06-14-09, 06:08 PM | #1 |
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Hey guys. The other day we were fishing and I hung this pig. I would have bet that it weighed about 7 or 8 lbs. when we weighed it was only 4.13. i was shocked. We tested the scales and they seemed to be right. It might not look like it in the pictures, but the fish looked discolored. I don't know what the problem is. A few days before a friend was with us and hung a nice one. We thought it weighed more also. It was only 4.6, he said it was probably spawned out. I guess that's what is wrong with mine. What does that mean exactly.
(sorry bout the big pictures)
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Ya, looks like a 6lber to me, maybe high 5! The term "spawned out" means that she's dropped her eggs. And also the energy it takes to spawn probably dropped some lbs off of her! It's not a very fat fish as you can tell!
Nice bass fo sho tho!
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Looks about right to me. Its a good bass.
I'm not saying this bout anybody in particular, but some people on this board have scales that are set to weigh heavier than the fish really is.
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nice catch, there's a big smile that no other sport can bring
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i agree jb. the smile is what i like too. nice bass mariner. if you look at the belly you can see that she did indeed lay all her eggs and lost some weight there. she "could've" gone close to 6.5 or so with her eggs. but i too think that took off some weight, the bedding takes a toll on a lady. at the end of the summer she will fill out again. that is unless you ate her.lol. that is a great catch my friend. and where were you fishing? that spot don't look familier to me, it at guntersville?
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yeah nice fish mariner and I need to get one of those scales WTL is talking about .lol
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yeah i mean if you are in georgia they should of spawned a month or 2 ago..... if it was fat it would go 5+, but i dont think 8, but its hard to see over pictures... any measurments?
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that's cool mariner. we are packing things up anyway pal. we sold our house and are moving. i know where oyu were now. i heard that is a great place to fish, now i see why,lol. i am gonna be real busy for a while bud, may not get in the water till august. building a new house and all that. but i will meet up with you guys ok? i gots LOTS of time to make up after we get settled in.
oh yea, we traded our little camper and got a newer one...........a 38 footer with 2 slides! man this thang is like a mobile home almost, lmao. we love it and can't wait to get it somewhere. how much is the yearly rate there? let me know ok? (this is in scottsboro, right? i thought the toronado tore it up. they got it ready now?)
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Strange observation, but does that fish have really small eyes or is it just me? You get up over four pounds it seems you get bigger,bulgier eyes...
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yeah it did along with a wierd color,you might not can tell from the picture, but it was discolored
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Most fisherman cannot seem to GUESSTIMATE weights accurately. We always think bass are bigger than they really are.
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Yeah, I'm always adding a couple inches when I guesstimate the length of something.
Nice fish! But the first thing I thought when I saw it was " What's up with it's eye?" I've never seen a Bass eye like that. |
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A lot of women can't guess measurement because they've always been told that 3.75" is 7".
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Turning south again, but ROTFL. I hate when I see one roll, and could swear the fish changed between the last roll and by time it gets in the boat.
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hahahahahhaahhahahahaha
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