caught a 9 ponnder this weekend

[panmanvw]

went to spruce run rec. area, and this is what happened,
caught this pig on a red "zellamander" with a crazy tail

[JB]

what scale ya using bruthah?

[Bassboss]

That's a friggin hog man!! I wouldn't say 9 but it's so hard to tell from the pic... how tall are you?

Those zalamanders look great... but I've never got a thing on 'em!

[Jim80]

Whats with the glove you worried about getting bass thumb? nice fish though .

Jim

[aikenyounggun]

um good fish, but judgin by your hand that looks like a 21-23 inch fish, and it aint fat enough to be 9.... but still a hawg, i would guess around 6lbs, but its hard doin that for pics

still a hawg

[Bubba_Bruiser]

Pig fo sho. 9lbs? No fo sho. +1 with Dipstick Jimmy though, lose the glove, Mike is gone. LOL, just joking man, don't take offense. Nice fish though.

[nofearengineer]

It is a beaut' for sure, but be careful when telling a bunch of grizzled old bass fishermen how much it weighs if you're not sure or if you're stretchin' it a bit. You don't want to get nominated for a Pink Hoodie Award.

I'm glad you told us what you caught him on, because from the looks of that glove, I figured you were noodlin'!

Keep up the good work.

nofearengineer:

It is a beaut' for sure, but be careful when telling a bunch of grizzled old bass fishermen how much it weighs if you're not sure or if you're stretchin' it a bit. You don't want to get nominated for a Pink Hoodie Award.

I'm glad you told us what you caught him on, because from the looks of that glove, I figured you were noodlin'!

Keep up the good work.

Pink Hoodie Award. We have to start doing that. Matter of fact. Whoever wins i will send them one of them fish gloves. lol. just kidding.

[Cavs1123]

Thats a nice fish but I would say its 5 to 6 lbs.

[sac]

Might not be 9lbs, but still a monster fish. Great catch!

[MallenManson]

Originally Posted by DonaldBreland

nofearengineer:


Pink Hoodie Award. We have to start doing that. Matter of fact. Whoever wins i will send them one of them fish gloves. lol. just kidding.

Good thinkin! Beware the Pink Hoodie!

[carolina-rig-01]

i have 4 bags of zellamanders that are autographed by zell rowland. the writer from b.a.s.s. that wrote our bassmaster article knows zell and had him sign a few bags of zellamanders and a few pictures and mail them to us. he also let me listen to a few recorded interviews he did with zell and i have to say that he is a freaking funny dude, i have never laughed so hard in my life.

anyways that is a nice fish, i agree with a few others that the fish doesn't look like 9lbs in the picture but that is the funny thing about pictures. some fish will look way bigger than they are and other fish will look a lot smaller so i'm not doubting you.

[panmanvw]

i swear 9lbs, i had a scale and my best bud with me. unfortunatly i did not get a pic of the fish on scale....but who knows maybe the scale was not calibrated correctly. any way it was a good day. thanks for the input boys

[WTL]

Originally Posted by panmanvw

i swear 9lbs, i had a scale and my best bud with me. unfortunatly i did not get a pic of the fish on scale....but who knows maybe the scale was not calibrated correctly. any way it was a good day. thanks for the input boys

The boys are just having a little fun with ya. Thats not the worst embellishment I've ever seen. And I had a fish a few years ago that went 7 on a scale and almost 10 if you did the forumla with length and girth...and looked in the range of 8 1/2 or so....so who knows. Naturally I normally use the larger weight to describe the fish. After all, I'm pretty sure the scale was stolen out of a 50 year old piggly wiggly and used to weigh fruit. Not the most accurate looking thing in the world.

[1/4 stick]

Might be a more muscler fish, muscle weighs more than fat.

[Bassboss]

Originally Posted by panmanvw

i swear 9lbs, i had a scale and my best bud with me. unfortunatly i did not get a pic of the fish on scale....but who knows maybe the scale was not calibrated correctly. any way it was a good day. thanks for the input boys

I can see that. From my experience, Holding fish like you where holding it makes a fish look smaller than holding a fish vertically. But you did hold it the right way for a fish that big! I caught a 3lber and posted a pic of me holding it horizontally, people said it was probably 12." Than I posted the pic of the one of me holding it vertically, and people did say it looked closer to around 3lbs... so who knows!

Congrats on the pig... again!

[nofearengineer]

Originally Posted by 1/4 stick

Might be a more muscler fish, muscle weighs more than fat.

Yeah...but fat is just so much more easy to come by.

[panmanvw]

i am listening, like i said i may have used a jaded scale...i am new to the whole forum scene and appreciate all the input from fellow anglers. i could have swarn he was a big'en. off to see if i can catch another, until then

Good Catch man. Sometimes we get a little jealous of other people catch. Like now I'm jealous of that one pounder your holding. I would use that thing for bait.lol

I think we should give him the pink hoodie award. lol. j/k

[1/4 stick]

Originally Posted by nofearengineer

Yeah...but fat is just so much more easy to come by.

The way I look at it, since I fish and am around water so much, I stay fat for my health and safety. How many of us fat guys have you ever seen fall out the boat and not float?

[1/4 stick]

Originally Posted by panmanvw

i am listening, like i said i may have used a jaded scale...i am new to the whole forum scene and appreciate all the input from fellow anglers. i could have swarn he was a big'en. off to see if i can catch another, until then

What WTL said. That is a nice size fish, not so sure about 9 lbs though. Remember a big fish is relavent to what area you are in. But it's hard to tell from a picture. Next time you hold one to take a pic, place your hand further toward the tail and let the belly hang. I think your hand might be hiding some weight by pushing the belly in.

Now don't go getting any ideas about getting a bicycle pump and pumping air into it's belly. Them things stink when they burp. Joking of course.

[carolina-rig-01]

Originally Posted by panmanvw

i am listening, like i said i may have used a jaded scale...i am new to the whole forum scene and appreciate all the input from fellow anglers. i could have swarn he was a big'en. off to see if i can catch another, until then

that was a good fish man, don't be discouraged at all. probably not a 9lber but still a good fish and worthy of pictures. thanks for sharing the pictures and keep it up.

[Patrick Krueger, Jr.]

This bad boy would weigh about 5.5 lbs. on your scale, then?




Seriously, your bass is an absolute trophy for New Jersey.

[doc]

This is a 20lber on your scale

and ill match my little fish with ya Patrick

Nice fish man, but you should check your scales