Bass weight

[czl99]

I fish a lake by my house alot and this year I have caught two 21", 22", and a 23" largemouth bass. I was wondering how much bass this size would weigh?

Thank You for any help.

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[Dynasty]

Post spawn? Pre spawn? I would imagine they are all over 5lbs. The 23" is a nice catch probably around 6lbs.

Do you mean you caught two 21" fish and two 22" fish along with a 23"? That would be an awsome start to the year! Also what techniques were you using to pick them up?

[This message has been edited by Dynasty (edited 06-26-2004).]

[LittleRanger]

23 inch ............***** record.....would be about 8 pounds

[Mark Christianson]

Here is the current state record statistics for the largemouth bass:

8lbs-12.75oz
23.5 "
Tetonka Lake

[Dynasty]

A 23" bass is an 8 pounder?! Ive seen 22" that are high just shy of 6 lbs. I figured the state record would be more like 24-24.5".

[sami0115]

if those stats are correct on the state record, it must have been just packed full of spawn plus just eaten a few sunnies.... i would have guessed that it would have been longer too...

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[Mark Christianson]

I got it right off the DNR HSOforum.
Those would be officially certified stats on the state record largie.

Oh, and it was caught on 10/22/1994.
So it wasn't caught days before dumping the mother load of spawn.

[This message has been edited by biglakeba$$ (edited 06-28-2004).]

[czl99]

All I was using was a 1/8 oz jig head with a white 3 inch mister twister. I was casting along the weed lines.

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[ricqik]

I don't quite beleive the weight of the state record bass, 8lb 12.75oz, 23.75" long with a 18" girth. Common 18" girth???? I've caught plenty of lm bass in the 20-22" with 15-17" girth and none surpassed the 7lb mark on my digital scale. I did compare my scale to a certify scale at the baitshop by weighing a gallon a water and remembering my scale reads 3oz more than the certified scale. Figuring by the this the measurements of this state record should only weigh in the mid 7lbs. It just doesn't measure up right. Just my opinion.

[sami0115]

wow! that must have been a HUGE fish...

[Chad711]

Seems to me that is a record that could easily be broken. Personally my best is a 18", 3 lbs, caught this weekend...