I weighed this one on a really old spring scale (non digital)  and under the gill slit but the fish was kind of at an angle when hanging there weighing it. Scale read just under 8lb mark. It may be just me wanting it too be heavier lol but does 8lbs seem right? Also, do I get a more accurate weight if it’s whole body is hanging off the hook of the scale like hooking it’s lip instead?

 

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I'd say that is at least pretty close. If you're hoping it was actually a ten pounder, I would say not IMHO. Nice catch though regardless of what it actually weighs.

 

You could have weighed it from its butt hole (please don’t) and it would still weigh the same. Angle it hangs from has nothing to do with it. 
Very nice fish.  Your PB?

Scales may be off but not by pounds

 

Hawg status for sure ?

Very nice in any case. But, angle of hang doesn’t change the law of gravity. 

You could hang it upside-down while standing on your head and it'd still weigh the same.

Good fish !!

 

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Congrats on the Great Bass

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Go to a grocery store that has a meat section, buy a gallon of water, take the water to the meat section and have the meat person weigh it on his meat scale.  Write down what he says it weighs and then weigh it with your scale.  Compare.    The water will weigh a little over 8 pounds.

That’s a great bass! Congrats!

Any "measure" is a random, subjective human design.  Weight (or any other dimension), time, etc. is a construct of another person's thought.  Why do you have to obey some ancient guy's arbitrary restrictions on your life?  If you want it to be ten pounds, just declare the size of that particular fish to be ten pounds.  Or make up your own unit of measurment.  You can say that bass is 1 million Cameroniliters.  

 

This is what I explain to my boss when I'm late to work.  I'm not late.  He arrived at JoeO'clock while I don't have to be there until PatrickO'clock.  

 

Fantastic fish, by the way.  Nicely done. 

11 minutes ago, BigAngus752 said:

Any "measure" is a random, subjective human design.

Length is a more precise and universally accurate measurement than weight. 18 inches is 18 inches on my ruler and your ruler. Whereas 3 pounds, 4 ounces on my scale may be 3 pounds, 8 ounces on yours. Scales require calibration unless everyone is using the same one, like at a tournament weigh in. Measuring boards do not need to be calibrated.

The scale could be wrong. Get a new one. It doesn’t matter, that’s still a nice fish.

Nice fish. Don't know if it's 8 but it'll definitely make two meals if prepared with fries, hush puppy's,  and coleslaw.?

Bring scale to supermarket, weigh some meat, compare scale to actual weight.

Looks like it could be in that range to me at the top end. I wouldn't have guessed any higher just seeing the picture though.