Weight????

[bigstick56]

Just wondering what you guys think that this bad boy weighs? It was just a hair under 24" long....My personal best, didnt have a scale and was curious on what you bass guys think she weighs....Thanks for the input...

[TurnUpTheFishing]

If it was 24" that thing could be 8+ lbs pretty easily. The current state record (8 15) was 23.5".

[CAMAN]

Holy #$=%!! Nice fish! Congrats!

[bigstick56]

Of course when a real fisherman says 24" it was more like 23.5 - 23.75, never knew how hard it is to measure a bass....at any rate it was over 23" and had a heck of a belly on her....By the way the picture prob doesnt do this fish justice..I am 6'4 and very wider at the shoulders....

[Greybeard53]

A 24" fish that full of eggs would be in the 9.5lb range.

My guess on that fish is 6 - 6.5lbs.

Very nice fish.

[Friar_Tuck]

too hard to tell especially when held forward which throws the perspective off.

if i were to guess, around a 6er give or take...nice fish no matter...

[NewJ]

My brother had a 25" that went 12lbs in California. It looks like a 6-7 pounder.. Nice fish btw

[Deitz Dittrich]

no clue on the weight.. but its a good un'

[reinhard1]

according to the handy dandy DNR fish with a ruler scale, at 23 it would go 7.6 pounds and yours is 24in. with a belly. the DNR ruler scale only goes up to 23 inches. good luck.

[bASS_BLASTER]

i caught one 2 years back, see photo page 36. 7lbs 12oz. She was almost 22". I'm guessing this one should be at least 8lbs

[eyeguy 54]

oink oink :>)

[RawHog]

You either have enormous hands or thats a nice, 5-6 lbs

[Jacob]

B.S.

[ducksnbucks]

+1 RawHog

[KickNBass]

Bass photos are too hard to judge without a good reference. About the only kind I've ever seen that that allow one to judge are when they are laying down on a ruler.

I take you on your word that it was just under 24". That's a monster. Congrats.

[Superduty]

You either have enormous hands or thats a nice, 5-6 lbs

+1

Nice fish either way!

[TurnUpTheFishing]

Haters gonna hate. lol. Do I think it looks 7+? NO, but I can show a pic of a nearly 7 pound fish that looks like a mid 5 based on the person holding it.

[eyeguy 54]

lol, popcorn time ?

[hockeybc69]

Almost 24 inches with mouth closed/tail pinched?

Mouth open on a largie will add a lotta length.

I say around that 6lb mark is likely.

Here are pics of the 23.5 inch current state record bass. Quite a difference with many photos to judge by.

http://www.m-ywedge.com/recordbass/recordbass.html

[Bassburch]

Almost 24 inches with mouth closed/tail pinched?

Mouth open on a largie will add a lotta length.

I say around that 6lb mark is likely.

Here are pics of the 23.5 inch current state record bass. Quite a difference with many photos to judge by.

http://www.m-ywedge.com/recordbass/recordbass.html

I think most people here have a hunch that you are estimating the length... if you really caught a 24" bass AND measured it, why not take a picture of it on the tape?? You know how many people tell me they caught a 24" bass each year? Way more than those who actually measure their fish accurately on a ruler.

The state record at 23.5" looks WAY bigger than your fish. Sorry.

You know how they say, an extraordinary claim requires extraordinary evidence!

[Giant_Jackpot]

I'll join the haters...... Maybe 6 lbs.

[Larson15]

Not even 6.........I give it 5 1/2

[Cecil]

I dont think he is boasting, so no need to slam the guy. He is simply showing off a fish that 90% of us will not top this year. So congrats on the fish and I hope its not the biggest of the year for ya!

[KickNBass]

Here are pics of the 23.5 inch current state record bass. Quite a difference with many photos to judge by.

http://www.m-ywedge.com/recordbass/recordbass.html

That's a great link to illustrate the point. Here, the record bass looks like maybe a 5lber:

Here

and here:

It looks much bigger (yet still doesn't look like a 9lber)

Bigstick is 6'4", that will make any bass look small.

[EBass]

That's a sweet bass and I'd guess 5-6lbs.

My turn, but I'm a measley skinny 5'11. I know the exact measurement with mouth closed and tail swiped which was 20". Look at my avatar at said MSRD board that I use - that one went 21.25". By the way I have no idea how much this smallie weighed. Guessing below 5.