Need help finding out weight on bass

King Bait Co. · #1 (**permalink**) May 22nd, 2008

I can't figure out the weight on this bass. My scale battaries whent dead at the lake. I forgot my messuring board in the boat. A guy let me use a tape messure I messured it a little short he wouldn't pose for the picture long enough. So this is the best I got with out hucking him across the lake after he bit me. Yes they will do that sometimes. I belive he is 20" to 19 1/2" long. He was extremly heavy and a double wide for his size. I belive he is five pounds or a little more. In Nebraska you get an award for five pounds or 21" bass. I am not sending the picture in for one. I didn't have the Game and parks book with the form in it. It was not weighed.(newbie fisherman asked for scale and gave me a tape messure didn't have one or why he would need one) So the guys that saw it coundn't sign the witness part of it. I couldn't take it from the lake they have to be 21". I just need help with the figuren out the weight. I have try'n for three years this is my fourth maybe. The other three have been dropped back in the water becaues of butter fingers, 1/2" short and light on the weight and line broke when lifting it out of the water. Thoes three are belive to be at judgment of others who saw it happened. I do agree with them that they were big but I won't say five pounds. I do have the picture for this bass but I also put the first one I caught of the night. I got two missed a thrid at hte end and it was big as these two I used a buzzbait a foot of the rocks they were all less than twenty feet apart from one another.

King Bait Co. · #2 (**permalink**) May 22nd, 2008

Sorry the one on the left is the one in question. Another sorry for the picture is a little to far to the right by a 1" or less. I had to get him back before he died he was out for a while. It was truly a pain to get him messured. The one on the right is 18" he was a hopper to.

MTfishingrods · #3 (**permalink**) May 22nd, 2008

2.7 lbs for the one on the left. 2.1 for the one on the right. No prize for you.

MTfishingrods · #4 (**permalink**) May 22nd, 2008

By the way, I was joking. I have no idea what they weigh. Happy birthday though!

MDC · #5 (**permalink**) May 23rd, 2008

There is a formula, but you have to have the length as well as the girth measurements. She looks pretty thick and looks to still have her eggs. With her tail torn up and bleeding, she was fanning a nest. I'd guess her to be over five by the pic.

ghost · #6 (**permalink**) May 23rd, 2008

Yeah without the formula it is a tough guess. I would say get your batteries and go back. She should be in the same water for a little longer. Find her bed and drop a jig in front of her face or a stick bait and you will get a chance to measure her...

King Bait Co. · #7 (**permalink**) May 23rd, 2008

I went back the next night. But the tempture outside dropped 15 degrees and rained. Its supposed to rain for the next seven days. I hit the same spots were I got them from. I don't think their are their now with the temp dropping and the rain. I got some new battries when I whent. All I caught was a 2 1/2 all night. so the scale works good now.

MDC · #8 (**permalink**) May 24th, 2008

If she's on a nest she won't go far until she spawns out. The rain won't affect her at all, she is already as wet as she will ever get. The dark skies will make it easier for her to see you though. Wear darker clothes and keep trying.

jimcline · #9 (**permalink**) May 24th, 2008

FYI, the formula is length x length x girth divided by 1200 for largemouth bass. JIM

King Bait Co. · #10 (**permalink**) May 24th, 2008

We had a bad storm with 50+ winds. I didn't want a try falling on me for a fish. The next seven days is all rain. Today their is a break in the weather I am going to go and try it tonight to get her after I pour some worms. Odds are slim but worth a shot.