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 What would you do?
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11/03/11 02:17 PM
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Don Bruner
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I caught this on Pines Monday. It's the biggest one I've caught this year. It measured 22 1/2" and by my cheap azz scale it showed just over 5#. I looked at a conversion scale and a bass of that length shows to be 6.89#. Now if I'm gonna brag about this one what weight would use? 
I can do better---I just never have.
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11/03/11 02:19 PM
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Don Bruner
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Well carp!! I thought the pic would show up in the post  I figured out how to add pic
Last edited by Don Bruner; 11/03/11 11:45 PM.
I can do better---I just never have.
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Re: What would you do?
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11/03/11 02:19 PM
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SkeeterRonnie
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5 pounds. pictures are deceiving though! SO I give you 1.5 pounds!! we shall call it 6.5# !!!  Nice feesh regardless!
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Re: What would you do?
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11/03/11 02:20 PM
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BoomBoom
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Do what all fisherman do, lie! 
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Re: What would you do?
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11/03/11 02:21 PM
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TheShafer
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Its pretty thin and long, but none the less, a nice pines bass. Just say it was somewhere between 5 and 6. BTW... I know your secret spot now... you didnt black out the background like those jacks in the catfish forum!
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Re: What would you do?
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11/03/11 02:24 PM
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Don Bruner
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[quote=TheShafer]Its pretty thin and long, but none the less, a nice pines bass.
I thought the same also, When it first jumped my first thought was 6+ until I got it in the boat. I guess it was so hungry it would fall for anything thrown it's way.
I can do better---I just never have.
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Re: What would you do?
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11/03/11 02:59 PM
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txwhitetail
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I think your scale is probably about right. Nice Fish.
When you look at a length/weight chart it is showing you what an ideal/100% weight is for the length. This time of year it would be hard to hit 100% on a lot of fish.
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11/03/11 03:07 PM
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Don Bruner
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JR, that's about what I thought--I really just wanted to try posting a pic AND make Slodsm jealous.
I can do better---I just never have.
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Re: What would you do?
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11/03/11 03:57 PM
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James_C
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Those conversion charts are assuming the fish is in perfect health their close but not always accurate.
What I would do is over shoot your weight by about 3 lbs, just to see the responses you'll get from everyone, loL.
James C.
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Re: What would you do?
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11/03/11 05:18 PM
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Don't know if you measured the girth, but the weight calculators use the girth of the fish as well as the length. Most fish weight calculators assume a length to girth ratio of about 1.7 for an average bass. But that ratio doesn't hold very well for fatter or skinnier fish. I caught one a few years ago that was 22 1/2" long and went 7.4 lb., so 6.9lb. is very reasonable for that length in my opinion. Spring-type mechanical scales get off easily; digital scales are more reliable in general.
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Re: What would you do?
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11/03/11 09:31 PM
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Ban-D
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I had a fish this weekend in a tournament when deciding to cull the 15 3/4 was heavier than the 17 inch fish . Texas parks and wildlife shows a way to make sure your scales are accurate most of the berkley electric scales I've used are about 3oz off.
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Re: What would you do?
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11/03/11 10:07 PM
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Mark Perry
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There is not a scale made that i would trust for culling. To me its balance beam only. Its fast and easy and never has a dead battery.
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Re: What would you do?
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11/03/11 10:15 PM
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CrankBait1007
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5 lbs is always a good fish so congrats
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