colin519 Posted July 25, 2017 Report Share Posted July 25, 2017 (edited) I had fun in that other thread guessing the weight of that largie! I figured I'd post some old pics of my PB smallie in hopes that others comment with a guess at the weight. I've always said 5.5 but I've had people say 4 and recently I saw a solid 4.5 lb small that was quite small looking so it's got me wondering! Would love some input! These are the only two pics of this beast in existence. I watched this fish in a sunny northern bay for about 30 minutes before he finally took a worm. Edited July 25, 2017 by colin519 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tjames09 Posted July 25, 2017 Report Share Posted July 25, 2017 I think the pictures more relevant to people eating bass, haha apparently you like bass. where can you keep 12 bass? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin519 Posted July 25, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2017 I think the pictures more relevant to people eating bass, haha apparently you like bass. where can you keep 12 bass? lots of places when you have 3 teens with sports licences with a parent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grimsbylander Posted July 25, 2017 Report Share Posted July 25, 2017 Honestly, does it matter? As long as you're happy, it's your fish. It's far from the biggest smallie that's been posted here. My advice is this, since there's zero chance of you ever catching the same fish twice, you should invest in a good scale, camera and cutting board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin519 Posted July 25, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2017 (edited) wow you guys have a different definition of fun here. it doesn't matter. i am curious because i haven't thought about it since it was caught 10 years ago. i don't care, was just curious for another opinion. thanks for coming out guys ..... edit to add: 3.2MP camera wasn't too bad back then! we had a random shore lunch and the cutting board is part of my back packing kit for sure. cleaning them up at the boathouse is definitely easier!!! Edited July 25, 2017 by colin519 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joeytier Posted July 25, 2017 Report Share Posted July 25, 2017 I think the pictures more relevant to people eating bass, haha apparently you like bass. where can you keep 12 bass? Did it occur to you that there could be more than one person in the boat? The limit is 6 pretty much everywhere north of 17. I'd put that fish around 4 pounds, but it's not a great shot so it's hard to tell. A lot of people seem to forget just how well a simple crawler works for smallies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grimsbylander Posted July 25, 2017 Report Share Posted July 25, 2017 wow you guys have a different definition of fun here. it doesn't matter. i am curious because i haven't thought about it since it was caught 10 years ago. i don't care, was just curious for another opinion. thanks for coming out guys ..... edit to add: 3.2MP camera wasn't too bad back then! we had a random shore lunch and the cutting board is part of my back packing kit for sure. cleaning them up at the boathouse is definitely easier!!! I used a 3.2Mb camera for years. Now a cheapy phone takes a better picture so I don't carry it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misfish Posted July 25, 2017 Report Share Posted July 25, 2017 (edited) Just imagine if we had this kinda sharing of pics back when we were kids. Not one, but two stringers of smallies hanging off the boat. Father, grandfather, uncle, and 3 sons and a daughter . LOL With in the limit, alls good here. Edited July 25, 2017 by Misfish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grimsbylander Posted July 25, 2017 Report Share Posted July 25, 2017 Just imagine if we had this kinda sharing of pics back when we were kids. Not one, but two stringers of smallies hanging off the boat. Father, grandfather, uncle, and 3 sons and a daughter . LOL With in the limit, alls good here. Very true! Legal is legal. Personally, I just like to see the larger, mature fish get released...but it's not illegal to keep them it's just my personal choice. The smaller fish taste better anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manitoubass2 Posted July 25, 2017 Report Share Posted July 25, 2017 Just imagine if we had this kinda sharing of pics back when we were kids. Not one, but two stringers of smallies hanging off the boat. Father, grandfather, uncle, and 3 sons and a daughter . LOL With in the limit, alls good here. Geez, I have an old pic somewhere around here of mah Gramps and 4 guys are holding like 100 walleye lol It sure was different back then By the way OP, nice bass! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misfish Posted July 25, 2017 Report Share Posted July 25, 2017 Very true! Legal is legal. Personally, I just like to see the larger, mature fish get released...but it's not illegal to keep them it's just my personal choice. The smaller fish taste better anyway. Dont get me wrong. I too, like to see release, selected harvest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin519 Posted July 26, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2017 Very true! Legal is legal. Personally, I just like to see the larger, mature fish get released...but it's not illegal to keep them it's just my personal choice. The smaller fish taste better anyway. ya you can see thats what we do normally, i was a guest on this particular trip and they made sure i felt included. theres actually about 6 or 8 people here, 2 adults, 5 teenage boys if i remember correctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dontcryformejanhrdina Posted July 26, 2017 Report Share Posted July 26, 2017 The biggest smallmouth I've caught was 20" long. My scale died a couple of years ago (I don't use them very often anyway), what would that usually weigh? Same as a largemouth? I've caught plenty of largemouth 20"+ and I've always guessed a 20" largemouth at around 4-4.5lbs, depending on how fat it is. As for your picture, impossible to tell for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tjames09 Posted July 26, 2017 Report Share Posted July 26, 2017 Id guess somewhere between 3.5-4lbs. but tough to say. I See people post pictures of "8lb" fish, that look the same size so who knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lookinforwalleye Posted July 26, 2017 Report Share Posted July 26, 2017 Nothing better than a good feed of smallies... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirCranksalot Posted July 26, 2017 Report Share Posted July 26, 2017 The question is not how big it was then but how much it has grown over the years thru re-telling of the story!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKRISONER Posted July 26, 2017 Report Share Posted July 26, 2017 im gonnay say 4.5 but who the hell wants to eat a 4.5lb smallmouth, probably tastes on par with a 40 inch musky lmao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dara Posted July 26, 2017 Report Share Posted July 26, 2017 im gonnay say 4.5 but who the hell wants to eat a 4.5lb smallmouth, probably tastes on par with a 40 inch musky lmao The 60" muskies taste better than the 40s any day...something about them makes the bigger ones taste better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKRISONER Posted July 26, 2017 Report Share Posted July 26, 2017 The 60" muskies taste better than the 40s any day...something about them makes the bigger ones taste better you know what they say about 60 vs 40 inch musky? more meat for the stew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rizzo Posted July 26, 2017 Report Share Posted July 26, 2017 I would say 4.5 lbs or so...unless all the other guys laying around it are 3.5 pounders! It certainly dwarfs the others Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pigeontroller Posted July 27, 2017 Report Share Posted July 27, 2017 Ah, nothing like trolling for Muskie...anglers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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