26 inch Bass

[whtfbplaya]

I caught a 26 inch Bass this afternoon. I thought it was a catfish for along time then when I saw it I thought it was a carp! lol It was about 12 inches tall at the largest point. All I managed were 3 pictures with my sorry little camera phone. Wow what an afternoon. Kinda helps me get over not being an hour from the bay.

[Snyder_TigerFan]

Originally posted by whtfbplaya
I caught a 26 inch Bass this afternoon. I thought it was a catfish for along time then when I saw it I thought it was a carp! lol It was about 12 inches tall at the largest point. All I managed were 3 pictures with my sorry little camera phone. Wow what an afternoon. Kinda helps me get over not being an hour from the bay.

Did you weigh it?

[whtfbplaya]

Originally posted by Snyder_TigerFan
Did you weigh it?

No I did not have a scale out their I never dreamed of catching anything that I would need it for. I caught about 25 other bass that were all between 5 in and a foot and all less than a pound.

[Snyder_TigerFan]

Originally posted by whtfbplaya
No I did not have a scale out their I never dreamed of catching anything that I would need it for. I caught about 25 other bass that were all between 5 in and a foot and all less than a pound.
That's pretty good, where are you fishing at?

[whtfbplaya]

A private 3ac lake 20ft deep outside of College Station.

[injuredinmelee]

are you using Hank Hills secret bait?

[Jody]

Originally posted by whtfbplaya
I caught a 26 inch Bass this afternoon. I thought it was a catfish for along time then when I saw it I thought it was a carp! lol It was about 12 inches tall at the largest point. All I managed were 3 pictures with my sorry little camera phone. Wow what an afternoon. Kinda helps me get over not being an hour from the bay.

Probably will go between 5 and 7 lbs depending on how healthy it was.

[whtfbplaya]

Originally posted by Jody
Probably will go between 5 and 7 lbs depending on how healthy it was.

From the rough measurements I took, there is a formula that puts it between 10 and 12 lbs

[Gobbla2001]

Originally posted by Jody
Probably will go between 5 and 7 lbs depending on how healthy it was.

Damn, musta been anerexic ha...

Seen 5 and 7's at 18-19 inches...

[PPHSfan]

Originally posted by injuredinmelee
are you using Hank Hills secret bait?

:eek:

[JasperDog94]

26 inches? That's well over 5 pounds. More like 9 or so. I caught a 5 and a 6 week before last and they weren't that long.

[neck_06]

Originally posted by injuredinmelee
are you using Hank Hills secret bait?

LMAO!

[Jody]

I have caught them 29 1/2 inches and they only weighed 7 lbs. Depends on lake and time of the year. Fish should be healthy now as they are feeding for the spawn. The fish could go as much as 10 or 11 lbs, but it would have to be very healthy.

[Gobbla2001]

Originally posted by Jody
I have caught them 29 1/2 inches and they only weighed 7 lbs. Depends on lake and time of the year. Fish should be healthy now as they are feeding for the spawn. The fish could go as much as 10 or 11 lbs, but it would have to be very healthy.

Isn't 29 1/2 above the world record??? Why haven't I ever read "29 1/2 Jody says WOS Sucks" in the record book???

[mrescape43]

My 2 largest bass were only 23 1/2 inches long and weighed
8.6 and 9.0. The record bass at the lake I fish was only 25 3/4 inches long and weighed 14.92.

[spiveyrat]

Here's a link to one of many fish weight calculators.

http://www.bassresource.com/bassfishing/fishcalculator.html

According to your measurements and this calculator, your fish weighed around 6.76 lbs. Of course, these calculators are no substitute for a good scale.

[pancho villa]

I have to fish to feed my family.

[zeus63]

Originally posted by Jody
I have caught them 29 1/2 inches and they only weighed 7 lbs. Depends on lake and time of the year. Fish should be healthy now as they are feeding for the spawn. The fish could go as much as 10 or 11 lbs, but it would have to be very healthy.

Are you talking about black bass, or BROWN BASS! (Just kidding)