When is a Dink no longer considered a Dink?

[grimlin]

Any bass that is below the legal length to keep , is a dink in my book.

Same here.

[Raul]

When we all fish,we all have different ideas of what a "short" fish is . They have different names,one of them being a "Dink"

Whats everyones criteria about LMB. How big does a fish have to be before it can stop being considered a "Dink"

In my mind id say 1-1.5# and at least 13 inches its no longer a "Dink"

Anything under 5 pounds is a dink.

[Bass_Fanatic]

Anything YOU catch is a dink...

Anything I catch is a hawg... ;D

[Revo_Carrot Stix]

13in and under is a dinker for me!

x2

13 seems like a magic number. I can tell a significant difference in the fight between a <12 and 13". Anything under 13" can be hydroplaned back to the boat or shore. 13" will fight somewhat.

[zero]

under 6 lbs is dink for me

[ChiCityBasser]

When it becomes a squeeker.

Squeeker= a fish you have to double and triple check against the bump board before weigh-in.

Here in IL that would be 14".

X2

X3

[BrASSmonkey]

Anything YOU catch is a dink...

Anything I catch is a hawg... ;D

;D

[tholmes]

Any bass that is below the legal length to keep , is a dink in my book.

Yep. On most of the waters that I fish, that's 15".

Tom

[Glenn]

"When is a Dink no longer considered a Dink?"  When I don't catch it! 

[flippin and pitchin]

When it becomes a ba-donk-a-donk. So when does a "rat" become a " knot head?"  When does a " schooler " become a " tournament grade fish?"  I'm confused by all this nomenclature. :-/

[Shad_Master]

In my group there are three classifications of fish:  Dinks, "club fish" and Missouris.

Dink = less than 12" - you can't score it for a tournament

"club fish" = 12" - 15" - these score points

Missouri = 15" and over - thise score "big" points

Of course, if the fish comes unbuttoned, it can be as big as I want it to be - you'd be surprised how many 20"+ fish come unbuttoned during a tournament season :

[bigbill]

For almost 60 years i thought a bass was a bass and Dinks were panfish? Boy have i been out of touch. On any day any size bass on my line is a good day just give me a day of the 1.5lb dinks.(many)  Heck i had a blast one day in a pond of smaller bass with the smallest panthermartin spinfly.  They were lined up like my lure was an amusement ride i must have caught thirty little bass. 

I seen a guy fishing the other day who wouldn't say a word to me. He was very serious about catching sunfish for some reason. I'm a man of very few words when fishing but not even a hi?

[BassThumb]

Anything less than average size is a dink, IMO.

[Mike 12345]

If it measures it goes in the livewell.

[SirSnookalot]

My measurement is in fun  not size, being in Florida catching something over dink status is common.  To be honest I think the smaller ones oz for oz give a better account of themselves than the larger ones, I just use light tackle and enjoy.

[South FLA]

I'd say anything over 2 1/2lbs is not a dink anything under is, when it comes to S. Florida Largemouth.

[Goose52]

My measurement is in fun not size, being in Florida catching something over dink status is common. To be honest I think the smaller ones oz for oz give a better account of themselves than the larger ones, I just use light tackle and enjoy.

X2. I think this is a key point. Folks fishing a MH or H rod, with 17lb mono/flouro, or 50lb braid, probably have one idea of what is a dink, and others using UL, L, or M rods, with 4 to 8lb test line, have another perception entirely...

In my lakes, there aren't many big fish and I normally use an M or ML power BC rod, and M, ML, L, or UL power spinning rod. Makes the small fish more fun.

[TrippyJai]

I think this has to do with the lake or pond you are fishing. If your fishing a lake such as Lake Simcoe here in Canada that averages 5-6lb smallmouth bass easily, I guess anything under 2 pounds would be considered a dink.

When I fish at my local pond, a 2.5 pounder makes me feel like I caught a hawg on light spinning gear and I wouldn't consider that a dink at all. Anything under 12" then I would say dink.

That's how I see it.

[Triton Jones]

Any bass under 13in..  :-/

[Taylor Fishin 4 life]

In tournaments i would say 3 pounds

[hookingem]

It really depends on what body of water I'm on and how the day is going. A 2 pound bass may be a monster to me one day on one body of water and the same fish the next day on a different lake is a dink. It all depends on the day and location.