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 Help with weight for sons PB
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11/27/17 01:02 PM
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FishamanSquatch
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My son caught his biggest bass Saturday out on Benbrook. I did not have a scale with me and was hoping you guys could give me a rough estimate. I think he is forever hooked now. And now I have a scale in the boat. 
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Re: Help with weight for sons PB
[Re: FishamanSquatch]
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11/27/17 01:08 PM
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saibling
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use formula L*L*G/1200 length times length times girth divide by 1200 this is within 1/2 pound
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Re: Help with weight for sons PB
[Re: FishamanSquatch]
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11/27/17 01:09 PM
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Jpurdue
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Judging weight from a picture is extremely difficult. It's a beautiful fish. Big gut on it, if I had to guess I'd put in the 3.5-4.0lb range.
"Bragging may not bring happiness, but no man having caught a large fish goes home through an alley." -A.L. www.LunkerLore.com
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Re: Help with weight for sons PB
[Re: FishamanSquatch]
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11/27/17 02:19 PM
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hookinbass
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Lews
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Re: Help with weight for sons PB
[Re: hookinbass]
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11/27/17 02:48 PM
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GIG'EM AGGIES
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Pretty close. The bigger deal though is he's hooked now and you gotta regular fishing buddy. 
I am a Senager. (Senior teenager) I have everything that I wanted as a teenager, only 50 years later. I get an allowance every month. I have PU truck and a bass boat, I am blessed.
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Re: Help with weight for sons PB
[Re: FishamanSquatch]
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11/27/17 02:52 PM
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David Burton
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If you have the length, use the TPWD paper charts or the formula. It'll be as close as you can get. If you are unsure of the length, find something of a known length in the picture, and measuere using that as a scale. The buckle on the life vest would be perfect for this. Him many buckles long is the fish, then multiply that number by the length of the buckle in inches, voila!
Luckily he is holding the fish close to his body, so you don't have the aspect ratio thing to deal with.
Last edited by David Burton; 11/27/17 02:54 PM.
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Re: Help with weight for sons PB
[Re: FishamanSquatch]
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11/27/17 04:02 PM
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bigbass94
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"If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles." - Doug Larson
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Re: Help with weight for sons PB
[Re: FishamanSquatch]
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11/27/17 04:15 PM
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Bassattak
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Heck with the weight. He's holding a memory that will last forever, For you and your son. It's WAY better than sitting in the house holding a gaming controller. Congrats to both of you!
"Nothing makes a fish bigger than almost being caught".
�Be patient and calm - for no one can catch fish in anger".
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Re: Help with weight for sons PB
[Re: FishamanSquatch]
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11/27/17 04:33 PM
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Doesn't matter because your son is a happy camper, can't wipe smile off his face. 
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Re: Help with weight for sons PB
[Re: FishamanSquatch]
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11/27/17 04:37 PM
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Cole P
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My son caught his biggest bass Saturday out on Benbrook. I did not have a scale with me and was hoping you guys could give me a rough estimate. I think he is forever hooked now. And now I have a scale in the boat. Sometimes it is more fun not being able to know the weight. Now when y'all look back at that picture you will forever think, " I wonder how much that fish really weighed.." It leaves room for speculation, and thought; instead of simply knowing the weight of the fish being that-is-that.
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Re: Help with weight for sons PB
[Re: FishamanSquatch]
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11/27/17 04:41 PM
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bjankowski
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Not sure; I keep a digital scale in my glove compartment of my boat. Been working on breaking my PB, but so far it hasn't seen much daylight.  BTW, great picture, Love to see the young one out fishing.
Last edited by bjankowski; 11/27/17 04:42 PM.
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Re: Help with weight for sons PB
[Re: FishamanSquatch]
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11/27/17 06:30 PM
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GROD
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I say tell him its a 5 lber (might be with that gut) and give him a goal to beat! Awesome day with dad!
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Re: Help with weight for sons PB
[Re: FishamanSquatch]
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11/27/17 07:12 PM
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ezbassin
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I would say in the 4 pound range. Pretty good gut on that nice healthy fish. Congratulations to your son.
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