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I have a picture I took in November of a 5.0lb bass next to a 7lb 4oz bass. I will post it later for comparison. I will say the 7lb dwarfs a 5lber. It's a awakening photo of actual bass size for people who are just in aware of how big a 7lber actually is.
How about pm/email the guys the pic that care to see it. So it doesn't turn into one of those threads.
hahahahahah. I mean I understand he is taking the pic by himself it looks like. but unsure of weight, don't say it. hahahaha.
x2. I don't always agree with ssmokinss and may give him hard time but he is right when he said some guys over estimate weight w fish, especially bass. Not a lot of guys catch 5-6lb bass enough and may have hard time estimating once they get over that 5lb mark. Years back the 1st time I saw a 5lb bass I thought it was like 9lbs. They we weighed it. It happens. Not saying there is no chance of that bass being 7-8lbs but seems it doesn't have the girth or characteristics that a 8lb bass would have. It is bad angle though. Nice fish none the less. Good catch!
I agree. I have personally done the same. I fish in a small bass club and have caught fish that I could swear at the time of all the excitement were like 6 lbs. and after I settle down realize its only probably 4. Haha I have to say that, the 2 largest bass I've ever caught were from round and released to be caught again. One was this past fall in a club event. It's a great fishery and some people don't realized how many eggs a big female, like the one that he caught, carry. I feel like ive gotten off course and I apologize. Nice fish man! I'll take a fish like that any day.
What were the weights of that club tourney? I tried looking them up and they were never posted.... That was the first tourney there and I remeber it was horrible weather. I fished the lake the day before.
It was a horrible day....cold, rainy on and off, until the last couple of hours when it just rained. 17.4 was the winning bag and lunker was 6.85. It should've been over the 20lb mark but that's my opinion.
It wasn't the first tourney there that they held. They have club pictures of tourneys held there years ago.
ssmokin, what club?
some real tanks you have there for sure