New personal best LM...

wargoth · 09-06-07, 01:46 PM

Went out to a little pond in the area (2 acres or so) to shakedown my new trolling motor for my inflatable, anyway I had a good morning, landing 15 or so, 4 of which were over 5 Lbs. Anyway, this is the one I landed, (lost another which could have eaten this one

) She put up one hell of a fight too... According to the guestimator, and my measurements she weighs in around 7.5-8.5.... 21" long 22" around (estimated from rod measurements) Made me real happy this morning. Hawgs like this are scarce around here. (and, she was only on the grass long enough to get the pic)

Rodman_Rob · 09-06-07, 01:51 PM

21" long with a 22" girth? sounds way off.

ESipes_89 · 09-06-07, 02:02 PM

Don't get me wrong, it's a nice catch, but I don't know about that having a 22" girth. Judgeing by the pic it cant be over 15-16". Where and how did you measure it cause she only looks to be about 4.5-5lbs. to me.

-Eric

wargoth · 09-06-07, 02:28 PM

Had to Guesstimate on girth, could be 19 or 20, but not much less. I was being conservative on length... My rod measures 21" from butt to the black band in front of the reel. but as her tail is spread, she might yeild another inch or so., she was fat, and was definately a solid 7. I do have a fairly accurate arm calibrated from 25+ years of walleye fishing... Unfortunately, I didn't have my measuring stick handy. Mind you, it is still the biggest I have yet caught. So there...

Rodman_Rob · 09-06-07, 02:45 PM

even if it were 22" long, it still wouldn't be a 19 or 20 inch girth. looks to be a 4-5 lbs fish. hopefully you threw her back so that we can't really verify, nice catch by the way, damn nice fish for that part of the country. what did ya catch her on?

JB · 09-06-07, 02:46 PM

nice one wargoth,
a easy way to figure length and girth of the fish, if you have no tape, take a piece of fishing line and wrap around the girth, and tie a simple knot in the line to represent the girth, then do so again with the length..then when you get home measure the two distances and put them in the forum weight calculator...you may have to cut that line with the knots and put it in the tacklebox or your pocket, then retie your lure.

wargoth · 09-06-07, 02:56 PM

Well of course I put her back Rob, I didn't hurt her (the only time I ever take them home)

And that is a great idea JB, but I was sorta in a panic, as I belatedly realized I had left the camera in the car and had to beach da boat and go grab it... was worried she might throw the hook while I was messing around with that, and didn't think of it. I also found my tape/scale in my bag AFTER I had let her go.

I can judge a walleye's weight within a quarter pound by looking at them, but I haven't gotten the knack with bass as of yet. I can also get them within half a pound by feel... I just need to staple my tape/scale to my forehead...

Raul · 09-06-07, 04:15 PM

If those are the true measurements then your estimate is quite lean, a bass with such dimensions would be in the vecinity of 9.5 pounds.

bassfisher02 · 09-06-07, 04:19 PM

Deffinitely a nice bass. No way 8lbs.. I mean it looks around 5-6lbs, but a picture can throw you off, so who knows. Either way good fish.

Fishnfool4evr · 09-06-07, 07:08 PM

Don't worry Wargoth, that's a deffinate 6-6 3/4 lb. bass an a good 16"-17" girth. n 30 yrs of bass fishing backs that up. lol nice catch n always remember

DRBASSMAN · 09-06-07, 07:44 PM

From the pic, I'd say the fish to weigh between 5 sand 6 lbs. Nice catch, and congrats on your new PB

DrB

lizardsrule · 09-06-07, 07:57 PM

WTG!!! Very Kewl indeed. Next year she'll be even bigger. Congrats on the nice bass.

Lizards

wargoth · 09-06-07, 08:00 PM

Just wish I had landed the bigger one.

bassfisher02 · 09-06-07, 08:10 PM

It happens to the best of us... I had a bass get off about a year and a half ago while I was fishing lilly pads... she jumped and I instantly knew she was going to be VERY close to double digits, I could see that huge belly as she jumped, went back under and another 5 seconds of a fight and the line went limp... I was heartbroken, I just sat on the ground for a good 5 minutes recovering. She spit the hook somehow, not in the jump, but underwater somehow. Its a heartbreaker, but you just gotta keep on the hunt and eventually another hawg will come along.

JB · 09-06-07, 08:38 PM

We 've all had our share of big bass that get off the hook, thats one reason that they are so big....rofl...heres one that denny and me both weighed this one with our scales at 6.013, not a bad ohio fish, most only get 7-8 pounds in lakes or rivers, with a few exceptions....

hackattack · 09-06-07, 08:43 PM

good five pound fish

wargoth · 09-07-07, 09:04 AM

That's an awfully small looking fish there JB... I wouldn't guess it for more than 4, but that is a picture for ya LOL. Seriously though, I know what you mean. Anything over 5 up here is a monster and I've never even seen anything over 10 in person

I never did mention that this pond, 30 Years ago was a "Pay to Fish" Trout pond, spring fed, full of cover, food, and totally inaccesible except for 50 foot of bank... If you ain't going in with a raft, you ain't fishing it. And I have permission to fish it from the owner. Just wish there were 5 more ponds just like it....

bubba bass bigfoot · 09-07-07, 03:40 PM

Nice fish. Congrats. My PB is 7plbs, for ohio thats a nice one.

wargoth · 09-07-07, 03:53 PM

What part of Ohio Bubba? Mebbe we can get out "togeddah" sometime.

rrw4258 · 09-07-07, 08:35 PM

wargoth, that is the pinnacle platnium from wally world... correct? How do you like it? Thanks

Ryan

Super Fluke · 09-07-07, 10:05 PM

Nice fish, I would say at the biggest that fish was 6

wargoth · 09-08-07, 10:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rrw4258

wargoth, that is the pinnacle platnium from wally world... correct? How do you like it? Thanks

Ryan

That would be the reel. It is tolerable. It is definately a cheap reel, but it works decent I guess.

CarpMan · 09-08-07, 11:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JB

We 've all had our share of big bass that get off the hook, thats one reason that they are so big....rofl...heres one that denny and me both weighed this one with our scales at 6.013, not a bad ohio fish, most only get 7-8 pounds in lakes or rivers, with a few exceptions....

Nice fish jb,but lookie here at this "Large Mouth". My personal best.

zooker · 09-08-07, 12:23 PM

lol carpy leave it up to you.. missed ya old man btw..

zooker

Basscrazie · 09-08-07, 01:07 PM

Those are all real nice fish and got some reason to brag.I would.

09-06-07, 01:46 PM	#1
wargoth BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Thompson, Ohio Posts: 223	New personal best LM... Went out to a little pond in the area (2 acres or so) to shakedown my new trolling motor for my inflatable, anyway I had a good morning, landing 15 or so, 4 of which were over 5 Lbs. Anyway, this is the one I landed, (lost another which could have eaten this one ) She put up one hell of a fight too... According to the guestimator, and my measurements she weighs in around 7.5-8.5.... 21" long 22" around (estimated from rod measurements) Made me real happy this morning. Hawgs like this are scarce around here. (and, she was only on the grass long enough to get the pic) __________________ -Wargoth

09-06-07, 01:51 PM	#2
Rodman_Rob BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: May 2005 Location: Ocala, FL. 1/2 hour southwest of Rodman Posts: 1,702	21" long with a 22" girth? sounds way off. __________________ Lizardsrule may not be able to drive a boat, but he can sure put you on the fish!

09-06-07, 02:02 PM	#3
ESipes_89 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Cordell, OK Posts: 148	Don't get me wrong, it's a nice catch, but I don't know about that having a 22" girth. Judgeing by the pic it cant be over 15-16". Where and how did you measure it cause she only looks to be about 4.5-5lbs. to me. -Eric __________________ *Spring time storm chaser, Year round Bass Angler!!!* Largest bass; 6lbs 1oz., Length: 22" Girth: 15"

09-06-07, 02:28 PM	#4
wargoth BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Thompson, Ohio Posts: 223	Had to Guesstimate on girth, could be 19 or 20, but not much less. I was being conservative on length... My rod measures 21" from butt to the black band in front of the reel. but as her tail is spread, she might yeild another inch or so., she was fat, and was definately a solid 7. I do have a fairly accurate arm calibrated from 25+ years of walleye fishing... Unfortunately, I didn't have my measuring stick handy. Mind you, it is still the biggest I have yet caught. So there... __________________ -Wargoth

09-06-07, 02:45 PM	#5
Rodman_Rob BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: May 2005 Location: Ocala, FL. 1/2 hour southwest of Rodman Posts: 1,702	even if it were 22" long, it still wouldn't be a 19 or 20 inch girth. looks to be a 4-5 lbs fish. hopefully you threw her back so that we can't really verify, nice catch by the way, damn nice fish for that part of the country. what did ya catch her on? __________________ Lizardsrule may not be able to drive a boat, but he can sure put you on the fish!

09-06-07, 02:46 PM	#6
JB BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,655	nice one wargoth, a easy way to figure length and girth of the fish, if you have no tape, take a piece of fishing line and wrap around the girth, and tie a simple knot in the line to represent the girth, then do so again with the length..then when you get home measure the two distances and put them in the forum weight calculator...you may have to cut that line with the knots and put it in the tacklebox or your pocket, then retie your lure.

09-06-07, 02:56 PM	#7
wargoth BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Thompson, Ohio Posts: 223	Well of course I put her back Rob, I didn't hurt her (the only time I ever take them home) And that is a great idea JB, but I was sorta in a panic, as I belatedly realized I had left the camera in the car and had to beach da boat and go grab it... was worried she might throw the hook while I was messing around with that, and didn't think of it. I also found my tape/scale in my bag AFTER I had let her go. I can judge a walleye's weight within a quarter pound by looking at them, but I haven't gotten the knack with bass as of yet. I can also get them within half a pound by feel... I just need to staple my tape/scale to my forehead... __________________ -Wargoth

09-06-07, 04:15 PM	#8
Raul BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,030	If those are the true measurements then your estimate is quite lean, a bass with such dimensions would be in the vecinity of 9.5 pounds.

09-06-07, 04:19 PM	#9
bassfisher02 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 4,765	Deffinitely a nice bass. No way 8lbs.. I mean it looks around 5-6lbs, but a picture can throw you off, so who knows. Either way good fish. __________________ Good Fishin'

09-06-07, 07:08 PM	#10
Fishnfool4evr BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: MiddleRiver Md. Posts: 78	Don't worry Wargoth, that's a deffinate 6-6 3/4 lb. bass an a good 16"-17" girth. n 30 yrs of bass fishing backs that up. lol nice catch n always remember __________________ *Find um, Flip um, Fight um & Free um.....*

09-06-07, 07:44 PM	#11
DRBASSMAN BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Rockville, Virginia Posts: 23	From the pic, I'd say the fish to weigh between 5 sand 6 lbs. Nice catch, and congrats on your new PB DrB __________________ *The eyes look for what they see and they see what is already in the mind.*

09-06-07, 07:57 PM	#12
lizardsrule BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Saint Augustine, FL Posts: 7,374	WTG!!! Very Kewl indeed. Next year she'll be even bigger. Congrats on the nice bass. Lizards __________________ There are three types of Snakes I hate 1. Live Snakes 2. Dead Snakes 3. Sticks that look like Snakes. And Gators too!

09-06-07, 08:00 PM	#13
wargoth BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Thompson, Ohio Posts: 223	Just wish I had landed the bigger one. __________________ -Wargoth

09-06-07, 08:10 PM	#14
bassfisher02 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 4,765	It happens to the best of us... I had a bass get off about a year and a half ago while I was fishing lilly pads... she jumped and I instantly knew she was going to be VERY close to double digits, I could see that huge belly as she jumped, went back under and another 5 seconds of a fight and the line went limp... I was heartbroken, I just sat on the ground for a good 5 minutes recovering. She spit the hook somehow, not in the jump, but underwater somehow. Its a heartbreaker, but you just gotta keep on the hunt and eventually another hawg will come along. __________________ Good Fishin'

09-06-07, 08:38 PM	#15
JB BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,655	We 've all had our share of big bass that get off the hook, thats one reason that they are so big....rofl...heres one that denny and me both weighed this one with our scales at 6.013, not a bad ohio fish, most only get 7-8 pounds in lakes or rivers, with a few exceptions....

09-06-07, 08:43 PM	#16
hackattack BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tigard, Oregon Posts: 358	good five pound fish

09-07-07, 09:04 AM	#17
wargoth BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Thompson, Ohio Posts: 223	That's an awfully small looking fish there JB... I wouldn't guess it for more than 4, but that is a picture for ya LOL. Seriously though, I know what you mean. Anything over 5 up here is a monster and I've never even seen anything over 10 in person I never did mention that this pond, 30 Years ago was a "Pay to Fish" Trout pond, spring fed, full of cover, food, and totally inaccesible except for 50 foot of bank... If you ain't going in with a raft, you ain't fishing it. And I have permission to fish it from the owner. Just wish there were 5 more ponds just like it.... __________________ -Wargoth

09-07-07, 03:40 PM	#18
bubba bass bigfoot BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 206	Nice fish. Congrats. My PB is 7plbs, for ohio thats a nice one.

09-07-07, 03:53 PM	#19
wargoth BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Thompson, Ohio Posts: 223	What part of Ohio Bubba? Mebbe we can get out "togeddah" sometime. __________________ -Wargoth

09-07-07, 08:35 PM	#20
rrw4258 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Bellevue, Ohio Posts: 2,338	wargoth, that is the pinnacle platnium from wally world... correct? How do you like it? Thanks Ryan __________________ Never Give Up!

09-07-07, 10:05 PM	#21
Super Fluke BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Jupiter Posts: 1,029	Nice fish, I would say at the biggest that fish was 6 __________________ Oregon state record smallmouth

09-08-07, 12:23 PM	#24
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	lol carpy leave it up to you.. missed ya old man btw.. zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09

09-08-07, 01:07 PM	#25
Basscrazie BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: magnolia,tx Posts: 398	Those are all real nice fish and got some reason to brag.I would.

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