weight to length ratio for bass???

[muskieboy46]

I caught a 20in bass andwas wondering about how much would it weigh? i think there is a length-weight ratio but i dont know what it is. thanks

muskieboy46

[Guest]

charts I've seen all show around 4.3 lbs. for 19" and 5 lbs. for 20". I've found this to be a little generous though - 19" here is normally closer to 4 lbs. and 20" would typically be 4.5ish..

[muskieboy46]

fishnaddict-
thanks. i thought it was somewhere between there. do you know where i could find a chart like that on the internet?

[Guest]

That's a nice fish any way you look at it... a lot of guys will tell you that a 20" is 5 lbs, that would be close.

If you get a girth measurement, you can get a much more accurate estimation on weight.

http://www.rodnreel.com/fishcharts/FishChartDisplay.asp?FishID=4

http://www.myoan.net/fishing/weight_calc.html

http://www.walleyecentral2.com/fish-weight.asp

http://www.mybaitshop.com/fishcalculator.htm

[This message has been edited by fishnAddict (edited 06-09-2003).]

[Lunker]

I caught a preseason bass with a big gut(fishing eyes) that went 19" and 4 pounds. I imagine a bass an inch bigger without the eggs would sit somewhere around that weight as well. Nice fish! I've yet to get one over 17 since the opener.

[muskieboy46]

I caught the bass before season too on a crappie minnow. It didnt fight much because all it did was go deep and kinda sit there. I wish that i could catch him again and have him fight. it is the biggest bass i have ever caught and the biggest i have ever seen caught and probably the biggest i will ever catch, in minnesota. I dont really catch many bass because i usuallly fish northern.

[Guest]

A pre-spawn 20" is probably 5 or a little over. That would be my guess.