Caught this nice bass when I didn't have a scale and I'm guessing it weighs around 5 pounds, any other opinions? It's hard to see in the picture but the fish was built like a football.

 

5 was my first impulse. Great catch!

I would say high 4, low 5

You need to hold your arms out farther. Then it could be a 6.

My guess is 3.5 - 4.5lbs, but it could be bigger, it's hard to tell from a photo.

3 hours ago, The Bassman said:

You need to hold your arms out farther. Then it could be a 6.

I'll keep that in mind for next time!

15 minutes ago, Boomstick said:

My guess is 3.5 - 4.5lbs, but it could be bigger, it's hard to tell from a photo.

Yeah its definitely a tough guess I stopped a jogger to help me with a picture and he barely paused lol.

Sounds about right 

Looks long and thin, I would say 4-4.5

4.5-5 would be my guess. It looks like you have the fish's belly turned in slightly towards you, which makes a big difference in how large the fish appears in a picture. A good cameraman would have told you it was tilted away from the camera so you could have tilted it back to center and got the full glory of the fish in the picture.

14 hours ago, Bluebasser86 said:

4.5-5 would be my guess. It looks like you have the fish's belly turned in slightly towards you, which makes a big difference in how large the fish appears in a picture. A good cameraman would have told you it was tilted away from the camera so you could have tilted it back to center and got the full glory of the fish in the picture.

Next time I'll wait for someone who isn't only going to take one picture and go away lol! I've got a video on my phone of the release and the thing is built like a tank, sucks you cant see it in the picture.

Somewhere around 4-1/2 lb.

Nice fish!

On 12/27/2020 at 3:43 PM, trout123 said:

Caught this nice bass when I didn't have a scale and I'm guessing it weighs around 5 pounds, any other opinions? It's hard to see in the picture but the fish was built like a football.

 

5-5 1/2. Nice fish man.

Nice catch. I would say in the 4 pound range. In my expert five pounds and up is really noticeable. Guesses wouldn’t be in the 3-4+ range.

On 12/27/2020 at 3:43 PM, trout123 said:

Caught this nice bass when I didn't have a scale and I'm guessing it weighs around 5 pounds, any other opinions? It's hard to see in the picture but the fish was built like a football.

 

Hey bud, call it a 5 and a great experience to remember.

8 minutes ago, Jigfishn10 said:

Hey bud, call it a 5 and a great experience to remember.

Thats what Ive been saying. Had some buddies who were saying it was a 3 I needed a second opinion lol

There is actually a chart on the "In Fisherman" web site that has a table of length to weight estimates that's a pretty good tool. I use it when I pond fish. I marked out 20 inches from the butt on my rod (small sharpie mark) and will use that as a guide when I want a quick estimate. 20" equals around 4.5 lbs. ( It's pretty accurate, I checked it with my scale a few times) that being said, if it's in that range or has a huge belly I get out my scale!

https://www.in-fisherman.com/editorial/bass-length-to-weight-conversion-chart/156649