ya'll aint gonna believe this one......

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browning_gold_12

Discussion Starter · Mar 3, 2008

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went crappie fishing yestiddy. winds gusting about 25 mph so i fished from the bank. i would cast upwind, and let my minner drift back to the bank. looked up and one of my bobbers was headed south, right into the wind. i set the hook, and started trying to get it to the bank. it was a pretty hefty fight on 4lb test line, on an ultralight spinning reel. i finally landed her, and she musta just swam through and got tangled in my line, because it was wrapped around her, right behind the gills, and the hook was hooked back into the line!!! she was 23 inches long, and real healthy. what do ya'll reckon she weighed? i released her after taking the pics, and they dont do her justice....enjoy, BG12

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.270Win

· #2 · Mar 3, 2008

That's a fine lookin' bass BG12...even if you did "foul hook" her! :thumb:

.270Win

JR

· #3 · Mar 3, 2008

Nice fish, I'm not really good at guessing weights for fish & antler scores for deer, but I would say that she might go 6-7 pounds. :dontknow:

John Stiles

· #4 · Mar 3, 2008

5 1/2 lbs

browning_gold_12

Discussion Starter · #5 · Mar 3, 2008

i was thinking 7ish. i know the best way to position a 120 inch buck to make it looke like a 140, but i take pics of a 7lb fish and it looks like 3lbs:smack: BG12

Arkie_3_fan

· #6 · Mar 3, 2008

Ought to go around 6-7 for sure, maybe a little more this time of year.
Getting high time to wet a hook ain't it. :biggrin:

Wes Ramsey

· #7 · Mar 3, 2008

Now that's country - never heard of anyone lassoing a fish before. :thumb: Nice catch!

John Stiles

· #8 · Mar 3, 2008

browning_gold_12 said:
i was thinking 7ish. i know the best way to position a 120 inch buck to make it looke like a 140, but i take pics of a 7lb fish and it looks like 3lbs:smack: BG12

Heck, I'd go ahead and call it a nine pounder...it would be a lot easier if you lose those pics.....I happen to have a nine pound bass on the wall, but its 29" long, and a wee bit fatter. If you take the length, and girth measurements, you can calculate the weight to within an ounce or two! It was definitely at least a 5 pound plus fish! CP will likely debunk and mis calculations and know a whale of a lot about long-armin:fit: :up:

browning_gold_12

Discussion Starter · #9 · Mar 3, 2008

well ,when you throw my big arse in the pic, it makes the fish look little:biggrin: BG12

John Stiles

· #10 · Mar 3, 2008

browning_gold_12 said:
well ,when you throw my big arse in the pic, it makes the fish look little:biggrin: BG12

Hahahahaha....you caught that on Ryno's pole did ya??:fit:

Sylamore

· #11 · Mar 3, 2008

She looks about 5 lbs to me, but tomorrow it could easily be all the way up to 7 lbs. :biggrin:

possum

· #12 · Mar 3, 2008

My nephew has one that looks to be about that size on his wall but of course he ain't got the "big arse" problem you got so it's really hard to tell, but his went just a hair over 8.

bett_lou

· #13 · Mar 3, 2008

Wow! That's one heck of a bass. YOU PUT HIM BACK? :smack: I just ain't a fan of the catch and release program.

Manybeards

· #14 · Mar 3, 2008

Congrats :thumb: I'd say 6-7 lbs! This time of year she should be full of eggs, so a 23" could easily weigh this or more.

kt

· #15 · Mar 3, 2008

hard to say maybe 5 or 6 pounds.

BuzzBait

· #16 · Mar 3, 2008

5.8745 lbs...Lets round to 6...:biggrin:

CP

· #17 · Mar 3, 2008

Hey BG12....GOODERN bud.....:thumb:

If you had taken a belly-around (girth) measure on that gal...we would know real close.

Few bass that are 23" long that won't better six pounds.

By the formula...
Assume a 15" girth and she would weigh 6.62 pounds.
Assume a 17" girth and you have a 7.49 pound total.

For sure a 6 plus.....dandy.

possum

· #18 · Mar 3, 2008

CP, I'm not doubting ya, but how do ya come up with them numbers? Is there a formula or are ya working from personal experiences?

Buba Garrett

· #19 · Mar 3, 2008

6.25lbs:thumb: BG12 I need some of your luck I have caught a bunch of bass but never one like that! Next time let your fishing buddy hold it up and you can do a Roland Martin- 9 lbs!:thumb:

ArkArcher

· #20 · Mar 3, 2008

Nice. That sure is a healthy looking fish! nice full tail and everything. Good job BG12:thumb:

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