dink to me anything around the mid 2 lbs but if when i get into the 3 to 4 pounds thats a nice catch. 

When it becomes a squeeker

For me it totally depends on the lake, some lakes I fish a dink would be considered 12"(about a pound) and less, and others a dink would be considered less than 16"(close to 2.5 lbs). 

 

Mitch

Under 12 inches= dink

1-2#= small

2-3#= nice

3-4#= good one

4+= bigun

That's just me though! Remember a 2-3# smallie will give you a run for your money!

I guess it might depend in which part of the country you live in. Here in MI, a ''nice'' fish starts at 2lbs. although Ive had days when I would have given anything just to catch ''dinks'' all day long.

Anything below the legal minimum.

Anything below the legal minimum.

 

The universal ego-free meaning

For me anything under a lb.

According to Robert's Rules of Order, a dink is any fish smaller than the bait which caught it.

I would apply a fishes fighting ability to my definition of a dink. A fish that requires little to no effort to reel in is a dink in my book. The same fight when you snag a stick. Anything that pulls back or has enough weight to bend your rod over is enough to call it a decent fish in my opinion.

If it is legal to put in my livewell and can be wieghed at the end of the day it isnt a dink...the ones right on the line are called "barelys" lol

According to Robert's Rules of Order, a dink is any fish smaller than the bait which caught it.

Haha on more than one occasion I have had my full size Zara spook to get fouled up. I reel it in annoyed and find a baby bass that is smaller than the spook.

I got your dink right here.

 

If the bass is too small to fit on the scale then its a dink.

For me, anything under over 1.5 is out of the dink range.  It all depends where your fishing.  At the stick Marsh a dink might be anything under 3.  They have so many big fish.

Anything less than 2lb for large and smallmouth and anything less than a pound for spots

Any fish I catch when i'm with mu buddy Tom is automatically relegated to the rating of being a dink. When I caught my PB smallmouth a year and a half ago, a 5-15, he didn't even look back and said, " Dink...wouldn't waste time on a picture...throw it back." No egos in our boats.

Remember when we all joined this site? Weren't we  all dinks at one time?  

I don't let anyone else's definitions and standards dictate if I had a good day fishing. It's a hobby and the point of a hobby is to enjoy it so the only goal for me is to have fun. I don't own a scale.

I don't let anyone else's definitions and standards dictate if I had a good day fishing. It's a hobby and the point of a hobby is to enjoy it so the only goal for me is to have fun. I don't own a scale.

I don't carry a scale either, never been hung up on size or what my personal best is.  I'm more interested in fish species that fight harder, that's more fun for me than the actual size.

Non-keeper 13" or less, or about 2 pounds. Of course, that's for my home state of N.H.  Go far enough South, and 4 pounders become dinks.

Non-keeper 13" or less, or about 2 pounds. Of course, that's for my home state of N.H.  Go far enough South, and 4 pounders become dinks.

 

Yup - and if you keep going even further south the dinks classification gets even bigger - which really require some getting used to: especially when you get home.  And I bet you know what I'm talking about.

 

A-Jay

Yes, I do, A-Jay. Ruined for life!

I go with they thought than anything under a keeper is a dink.

Less than state minimum length, CA it's 12"

Tom