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How big is this fish???

Post by edge540 » Sun Sep 25, 2011 3:05 am

Had a good day of fishing today, Tied into 5 nice fish and wished I had a scale in the boat. Here is a pic of the biggest one, It measured 22 inches from tip of the tale to the lips in a straight line. Any guesses on weight?

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RE:How big is this fish???

Post by kzoo » Sun Sep 25, 2011 3:15 am

It looks to be in 5 to 6lb range.

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RE:How big is this fish???

Post by JS » Sun Sep 25, 2011 3:22 am

Hard to say. Some websites estimate 22 inch fish at 6 to 6 1/2 pounds. Kind of a crap shoot, girth has alot to do with it too. I'd guess between 4 and 5 pounds? Scale might be a good investment. LOL

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RE:How big is this fish???

Post by BassDood » Sun Sep 25, 2011 4:31 am

I'd guess 5-5 1/2 lbs. Damn nice fish.
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RE:How big is this fish???

Post by The HAWG HUNTER » Sun Sep 25, 2011 3:25 pm

I think at 22in could be 7-8 pounds. Goog fishing!
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RE:How big is this fish???

Post by Anglinarcher » Mon Sep 26, 2011 4:06 pm

For future catches, take the length of the fish and also get the girth (widest part). With those two measurements, there a several web sites that give pretty good estimates.

Nice Fish, and I suggest about 6 pounds.
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RE:How big is this fish???

Post by basspro » Mon Sep 26, 2011 4:22 pm

HARD TO TELL FROM A PICTURE BUT I'll guess 5-6 lbs

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RE:How big is this fish???

Post by edge540 » Mon Sep 26, 2011 7:22 pm

Thanks for the info, Ill be adding a good scale to the tackle box now. Cant wait to get out again.

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RE:How big is this fish???

Post by ChrisB » Wed Sep 28, 2011 2:05 am

The HAWG HUNTER wrote:I think at 22in could be 7-8 pounds. Goog fishing!
Certain fish at 22 inch are for sure 7-8 lbs, but looking at his fish I would say 6lb even. Still a heck of a fish, and buy a quality scale and never look back man.
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RE:How big is this fish???

Post by WCCT » Wed Sep 28, 2011 7:17 pm

4 1/2 - 5lbs tops.
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RE:How big is this fish???

Post by ral » Fri Sep 30, 2011 9:24 pm

Today I caught a bass that was 23" length and 16" girth, my personal best. Using those numbers, a website estimator says 8.3 lbs. Any opinion if that weight is fairly accurate?

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Post by ChrisB » Sat Oct 08, 2011 9:09 am

ral wrote:Today I caught a bass that was 23" length and 16" girth, my personal best. Using those numbers, a website estimator says 8.3 lbs. Any opinion if that weight is fairly accurate?

Did you get a picture ? Either way, you'll never know the truth :scratch: Buy a quality digital scale, around $30 depending on brand and you are good to go. You can always buy $$+ if you like but a Berkley digital works great.

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Re: RE:How big is this fish???

Post by Nik » Sat Oct 08, 2011 7:52 pm

ChrisB wrote:
ral wrote:Today I caught a bass that was 23" length and 16" girth, my personal best. Using those numbers, a website estimator says 8.3 lbs. Any opinion if that weight is fairly accurate?

Did you get a picture ? Either way, you'll never know the truth :scratch: Buy a quality digital scale, around $30 depending on brand and you are good to go. You can always buy $$+ if you like but a Berkley digital works great.
I caught a bass with those exact dimensions 23" x 16" a week or so ago and it was 6lbs 10oz on my Berkley scale that goes to the 1/4oz.

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Re: How big is this fish???

Post by ral » Tue Oct 18, 2011 5:21 pm

Thanks for the reply. I don't like to hear 6lb 10 oz, but so be it.

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Re: How big is this fish???

Post by bob johansen » Wed Oct 19, 2011 6:31 am

Very nice bass no matter the weight but I would have to agree with Kzoo - probably between 5 and 6 pounds. It would have been heavier prior to the spawn.

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