Quiz And Calculator Help

[osbornj2]

Hey guys and gals - need a little help!

I was wondering what calculator do you use to determine the weight for specific species. For example: is there a reliable estimator for Smallmouth bass (and is it further broken down by bass caught in the South vs North); also - a good one for lmb, musky, etc.

When you get on Google, you can get a hundred different answers and theories! I just want a simple calculator that I KNOW is accurate for my home waters here in the mid-east.

As a quiz: let me show you this smallmouth that I caught yesterday (not my PB by length, but def one of my top 5 in weight...I'm guessing!!). Here are the details: she was 21.0", and her girth was 15.25".

I'm really anxious to see how many answers we can come up with, and by how far they will all vary!

[Siebert Outdoors]

Here is a good one. http://www.bassresource.com/bassfishing/fishcalculator.html

[wapsi smallmouth]

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[Dwight Hottle]

Just use a good quality scale & forget the calculator.

[NBR]

I.m with Dwight. Scales are not very expensive but the big problem with having a scale if the fish is a 4 pounder that is what it is you can't grow it over time.

[A-Jay]

I'm with the rest of the guys on a quality scale, there are several to chose from.

Prior to using the scale, I was doing the "TV Fishing Host Guesstimate" method where I'd hold out the bass and say " that's every bit of 6 lbs".

Well, the first thing the scale taught me was that - 6lb fish are really 5lb fish and 5lb fish are really 4lb fish and so on. . . . . . . .

So if this is something you'd rather not find out for yourself, don't get a scale.

A-Jay

[Crestliner2008]

Just use a good quality scale & forget the calculator.

X2. Even if it isn't the most accurate scale, they're all pretty close. I think there is an obsession with some fishermen to know exactly how much their catch weighed. Personally, the older I get, the less I care. I don't even bring a scale along with me anymore. A good fish is a good fish regardless.

[osbornj2]

Thanks for all the opinions and advice! Yeah, Crest, I'm not obsessed with knowing how much most fish weigh...that's why I DON'T have a quality scale right now . I really am trying to just enjoy the "zen" of being on the water. However, when I do catch a potential PB, I would like to know, for the record...as opposed to the "TV Fishing Host Guesstimate"

[SuskyDude]

If you really want to KNOW the weight of a fish , you need a digital scale.

Otherwise, you're making an estimate.

[senco lover]

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