In need of a educated guess

Steve · 04-05-09, 11:12 AM

I caught this chunky girl on a private lake a few days ago. The two fishing friends that were present estimated her weight between 10 and 12 lbs. I released her without being able to put her on a scale. I have no idea of her real weight. Can anyone give me an educated guess on her weight from this photo?

Jim80 · 04-05-09, 11:16 AM

Thats tough man , did you happen to get a length and girth? BTW welcome to the boards got a lot of great people around . and that is a nice fish

Jim

bcklash · 04-05-09, 11:21 AM

Wecome and since fisherman don't lie, yea 10 or 12 lbs sounds good to me. No matter what it weighs it's a nice fish.

JB · 04-05-09, 11:28 AM

super nice hawg, tell everyone it weigh a gazillion lol

Steve · 04-05-09, 11:30 AM

Thanks, I put two scratches on the boat that later measured a hair over 24 inches. That is the only help I have.

Jim80 · 04-05-09, 11:32 AM

Depending on the girth at 24 inches it should be from 9 ta 12 pounds or some where real close , just pick a number and by the pic no one will disagree .

jim

JB · 04-05-09, 11:34 AM

just looking at the huge bottom lip on the bass tells me its well over 8-9 lbs easy...

carolina-rig-01 · 04-05-09, 11:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jim80

Depending on the girth at 24 inches it should be from 9 ta 12 pounds or some where real close , just pick a number and by the pic no one will disagree .

jim

yeah i agree with jim. nice fish.

Steve · 04-05-09, 11:39 AM

OK I understand now. Everyone..... Look at this beautiful 12 lb haug I caught the other day!

bingham · 04-05-09, 11:43 AM

HAHA o yeah!!! thats a fisherman for ya!!!

Jim80 · 04-05-09, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Steve

OK I understand now. Everyone..... Look at this beautiful 12 lb haug I caught the other day!

There ya go nice 12lber man

lol

btw man what did ya catch her on

Jim

Steve · 04-05-09, 11:56 AM

White spinner running down the weed line

jooleyen · 04-05-09, 12:34 PM

I'd guess that at 8.5lbs. Nice fish man. It's beautiful

WTL · 04-05-09, 03:59 PM

8-9 pounds but pictures are always tricky.

REDBULLCUBAN · 04-05-09, 05:04 PM

is that basszilla? haha i would say thats a good ballpark guess you have made. and welcome to the best bass fishin forums on the net!!

MrPhotographer06 · 04-05-09, 08:21 PM

i forgot the girth on this one but it was like 24 1/2".. weighed 9lbs 15oz.. so yours is lurking 10 lbs

Stinkies Daddy · 04-05-09, 08:43 PM

who ever said it wasn't nice when the fat girls show up to the dance

nice fish fellas

aikenyounggun · 04-05-09, 09:45 PM

yeah pictures are hard to judge but its really hard to guestimate..... the lowest would have to be 7.5 but its porobably a lot bigger...... i caught a 21 incher that was 6 and one about 22 who was 7.74 ..... i would guess somewhere b/w 8 and 10..... but hey you a fishermen..... i would go with 12

bamabassman · 04-05-09, 10:01 PM

it don't matter,lmao. IT'S A SOW BELLY HAWG MAN! great fish there. and welcome to the site, you are now officially fodder for the bait monkey. enjoy yourself here pal. we love pics of big ol bass.

Steve · 04-06-09, 09:24 AM

Thank You Everyone for the help and the warm welcome. As of yesterday, I gained access to 2 more private lakes that have produced several big fish. I hope to be posting some more pics of some heavy weights soon. I did buy a scale yesterday so I can take the guess work out of it. Thanks again everyone......... Talk to you soon........ Steve

sharpe012010 · 04-06-09, 10:06 AM

wow access to two more private GOLD MINES? congrats buddy and id say that fish is every bit of eleven pounds..

MrPhotographer06 · 04-06-09, 10:09 AM

did you get an electric scale or a spring scale?

Steve · 04-06-09, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by MrPhotographer06

did you get an electric scale or a spring scale?

Electric/battery.... I thought that would be the most accurate............Is that correct?????

ejvesper · 04-06-09, 01:23 PM

Nice looking fish.....but it's all just a guess now....always have a scale with you just in case of this senerio.....otherwise...who knows....

TomLeogrande · 04-06-09, 02:16 PM

From the size of your hand vs. the size of the fish's head I would say it is probably in the 9-10 lb range - but, by all means calling it 10-12 is not an overestimation at all - it very well could be that big!

Either way its a helluva fish! Congrats and well done releasing her to make more Texas giants!

04-05-09, 11:12 AM	#1
Steve BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Spring Texas Posts: 7	In need of a educated guess I caught this chunky girl on a private lake a few days ago. The two fishing friends that were present estimated her weight between 10 and 12 lbs. I released her without being able to put her on a scale. I have no idea of her real weight. Can anyone give me an educated guess on her weight from this photo? Attached Thumbnails

04-05-09, 11:16 AM	#2
Jim80 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Thomaston CT Posts: 3,862	Thats tough man , did you happen to get a length and girth? BTW welcome to the boards got a lot of great people around . and that is a nice fish Jim __________________ In memory of Zooker 1/11/73-7/2/2010. You will be sorely missed and never forgotten.

04-05-09, 11:21 AM	#3
bcklash BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Elliston, Va. Posts: 4,372	Wecome and since fisherman don't lie, yea 10 or 12 lbs sounds good to me. No matter what it weighs it's a nice fish. __________________ The soap box, the ballot box, the jury box, and the cartridge box. keep us free:

04-05-09, 11:32 AM	#6
Jim80 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Thomaston CT Posts: 3,862	Depending on the girth at 24 inches it should be from 9 ta 12 pounds or some where real close , just pick a number and by the pic no one will disagree . jim __________________ In memory of Zooker 1/11/73-7/2/2010. You will be sorely missed and never forgotten.

04-05-09, 11:43 AM	#10
bingham BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Cottondale, AL Posts: 323	HAHA o yeah!!! thats a fisherman for ya!!! __________________ EAT, SLEEP, FISH

04-05-09, 11:28 AM	#4
JB BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,655	super nice hawg, tell everyone it weigh a gazillion lol

04-05-09, 11:30 AM	#5
Steve BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Spring Texas Posts: 7	Thanks, I put two scratches on the boat that later measured a hair over 24 inches. That is the only help I have.

04-05-09, 11:34 AM	#7
JB BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,655	just looking at the huge bottom lip on the bass tells me its well over 8-9 lbs easy...

04-05-09, 11:39 AM	#9
Steve BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Spring Texas Posts: 7	OK I understand now. Everyone..... Look at this beautiful 12 lb haug I caught the other day!

04-05-09, 11:56 AM	#12
Steve BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Spring Texas Posts: 7	White spinner running down the weed line

04-05-09, 12:34 PM	#13
jooleyen BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,509	I'd guess that at 8.5lbs. Nice fish man. It's beautiful

04-05-09, 03:59 PM	#14
WTL BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Huntsville, Al Posts: 7,466	8-9 pounds but pictures are always tricky. __________________ Selling live waterdogs for less since 2005.

04-05-09, 05:04 PM	#15
REDBULLCUBAN BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Punta Gorda, FL Posts: 245	is that basszilla? haha i would say thats a good ballpark guess you have made. and welcome to the best bass fishin forums on the net!! __________________ Ill keep my Money, Freedom, & Guns You keep the change!

04-05-09, 08:21 PM	#16
MrPhotographer06 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Fort Bragg, NC Posts: 2,096	i forgot the girth on this one but it was like 24 1/2".. weighed 9lbs 15oz.. so yours is lurking 10 lbs __________________ For Those I Love, I will Sacrifice: US Army since 2012

04-05-09, 08:43 PM	#17
Stinkies Daddy BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Pea Ridge, Arkansas Posts: 118	who ever said it wasn't nice when the fat girls show up to the dance nice fish fellas __________________ Stinkies Daddy

04-05-09, 09:45 PM	#18
aikenyounggun BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: aiken, SC Posts: 2,051	yeah pictures are hard to judge but its really hard to guestimate..... the lowest would have to be 7.5 but its porobably a lot bigger...... i caught a 21 incher that was 6 and one about 22 who was 7.74 ..... i would guess somewhere b/w 8 and 10..... but hey you a fishermen..... i would go with 12 __________________ <>< Rather be Fishing ><>

04-05-09, 10:01 PM	#19
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	it don't matter,lmao. IT'S A SOW BELLY HAWG MAN! great fish there. and welcome to the site, you are now officially fodder for the bait monkey. enjoy yourself here pal. we love pics of big ol bass. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

04-06-09, 09:24 AM	#20
Steve BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Spring Texas Posts: 7	Thank You Everyone for the help and the warm welcome. As of yesterday, I gained access to 2 more private lakes that have produced several big fish. I hope to be posting some more pics of some heavy weights soon. I did buy a scale yesterday so I can take the guess work out of it. Thanks again everyone......... Talk to you soon........ Steve

04-06-09, 10:06 AM	#21
sharpe012010 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: tuscaloosa, alabama Posts: 112	wow access to two more private GOLD MINES? congrats buddy and id say that fish is every bit of eleven pounds.. __________________ Cant catch em sittin at home... Total # bass 09: 125 Largest 09: 8.6 lb

04-06-09, 10:09 AM	#22
MrPhotographer06 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Fort Bragg, NC Posts: 2,096	did you get an electric scale or a spring scale? __________________ For Those I Love, I will Sacrifice: US Army since 2012

04-06-09, 01:23 PM	#24
ejvesper BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Monmouth, Maine Posts: 66	Nice looking fish.....but it's all just a guess now....always have a scale with you just in case of this senerio.....otherwise...who knows.... __________________ All those who live must die...all those who die may not have lived.....Fish

04-06-09, 02:16 PM	#25
TomLeogrande BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 8	From the size of your hand vs. the size of the fish's head I would say it is probably in the 9-10 lb range - but, by all means calling it 10-12 is not an overestimation at all - it very well could be that big! Either way its a helluva fish! Congrats and well done releasing her to make more Texas giants!

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