Two hours, one bite and one catch. Baaass!! The sun was shining yesterday, the winds were low and the ice is gone. Made about a hundred casts and finally got rewarded. I didn’t weigh...

Betts Loc: Finger Lakes NY

The sun was shining yesterday, the winds were low and the ice is gone. Made about a hundred casts and finally got rewarded. I didn’t weigh it but I’d guess this beauty was about 3.5 lb. Hooray for spring!

Graywulff Loc: Cortez,Co.

Betts wrote:

The sun was shining yesterday, the winds were low and the ice is gone. Made about a hundred casts and finally got rewarded. I didn’t weigh it but I’d guess this beauty was about 3.5 lb. Hooray for spring!

It’s always a good day when one of “our” girls can catch a fish like that. Way to go Betts.

plumbob Loc: New Windsor Maryland

Betts wrote:

The sun was shining yesterday, the winds were low and the ice is gone. Made about a hundred casts and finally got rewarded. I didn’t weigh it but I’d guess this beauty was about 3.5 lb. Hooray for spring!

The smile says it all Betts. Good day no matter the cast count.

Here is a little formula for your next scale less measurement.

Length = 20” Girth = 15” Weight = (20 * 15 * 15)/800 or 4500/800 = 5.63 pounds.

Jer Loc: N. Illinois 🇺🇸

Betts wrote:

The sun was shining yesterday, the winds were low and the ice is gone. Made about a hundred casts and finally got rewarded. I didn’t weigh it but I’d guess this beauty was about 3.5 lb. Hooray for spring!

Nice fish. Well Done, Betts.
Here’s a chart from In-Fisherman that may be helpful in the future.

Jer Loc: N. Illinois 🇺🇸

plumbob wrote:

The smile says it all Betts. Good day no matter the cast count.

Here is a little formula for your next scale less measurement.

Length = 20” Girth = 15” Weight = (20 * 15 * 15)/800 or 4500/800 = 5.63 pounds.

Plum, that was us thinking alike. I was searching my files while you were posting. The chart I sent obviously doesn’t take girth into account. Still pretty close at 4.5 vs. 5.63.

plumbob Loc: New Windsor Maryland

Jer wrote:

Plum, that was us thinking alike. I was searching my files while you were posting. The chart I sent obviously doesn’t take girth into account. Still pretty close at 4.5 vs. 5.63.

I have never weighed a fish Jer. When any curiosity peaked I would do the girth thing. Always just posted the length. My BFF and other friends in NC did the same, i guess i just kept it going.

We get set in our ways that some weigh and some measure. But a lot of us eat and all of us enjoy the catch. At least we have that gone for all of us.

Jer Loc: N. Illinois 🇺🇸

plumbob wrote:

I have never weighed a fish Jer. When any curiosity peaked I would do the girth thing. Always just posted the length. My BFF and other friends in NC did the same, i guess i just kept it going.

We get set in our ways that some weigh and some measure. But a lot of us eat and all of us enjoy the catch. At least we have that gone for all of us.

Any way is fine by me. It’s a point of reference. Some of us have a “calibrated “ arm. I’ve been guilty of that more than once. Last summer I landed a LMB and told my brother I thought it went 3#. We weighed it at 3.43#, big deal. It’s only necessary to weigh and measure if one is in a tournament to make sure you meet the requirements.
Measure is necessary to meet state law if keeping.

OJdidit Loc: Oak Creek Wisconsin

Nice bass Betts, congrats!

Gmchief Loc: New Hampshire coast

Jer wrote:

Any way is fine by me. It’s a point of reference. Some of us have a “calibrated “ arm. I’ve been guilty of that more than once. Last summer I landed a LMB and told my brother I thought it went 3#. We weighed it at 3.43#, big deal. It’s only necessary to weigh and measure if one is in a tournament to make sure you meet the requirements.
Measure is necessary to meet state law if keeping.

And some have a calibrated leg!

Slimshady Loc: Central Pennsylvania

Nice fish Betts. Glad you could get out and enjoy the day. You avoided ol stinky and that’s what counts

Frank romero Loc: Clovis, NM

Betts wrote:

The sun was shining yesterday, the winds were low and the ice is gone. Made about a hundred casts and finally got rewarded. I didn’t weigh it but I’d guess this beauty was about 3.5 lb. Hooray for spring!

Good for you Betts. Nice looking fish and lady holding isn’t bad either. Have a great day

Fredfish Loc: Prospect CT.

Betts wrote:

The sun was shining yesterday, the winds were low and the ice is gone. Made about a hundred casts and finally got rewarded. I didn’t weigh it but I’d guess this beauty was about 3.5 lb. Hooray for spring!

That's awesome Betts! You definitely earned that one. Thanks for the picture and the smile.

Wv mike Loc: Parkersburg area. Wv

Great catch, one is better than none besides that you are fishing yay.

plumbob Loc: New Windsor Maryland

Gmchief wrote:

And some have a calibrated leg!

No metric there Chief

fishyaker Loc: NW Michigan (Lower Peninsula)

That's a great bass catch...and you definitely earned it! Very nice to see the weather breaking towards Spring too!