Nice spot!  Hard to tell from photographs, but looks to be about three pounds.

For a size comparison the spot in the pic was right at 5lbs

Did you take the length or girth measurements?  That would make it easier to get an accurate estimate.

I measured it and it was right at 23 inches.

Oh, then I was way off.  Sorry about that.  A 23 incher would probably run about six or seven pounds. 

Here's one that weighed 3lbs 1 ounces I caught the other day

10 minutes ago, Centralinfinnesse said:

Oh, then I was way off.  Sorry about that.  A 23 incher would probably run about six pounds. 

That's the number I had in my head. Just couldn't take the chance of it dying trying to find a set of scales

Wish we could get a 23" spot around here. Thing would be a tank! This picture shows the build of our spots. 

11 minutes ago, gardnerjigman said:

Wish we could get a 23" spot around here. Thing would be a tank! This picture shows the build of our spots. 

They grow big down here I know if a possible 9-2 that was caught the other day. I'll see if I can find the picture

43 minutes ago, gardnerjigman said:

Wish we could get a 23" spot around here. Thing would be a tank! This picture shows the build of our spots. 

They grow big down here I know if a possible 9-2 that was caught the other day. I'll see if I can find the picture

I believe they've officially decided that the Alabama spots are a different strain of spot that the Kentucky spotted bass. They're basically the spotted bass version of a Florida strain largemouth. 

7 hours ago, Bluebasser86 said:

I believe they've officially decided that the Alabama spots are a different strain of spot that the Kentucky spotted bass. They're basically the spotted bass version of a Florida strain largemouth. 

Coosa Spots, indeginous to the Coosa river and its impoundments.  Although, i'm not sure if that's where the OP is fishing.

Besides California, if you fish some Alabama or Georgia waters, you've got a shot at some big nasty spots!  

http://www.scout.com/outdoors/wired2fish/story/1575470-2015-top-15-spotted-bass-lakes

 

Nice fish!  This is one of those where the pic can be very misleading for weight guessing.  I would have never guessed that was a 23 inch fish and since she isn't packing a big belly she looks smaller in a pic.

40 minutes ago, senile1 said:

Nice fish!  This is one of those where the pic can be very misleading for weight guessing.  I would have never guessed that was a 23 inch fish and since she isn't packing a big belly she looks smaller in a pic

43 minutes ago, senile1 said:

Nice fish!  This is one of those where the pic can be very misleading for weight guessing.  I would have never guessed that was a 23 inch fish and since she isn't packing a big belly she looks smaller in a pic 

 

That's one of those fast moving river spots. We catch some footballs out of the lakes. I'm 6'4 260 lbs so that doesn't help make them look any bigger

Nice fish it does look pretty long and your not long arming it lol

1 hour ago, Wbeadlescomb said:

 

That's one of those fast moving river spots. We catch some footballs out of the lakes. I'm 6'4 260 lbs so that doesn't help make them look any bigger

That explains it.  

dang bro nice fish

12 hours ago, Bluebasser86 said:

I believe they've officially decided that the Alabama spots are a different strain of spot that the Kentucky spotted bass. They're basically the spotted bass version of a Florida strain largemouth. 

Bingo. We ain't getting those beasts in MO.

i love me some spots. we dont grow them that big though! my pb is only 3.6 and she fought like a tazmanian devil.

43 minutes ago, lo n slo said:

i love me some spots. we dont grow them that big though! my pb is only 3.6 and she fought like a tazmanian devil.

The fight is awesome. They aren't like largemouth either the bigger they are the harder they fight

2 hours ago, lo n slo said:

i love me some spots. we dont grow them that big though! my pb is only 3.6 and she fought like a tazmanian devil.

one look at those tails in the OP's pics or your fish tells you all you need to know about them putting up a fight....  those big wide tails turn them into torpedoes!!  those LKN spots are mean little fish for sure!