat seat on the aluminum boat the fish is laying on and guessed at that being 12" wide. The boat seat could be 10", however most aluminum boats used a standard 12" wide bench seat. Whatever; the bass is clearly about twice as long as the seat is wide, about 2" less, and the rod/reel confirms that. At the end of the day an accurate scale eliminates the guess work. it's still fun to try to estimate weights. WRB My aluminum boat seats are 15" wide. I am going to guess 5#s. Do you have any measurements, or a weight I am just curious. See if we have anyone close. Quote
Dalton Tam Posted March 6, 2010 Posted March 6, 2010 I'd say about 5 lbs and don't worry bout these guys raggin on you about your seats. I'm sure your seats are cleaner than their hands lol and anyone that lays a fish on the ground to take a picture is doing alot worse than you are because they are getting trash in their gills. Quote
Super User Big Bait Fishing Posted March 6, 2010 Super User Posted March 6, 2010 i would say that fish weighs between 6-7 1/4 lbs. i have a picture just like that of a 7 1/2 lb. bass i caught last summer .... Quote
Super User cart7t Posted March 6, 2010 Super User Posted March 6, 2010 If I could see it filleted and in a skillet I could make a better guestimate. 1-6lbs otherwise. Quote
BigEbass Posted March 8, 2010 Posted March 8, 2010 Wow, guesses range 3 to over 7 lbs - looks can be decieving either way I suppose - nice catch! Quote
Super User WRB Posted March 8, 2010 Super User Posted March 8, 2010 Was digging through my junk and found my PB largemouth picture. How much do you think she weighs? Ok it's time to tell how the bass weighs. WRB Quote
Flameseeker Posted March 8, 2010 Posted March 8, 2010 If you hadn't taken the picture you could of said it weighed any amount but since you did, I'd say 4-5½ lbs. Now you can't tell everyone a tall fish story. Usually when I take a camera along I don't catch anything worth taking a picture of. Quote
IwillChooseFreeWill Posted March 8, 2010 Posted March 8, 2010 This thread is exactly why I bring a wooden yard stick along. It floats and gives you the length needed with a quick measure. Quote
BigEbass Posted March 8, 2010 Posted March 8, 2010 heh heh, fisherman are fairly superstitious it seems - I have seen that camera comment a number of times on here Quote
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