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Title: Caught my largest LMB ever and battery in scale was dead. Help guess the weigh..
Post by: Bobber Bob on Feb 12, 2018, 12:23 AM

 I caught my largest largemouth bass over the weekend and my scales battery was dead. Can anyone guess the weight?
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Title: Re: Caught my largest LMB ever and battery in scale was dead. Help guess the weigh..
Post by: RyanW on Feb 12, 2018, 04:33 AM

Without a scale, I’d say between 4#-6#.

Title: Re: Caught my largest LMB ever and battery in scale was dead. Help guess the weigh..
Post by: FishGuy603 on Feb 12, 2018, 06:06 AM

X2. Nice fish

Title: Re: Caught my largest LMB ever and battery in scale was dead. Help guess the weigh..
Post by: Troutpursuit on Feb 12, 2018, 06:25 AM

That's a nice bucket mouth.  5 lbs. guesstimate

Title: Re: Caught my largest LMB ever and battery in scale was dead. Help guess the weigh..
Post by: esox_xtm on Feb 12, 2018, 06:27 AM

Got a length? 20" is usually around 5#.

Title: Re: Caught my largest LMB ever and battery in scale was dead. Help guess the weigh..
Post by: DConICE on Feb 12, 2018, 06:29 AM

If you know approximate dimensions (using your hand and tip-up for reference) you could use the following site...

https://www.bassresource.com/bassfishing/fishcalculator.html

Title: Re: Caught my largest LMB ever and battery in scale was dead. Help guess the weigh..
Post by: meatandmetal on Feb 12, 2018, 06:29 AM

5.4 lbs.

Title: Re: Caught my largest LMB ever and battery in scale was dead. Help guess the weigh..
Post by: jibbs on Feb 12, 2018, 10:50 AM

4 lbs 15 ounces...nice one..

Title: Re: Caught my largest LMB ever and battery in scale was dead. Help guess the weigh..
Post by: CleverDonkey on Feb 12, 2018, 12:23 PM

Next time try to get a pic with the fish up against something recognizable for scale.  The ol' "hold the fish out to make it look bigger for the camera" trick is fun but makes it hard to guess the fish's size.  There's another pic with the fish closer to your chest but it's hard to guess without knowing how big you are.

All that said, 4lbs.

Title: Re: Caught my largest LMB ever and battery in scale was dead. Help guess the weigh..
Post by: JRFlatlander on Feb 12, 2018, 12:42 PM

Nice bass, my guess would be 4.8.   Was the one in the live well the same size?

Title: Re: Caught my largest LMB ever and battery in scale was dead. Help guess the weigh..
Post by: TheCrittaC on Feb 12, 2018, 01:04 PM

Quote from: JRFlatlander on Feb 12, 2018, 12:42 PM

Was the one in the live well the same size?

It looks a bit smaller. I hope nobody hits the live well with a snowmobile or wheeler, because they'd probably take quite the tumble if they did.

Title: Re: Caught my largest LMB ever and battery in scale was dead. Help guess the weigh..
Post by: salmotrutta on Feb 12, 2018, 05:30 PM

Somewhere between 4 to 4.5#

Title: Re: Caught my largest LMB ever and battery in scale was dead. Help guess the weigh..
Post by: Mr.Harry on Feb 13, 2018, 08:05 AM

All of 4.5, possibly quite close to 5. Strongly doubt more than that but that’s a very nice NH bass. Congrats.

Title: Re: Caught my largest LMB ever and battery in scale was dead. Help guess the weigh..
Post by: Hess on Feb 13, 2018, 08:57 AM

It would help to know the length -- I would estimate 4 - 4.5 lbs. -- nice fish though regardless of the weight!

Title: Re: Caught my largest LMB ever and battery in scale was dead. Help guess the weigh..
Post by: saintonionis on Feb 13, 2018, 10:37 AM

Quote from: CleverDonkey on Feb 12, 2018, 12:23 PM

Next time try to get a pic with the fish up against something recognizable for scale.  The ol' "hold the fish out to make it look bigger for the camera" trick is fun but makes it hard to guess the fish's size.  There's another pic with the fish closer to your chest but it's hard to guess without knowing how big you are.

All that said, 4lbs.

The guy did take a picture next to 2 recognizable things. The hole and his heritage trap.... next time just guess the weight and not be a complete turd

Title: Re: Caught my largest LMB ever and battery in scale was dead. Help guess the weigh..
Post by: CleverDonkey on Feb 19, 2018, 04:05 PM

Quote from: saintonionis on Feb 13, 2018, 10:37 AM

The guy did take a picture next to 2 recognizable things. The hole and his heritage trap.... next time just guess the weight and not be a complete turd

Okay!