fshng84 0 Report post Posted March 6, 2017 May be of interest to Bass fisherman... we modified TPWD's Largemouth Bass table used to estimate the weight of Bass based on it's length. We modified it to make it simpler to lookup the weight. Largemouth Bass Estimator. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flat Rock native 0 Report post Posted March 6, 2017 Thanks, used trout formula for quite some time. Needing a bass calculator, as a local warm water fishery is developing magnificently. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fshng84 0 Report post Posted March 6, 2017 Cool! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rocco 0 Report post Posted March 6, 2017 I always went by the lost fish rule. Any bass that embarrassed me by throwing a lure over six feet in the air at the peak of his jump was a ten-pounder. If it snapped a ffteen pound test line on a deep water wrap around it was 9 lb.. Add two pounds for a broken rod. The odd thing is that I can remember each escape in detail but not much of actually landing a lot of bruisers -- including the 9 lb-er mount over my puter. Rocco Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
heavynets 0 Report post Posted March 7, 2017 I've always found that my estimates were a lot more to my liking. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikechell 0 Report post Posted March 7, 2017 Bass weight by length only, without measuring girth ... an extremely rough guess is all that is. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fshng84 0 Report post Posted March 7, 2017 That's what Texas Parks and Wildlife noted in their study. Was mainly for catch and release contests where the fish are released immediately and not weighed. So far it's been good at estimating Bass in our area over the years. Of course, when you get that Bruiser with the big tummy, that throws the tables off. :-) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bimini15 0 Report post Posted March 7, 2017 I agree the estimates are not accurate. I always add a couple pounds for good measure. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites