It's a solid 3lbs. Maybe 3.5 but that's all you're going to get from my slightly tweaked visual scale. Holding it out to the camera is an awesome trick, especially when you aren't fat with big hands like me. All bass look small in my hands, so I just go with it. But that is a 3lb bass.

 

Now photoshop it, and make it 20.

edit: I also measure my bass on the highly accurate beard scale. so it's like a 32 inch bass... or maybe only 21. You lose an inch or two in translation.

We don't have translucent bass in mass yet, that's a lie.

13 hours ago, Kelly Durham said:

I'm too cheap to buy a scale and I wanted to get some opinions. 

South bend makes one for $8. There are even cheaper options with luggage scales.

7 hours ago, Torn Thumb said:

We don't have translucent bass in mass yet, that's a lie.

That's where you're wrong 

Check out this mount I got

Dang! That's gotta be at least 8 lbs. I bet you caught it on a mighty bite. Mighty bite high five!

15 hours ago, Torn Thumb said:

Dang! That's gotta be at least 8 lbs. I bet you caught it on a mighty bite. Mighty bite high five!

Believe it or not I actually caught it on a double fluke rigged banjow minnow 

You are brave telling everyone your secret weapon online.

If you are a dwarf and your little tiny arm is only 20 inches or so in length, then that fish weighs 16 lbs.

If you are of normal stature, then the fish weighs less than 2 lbs.  Anything more than that would cause your arm to cramp from holding it out extended away from your body for the picture.

If you are a troll, then you have succeeded in your mission...