Measuring your fat BASS

[friendlyfisher]

I'm just wondering if a bass would be longer or shorter measured holding the fish up in the air vs putting it flat on the floor of the boat. I tried to get her back in the water right away and measured her while I was holding it upright. The fish was a hog at 22"(my longest ever but not heaviest) what do you guys think her length would have been if I layed her down on the bottom of the boat and measured? Thanks

OH yeah, she weighed 6.8 lbs.

[Deitz Dittrich]

Congrats on the hog.. thats awesome... When measuring a fish.. alomst all I know, and the ones whom make the weight boards do the weight with the mouth closed tail fanned. I'm not sure how you would measure a fish verticle with the mouth closed... A fish, mouth mouth open can be 1" if not more longer than mouth closed. Which is why we have a problem online when someone says they caught a 20" fish then show a pict and it looks more like a 18.5" fish. Not saying your is that way.. a 6.5 oz fish is a 6.5 lb fish no matter its length... If I had to guess, from the fish I have caught in MN.. a normal 6.5lb fish is close to 21.5"

again, congrats on the trophy!.. thats awesome.. got any picts?

[friendlyfisher]

I left the camera in a very safe place, THE KITCHEN COUNTER. I was not happy, but that is the way it goes, Next time im glueing it to my boat.

All I had was a poor camera phone. Pic turned out not great but ok

[lotsofish]

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All I had was a poor camera phone. Pic turned out not great but ok

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Camera phone pic is better than nothin'. Let's see it!

[Fishing_High]

My buddy got a 21.5in earlier this year on a small lake, this hog was fat..... She weighed 6.5lbs just like deitz predicted. Congrats on the biggin.