Big Bass

[rolltide]

Havent posted in a while because I am normally fishing out of my kayak and do not bring a camera with me. I caught this bass out fishing for crappie on New Years Eve in a private pit. I had just hooked my first crappie of the day on a gulp alive leech when I was having trouble reeling it in. Finally I was able to gain some line on it and swimming behind it was a massive fish. I landed the crappie and then dropped him back down to get a better look at the fish. A bass came back up and tried eating the at least 8 inch crappie again. I soon switched lures and on the first cast missed the bass. I ran home reel quick and grabbed a bigger reel and my net. After messing around with a jig I couldnt cast out far enough so I switched to a spinnerbait and told my dad I was going to catch it that cast. The fish hit and a short while later my dad netted it.

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[King31]

That's awesome! i caught one on christmas day that was a hawg like that one. only fish i caught too. did you weigh it?

[rolltide]

I've been tempted to get the 20 dollar electronic rapala scale but don't know how long it last or how accurate it is. If I get one which would be the best one. So the answer is no I would guess the bass was close to 8 maybe high 7's and definently 8 over the summer and during spawn. I've caught one that was 23.5 around spawn in may from the same pit In 2011 that was 8 or 9 but I was fishing out of my yak and didn't get a picture. That one was the most fun because it drug me around and I had to lip it in the yak

[rolltide]

king you have a picture of the one you caught?

[SteveM4A1]

I've been tempted to get the 20 dollar electronic rapala scale but don't know how long it last or how accurate it is. If I get one which would be the best one. So the answer is no I would guess the bass was close to 8 maybe high 7's and definently 8 over the summer and during spawn. I've caught one that was 23.5 around spawn in may from the same pit In 2011 that was 8 or 9 but I was fishing out of my yak and didn't get a picture. That one was the most fun because it drug me around and I had to lip it in the yak

I hope you put that sucker back. She will be double digits this spring. I would agree, high 7's easy, probably a shade over 8. Nice fish. She will top out over 10 this spring.

[rolltide]

yep threw it back i dont ever plan on getting a fish mounted just fish for fun i dont know if i caught the same one back in may but the other was the same length but had extra pound or two on it due to spawn

[Hoosier Hunter]

Read an article by the Texas Parks and wildlile a while back stating a 12 pound female bass will carry approx 6 to 8 ounces of eggs. 2 pounds of eggs? Thats what brick weighs.

[SteveM4A1]

didn't say all the weight would be from eggs.

[ClarkIR]

I have a rapala scale and its accurate (a 5lb weight weighed 5 lbs). I have had mine for 2+ years now. Its a worthy investment

I should get my eyes checked. I wouldve put that fish at 5.5 or so. Either way, thats a great fish to catch mid winter in Indiana.(or Super Early spring with how this weather has been)

[SteveM4A1]

i carry two, one digital and one spring, in case i believe one is wrong (nice to have during tournaments). but it is hard to tell weight from pictures. sometimes i look at the lunker club in bassmaster and laugh when some people say some of those bass weigh 10 lbs

[Embrey]

yeah, nice fish. but id give it a 5 something. 6 TOPS.

[ClarkIR]

yeah, nice fish. but id give it a 5 something. 6 TOPS.

Its head seems completely disproportionate to the body. I wouldnt be shocked if that fish at one time or another was 9 or 10lbs. That is just a big ass bucket for a head.