Headed out to the lake after dinner and only had an hour and a half to fish. On my first cast, my square bill crankbait hung up on a rock and I spent 10 minutes trying to free it. Couldn't pop it off and had to break the line. I was pretty disappointed and actually wanted to head home. It was my favourite bait. I decided to retie a new crank and It hung up on a rock again, but managed to free it. Couple casts later, I felt my crankbait deflect off a rock and this bass struck it.

I borrowed a digital scale and it came in at 3.99? Does it mean it is only 4lb? I am positive it was bigger than that because this fish was huge! I tried to hold it in front of my chest when the picture was taken. The bass was long and thick.

I wish I could of measured it, but all I wanted to do was get it back in the water ASAP. A fish this size up in Ontario is rare. What an awesome feeling it was to see it swim away.

BTW, had to distort the background for obvious reasons.

Good for you, as the weight goes I would blame watching everyone else talk about 'big ones' and claiming huge numbers when they really aren't, from pro to joe.

As far as measuring, in time you'll work out a quick system to weigh, measure, and photograph.

Nice fish, great pic!

Unfortunately, scales tend to cause fish to lose weight. Most 'bout 7 or 8 are ~5.

Unweighed 5's are usually 3-4.

I dont think that is 4lb I think its bigger than that looks it anyway.

the scale could have been weighing in different units I know mine has that setting but thzt fish is definitly over 4 I would say closer to 5 or 6

Good fish regardless of the weight. Scales don't lie. Congrats on the new 4lb PB!!

Jeff

Congrats! Nice fish. Where was that time portal you crawled through to take the picture?

Very nice fish. Congrats.

i think that fish is a solid 4lb fish; congrats; and it doesnt really matter what it actually weighs because its a trophy in your book and thats all that matters anyway; especially in your location; nice fish!!

Nice job! The scale is right, that's a four. - really nice fish Pictures and fisherman always lie. Scales usually don't. If you have doubts, you can easily verify it with a known weight.

Nice job! The scale is right, that's a four. - really nice fish Pictures and fisherman always lie. Scales usually don't. If you have doubts, you can easily verify it with a known weight.

Agreed. Scale seems right on.

Nice fish!

Nice fish, congrats on the new PB!!

Thanks a lot!

It was a great feeling to be able to finally get one over 3lb.

ATTABOY! Hoping she was put back to spawn again and again, those are the genetics you wanna keep in your local lake!! Great job!

It's a BIG Fish and You Caught IT, and took a FINE photo for the memory... That's all that matters at this point, WTG

Good fish...Congrats

Looks like a nice healthy 4 lber for sure. Great fish and congratulations!!

I would absolutely be rounding that up to a 4. Congrats on the new PB!

Looks like about the right weight but it's hard to tell with pics. Get a length and girth on them too so you can do fish calculators plus it's easier for other people to guess the weight. I'd guess that fish is around 18.5-19 inches long which usually equals a fish around 4 pounds in most bodies of water.

That's a nice Canadian bass. Congrats.

Chunk. Really beautiful fish. Congrats.