huge bass today (video updated!)

[river_scum]

had a monster grab my gill jig today.  we were having a good day with a mixed bag of bass crappie gills and perch. caught a sack full for a couple dinners.  the fun came when this fat girl grabbed my gill jig.  gave me a 5 min battle on 2pound test and a schooley reel. buddy got most of it on video too.  she wrapped up 2 other lines in the fight too!  i didnt think i would bring her to hand on that 14hook, but she came.  biggest bass i have caught since the 7.4# from a few years ago.

this female full of eggs measured 24" long and almost18" around. she is my biggest bass through the ice, that i can recall. im guessing 8-9 pounds.



fish with the rod


have to edit out some background in the video yet. 

[Eye_Crosser86]

Wow thats a nice one

[High Tide]

That's a dandy. You gonna eat that dinosaur?

[bldfrt]

Congratulations that thing is a beast

[walleye wil]

nice larry! are you mounting?

[Gillcatcher.com]

Nice fish! .....5 pounds tops I'd say... For a pond fish.

[IceBucky]

Nice hog T!  That would have been a great tight

[walleyepac]

Nice hog they're scum make sure you edit that background!

[camshaft962]

That's awesome! Gave that schooley a work out! Nice fish riverscum

[Weskimo1]

What a sow!! Great fish, Congrats!!

[Jeffro]

WOW, that's a beast...... especially on a Schooley jigging rod!!
Nicely done, congrats.

[bottom bouncer]

Sweet fish and on an old schooley! Well done!

[Chris338378]

Congratulations on that monster. 

[IceBucky]

Nice fish! .....5 pounds tops I'd say... For a pond fish.

what! 8 pounds at least for a 24 inch female bass

[taxi1]

Nice fish! .....5 pounds tops I'd say... For a pond fish.

24 inches and nearly 18 inches in girth is at least 7 lbs.

[taxi1]

24 inches and nearly 18 inches in girth is at least 7 lbs.

Definitely possible!

[wax_worm]

Good one.  Bet you knew that wasn't a panfish when you set the hook on it. 

[crappiecrusher34]

Nice🤗🤗🤗

[Gillhunter97]

Now that's a tank! Would've been crazy to set the hook on that fish let alone land it! Nice fish!

[waltman]

NICE FISH GOOD JOB

[goathead]

Awesome fish! Can't wait to see the video.

[Steve Sr]

I do love bass through the ice on light gill set ups! Always a riot.
NICE fish.

There are several calculators online and a few charts too for close estimations of weight when length and girth are known.  8.64lbs by this one.

Having caught a few in this range, I'd agree that your estimate is really close.

http://www.mepps.com/resources/fish-weight-calculator/

[Jig_Head]

Wow! That's an impressive bass. I also can't wait for the video! Congrats

[satyr36]

WTH i cannot see vid or pics. anyone PM me it? lol 

[river_scum]

there is no vid satyr36, im debating on that. the pics are still there. at least on my screen.

thanks to all the congrats guys.  not eating or mounting, she was released after pics and tape. i hope she lives after that battle.  dont have the money to waste on mounts, so i keep pictures. lol

[satyr36]

there is no vid satyr36, im debating on that. the pics are still there. at least on my screen.

thanks to all the congrats guys.  not eating or mounting, she was released after pics and tape. i hope she lives after that battle.  dont have the money to waste on mounts, so i keep pictures. lol

yeah. i dont see pics even. in any thread. I thought it was my "post count" not letting me see them.. I even tried "CHROME" Browser... damnit

[Jig_Head]

Glad to hear you released her. And who gives a crap if people see the background or what lake it was caught in. Catching one fish sure ain't gonna make me go wherever it was caught, I just wanna watch the fight

[ftwwalleye]

Congrats. That would have been awesome to see

[CWlake]

That took some talent to land on a schooley! Nice fish.

[Jigmup]

Landing that beheemoth on that tackle says a lot about the angler.
Forget about location or what lure was used. Most would never have gotten a look at it.