How much would a 19" largemouth weigh?

I was out trout fishing today. I had one hit and landed one fish. It was
the biggest bass I ever caught. Although, I am sure this fish is small
compared to what many of you bass fisherman take. This fish measured 19".
I have no idea what it weighed. I would say that it was a typically
proportioned fish -- not thin, not fat. Any ideas what range a fish like
that would weigh?

It definitely surprised me as I was trout fishing with an 1/8 oz. rooster
tail. I felt the typical twitch-twitch and I thought I hooked a trout.
Then as I got it closer to the boat, it took off running. Most bass I have
ever caught generally break the surface. This one wanted to stay deep. The
surface water temperature was 51 degrees.

This fish left a good size puddle of blood in the boat. I was surprised
because I hooked it in the joint of its mouth so I am not sure why it was
bleeding. The blood came out of one of the gills, but I could not find from
where it was bleeding. The only thing I can think of is that maybe I hooked
it deeper, the hook came loose, and then reset itself in the mouth. If
that's the case, then it was luck that I landed it.

Jeff

According to my handy-dandy scale, 3.9 lbs.

--
Bill
Chesapeake, Va


"Jeff Durham" wrote in message
...
I was out trout fishing today. I had one hit and landed one fish. It was
the biggest bass I ever caught. Although, I am sure this fish is small
compared to what many of you bass fisherman take. This fish measured 19".
I have no idea what it weighed. I would say that it was a typically
proportioned fish -- not thin, not fat. Any ideas what range a fish like
that would weigh?

It definitely surprised me as I was trout fishing with an 1/8 oz. rooster
tail. I felt the typical twitch-twitch and I thought I hooked a trout.
Then as I got it closer to the boat, it took off running. Most bass I
have
ever caught generally break the surface. This one wanted to stay deep.
The
surface water temperature was 51 degrees.

This fish left a good size puddle of blood in the boat. I was surprised
because I hooked it in the joint of its mouth so I am not sure why it was
bleeding. The blood came out of one of the gills, but I could not find
from
where it was bleeding. The only thing I can think of is that maybe I
hooked
it deeper, the hook came loose, and then reset itself in the mouth. If
that's the case, then it was luck that I landed it.

Jeff

"Jeff Durham" wrote in message
...
I was out trout fishing today. I had one hit and landed one fish. It was
the biggest bass I ever caught. Although, I am sure this fish is small
compared to what many of you bass fisherman take. This fish measured 19".
I have no idea what it weighed. I would say that it was a typically
proportioned fish -- not thin, not fat. Any ideas what range a fish like
that would weigh?

Based on NY's length-weight tables, an "average" 19" largemouth would go
3-15, and a smallmouth would go 3-5 (you didn't mention which species).

Around here I'ld say clost to 4 pounds. What you said about the blood and
how it happened is entirely possible. an 1/8 oz rooster tail has a pretty
small hook and it could have been hooked in the throat or in a gill and then
torn loose just like you said. Especially if you were killing the bait and
letting it fall. When fished fast you will almost always get a shallow hook
up, but if you let it fall you can get a gut hook. Same with a spoon. I
sometimes have that problem with jerk baits as well. or fish and stop
crankbait fishing.

You should not be surprised about the catch though. For years one of my
favorite bass lures was the 1/6 oz rooster tail in pale blue grey with
silver blade or black with silver blade. When the blade is crsip and free
spinning it can be great for back winding in heavy current to penetrate
under a bridge or into a culvert. It works great for fishing over the tops
of submerged weedbeds, and will produce with active fish that are chasing in
open or semi open water. I have even tossed it to weedlines and over
hanging brush and just let it drop to produce fish. On sandy or gravel
bottoms I have also caught some nice catfish with it by twitching it one or
two inches at a time and then letting it sit for about ten seconds. The
catfish method also works great for bass when the bait fish are dieing off
in cold weather. I actually prefer a silver bent metal fish shaped spoon
for that because it slides more easily across the bottom, but a rooster tail
will work quite well. Come to think of it, a grub on a jighead works pretty
good for twitch and sit across the bottom as well.

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"Jeff Durham" wrote in message
...
I was out trout fishing today. I had one hit and landed one fish. It was
the biggest bass I ever caught. Although, I am sure this fish is small
compared to what many of you bass fisherman take. This fish measured 19".
I have no idea what it weighed. I would say that it was a typically
proportioned fish -- not thin, not fat. Any ideas what range a fish like
that would weigh?

It definitely surprised me as I was trout fishing with an 1/8 oz. rooster
tail. I felt the typical twitch-twitch and I thought I hooked a trout.
Then as I got it closer to the boat, it took off running. Most bass I
have
ever caught generally break the surface. This one wanted to stay deep.
The
surface water temperature was 51 degrees.

This fish left a good size puddle of blood in the boat. I was surprised
because I hooked it in the joint of its mouth so I am not sure why it was
bleeding. The blood came out of one of the gills, but I could not find
from
where it was bleeding. The only thing I can think of is that maybe I
hooked
it deeper, the hook came loose, and then reset itself in the mouth. If
that's the case, then it was luck that I landed it.

Jeff

Around here I'ld say clost to 4 pounds. What you said about the blood and
how it happened is entirely possible. an 1/8 oz rooster tail has a pretty
small hook and it could have been hooked in the throat or in a gill and then
torn loose just like you said. Especially if you were killing the bait and
letting it fall. When fished fast you will almost always get a shallow hook
up, but if you let it fall you can get a gut hook. Same with a spoon. I
sometimes have that problem with jerk baits as well. or fish and stop
crankbait fishing.

You should not be surprised about the catch though. For years one of my
favorite bass lures was the 1/6 oz rooster tail in pale blue grey with
silver blade or black with silver blade. When the blade is crsip and free
spinning it can be great for back winding in heavy current to penetrate
under a bridge or into a culvert. It works great for fishing over the tops
of submerged weedbeds, and will produce with active fish that are chasing in
open or semi open water. I have even tossed it to weedlines and over
hanging brush and just let it drop to produce fish. On sandy or gravel
bottoms I have also caught some nice catfish with it by twitching it one or
two inches at a time and then letting it sit for about ten seconds. The
catfish method also works great for bass when the bait fish are dieing off
in cold weather. I actually prefer a silver bent metal fish shaped spoon
for that because it slides more easily across the bottom, but a rooster tail
will work quite well. Come to think of it, a grub on a jighead works pretty
good for twitch and sit across the bottom as well.

--
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"Jeff Durham" wrote in message
...
I was out trout fishing today. I had one hit and landed one fish. It was
the biggest bass I ever caught. Although, I am sure this fish is small
compared to what many of you bass fisherman take. This fish measured 19".
I have no idea what it weighed. I would say that it was a typically
proportioned fish -- not thin, not fat. Any ideas what range a fish like
that would weigh?

It definitely surprised me as I was trout fishing with an 1/8 oz. rooster
tail. I felt the typical twitch-twitch and I thought I hooked a trout.
Then as I got it closer to the boat, it took off running. Most bass I
have
ever caught generally break the surface. This one wanted to stay deep.
The
surface water temperature was 51 degrees.

This fish left a good size puddle of blood in the boat. I was surprised
because I hooked it in the joint of its mouth so I am not sure why it was
bleeding. The blood came out of one of the gills, but I could not find
from
where it was bleeding. The only thing I can think of is that maybe I
hooked
it deeper, the hook came loose, and then reset itself in the mouth. If
that's the case, then it was luck that I landed it.

Jeff

Thanks for the info. It was a largemouth. I have only targeted bass a few
times when fishing. Generally, I pick them up in the course of fishing for
other species. I may have to take bass fishing more seriously.

Jeff


"Marty" wrote in message
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"Jeff Durham" wrote in message
...
I was out trout fishing today. I had one hit and landed one fish. It
was
the biggest bass I ever caught. Although, I am sure this fish is small
compared to what many of you bass fisherman take. This fish measured
19".
I have no idea what it weighed. I would say that it was a typically
proportioned fish -- not thin, not fat. Any ideas what range a fish like
that would weigh?

Based on NY's length-weight tables, an "average" 19" largemouth would go
3-15, and a smallmouth would go 3-5 (you didn't mention which species).

I have picked up bass before with rooster tails, but generally they were
non-keepers (10-14"). I use that 1/6 oz black rooster tail (silver spoon,
black tail, and gray body) quite a bit. The other one I use which is what I
caught this bass on was a 1/8 oz. black sonic rooster. It is brass with a
black tail.

Thanks for the info.

Thanks,
Jeff

"Bob La Londe" wrote in message
...
Around here I'ld say clost to 4 pounds. What you said about the blood and
how it happened is entirely possible. an 1/8 oz rooster tail has a pretty
small hook and it could have been hooked in the throat or in a gill and
then
torn loose just like you said. Especially if you were killing the bait
and
letting it fall. When fished fast you will almost always get a shallow
hook
up, but if you let it fall you can get a gut hook. Same with a spoon. I
sometimes have that problem with jerk baits as well. or fish and stop
crankbait fishing.

You should not be surprised about the catch though. For years one of my
favorite bass lures was the 1/6 oz rooster tail in pale blue grey with
silver blade or black with silver blade. When the blade is crsip and free
spinning it can be great for back winding in heavy current to penetrate
under a bridge or into a culvert. It works great for fishing over the
tops
of submerged weedbeds, and will produce with active fish that are chasing
in
open or semi open water. I have even tossed it to weedlines and over
hanging brush and just let it drop to produce fish. On sandy or gravel
bottoms I have also caught some nice catfish with it by twitching it one
or
two inches at a time and then letting it sit for about ten seconds. The
catfish method also works great for bass when the bait fish are dieing off
in cold weather. I actually prefer a silver bent metal fish shaped spoon
for that because it slides more easily across the bottom, but a rooster
tail
will work quite well. Come to think of it, a grub on a jighead works
pretty
good for twitch and sit across the bottom as well.

--
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"Jeff Durham" wrote in message
...
I was out trout fishing today. I had one hit and landed one fish. It
was
the biggest bass I ever caught. Although, I am sure this fish is small
compared to what many of you bass fisherman take. This fish measured
19".
I have no idea what it weighed. I would say that it was a typically
proportioned fish -- not thin, not fat. Any ideas what range a fish like
that would weigh?

It definitely surprised me as I was trout fishing with an 1/8 oz. rooster
tail. I felt the typical twitch-twitch and I thought I hooked a trout.
Then as I got it closer to the boat, it took off running. Most bass I
have
ever caught generally break the surface. This one wanted to stay deep.
The
surface water temperature was 51 degrees.

This fish left a good size puddle of blood in the boat. I was surprised
because I hooked it in the joint of its mouth so I am not sure why it was
bleeding. The blood came out of one of the gills, but I could not find
from
where it was bleeding. The only thing I can think of is that maybe I
hooked
it deeper, the hook came loose, and then reset itself in the mouth. If
that's the case, then it was luck that I landed it.

Jeff

I have picked up bass before with rooster tails, but generally they were
non-keepers (10-14"). I use that 1/6 oz black rooster tail (silver spoon,
black tail, and gray body) quite a bit. The other one I use which is what I
caught this bass on was a 1/8 oz. black sonic rooster. It is brass with a
black tail.

Thanks for the info.

Thanks,
Jeff

"Bob La Londe" wrote in message
...
Around here I'ld say clost to 4 pounds. What you said about the blood and
how it happened is entirely possible. an 1/8 oz rooster tail has a pretty
small hook and it could have been hooked in the throat or in a gill and
then
torn loose just like you said. Especially if you were killing the bait
and
letting it fall. When fished fast you will almost always get a shallow
hook
up, but if you let it fall you can get a gut hook. Same with a spoon. I
sometimes have that problem with jerk baits as well. or fish and stop
crankbait fishing.

You should not be surprised about the catch though. For years one of my
favorite bass lures was the 1/6 oz rooster tail in pale blue grey with
silver blade or black with silver blade. When the blade is crsip and free
spinning it can be great for back winding in heavy current to penetrate
under a bridge or into a culvert. It works great for fishing over the
tops
of submerged weedbeds, and will produce with active fish that are chasing
in
open or semi open water. I have even tossed it to weedlines and over
hanging brush and just let it drop to produce fish. On sandy or gravel
bottoms I have also caught some nice catfish with it by twitching it one
or
two inches at a time and then letting it sit for about ten seconds. The
catfish method also works great for bass when the bait fish are dieing off
in cold weather. I actually prefer a silver bent metal fish shaped spoon
for that because it slides more easily across the bottom, but a rooster
tail
will work quite well. Come to think of it, a grub on a jighead works
pretty
good for twitch and sit across the bottom as well.

--
** FREE Fishing Lures
** Weekly drawing
** Public Fishing and Boating Forums
** www.YumaBassMan.com


"Jeff Durham" wrote in message
...
I was out trout fishing today. I had one hit and landed one fish. It
was
the biggest bass I ever caught. Although, I am sure this fish is small
compared to what many of you bass fisherman take. This fish measured
19".
I have no idea what it weighed. I would say that it was a typically
proportioned fish -- not thin, not fat. Any ideas what range a fish like
that would weigh?

It definitely surprised me as I was trout fishing with an 1/8 oz. rooster
tail. I felt the typical twitch-twitch and I thought I hooked a trout.
Then as I got it closer to the boat, it took off running. Most bass I
have
ever caught generally break the surface. This one wanted to stay deep.
The
surface water temperature was 51 degrees.

This fish left a good size puddle of blood in the boat. I was surprised
because I hooked it in the joint of its mouth so I am not sure why it was
bleeding. The blood came out of one of the gills, but I could not find
from
where it was bleeding. The only thing I can think of is that maybe I
hooked
it deeper, the hook came loose, and then reset itself in the mouth. If
that's the case, then it was luck that I landed it.

Jeff