This is a pic of a nice largemouth my Father-in-Law caught this weekend in a golfcourse pond behind his house.  I didn't have a scale handy but I was wondering based on size, how much this fish might weigh?

Thanks,

Jason

That bass looks to me, to be a little shy of 5lbs. A darn nice bass anywhere.

Between 5 1/2 to 6lbs maybe. Its hard sometimes to tell by pics, but Im guessing by his hand size.

I'm guessing about 5lbs.

i would also say 4 1/2 to 5 pounds.  Great fish!

Jason

That's a long but fairly thin fish so my guess is about 4.5lbs.

It is very difficult to estimate weight, pictures often make fish look bigger or smaller than they actually are. Just based on the pic, I would say this is a very typical "about five pounds" that wasn't weighed. If you put them on a scale, most "5 lb" bass would weigh around 3 lbs.

looks about 4lbs to me....

She looks fairly thick, so I'm gonna go 4 1/2 to 5 pounds. Nice fish!

There's no way that fish would be over 5 pounds.  Maybe 4 depending on girth and thickness, but most likely between 3 and 4 pounds.  My best guess would be about 3 1/2 pounds.    

Like RW said, most "5lbers" are more near 3lbs.  I would say that fish is between 3-3 1/2lbs.  

Dont you just love golf course ponds!

I agree with RW 's statement about overestimating fish weights but,  That fish looks to be a solid 5-6lb fish to me.

Sounds like somewhere between 4 and 5 pounds.  I'm sure his version of the story will lean towards 5 lbs.  Thanks everyone!

Ok so heres what I did....I was bored lol.

Average human finger is 3/4 inch wide.  

Printed picture and used digital calipers to estimate length at 19"  

Girth was measured per one side then doubled, then averaged by my log book, approximatly 15"

used a fish weight calculator and came up with a rough guess of

4.51 lbs!

Like I said I was bored......

Seriously Recon... you definitely have some time on your hands!!!   ;D

Jason:  looks like I need to take my rod next time I golf at __________ golf course.  (Name of golf course left blank so no one trespasses in Jason's father in law's backyard without asking his permission first).   ;D

well ive got her at around 19 inches so anywhere from 3.5 to 4.5

Thanks for the input everyone!

I would say 5lbs. Nice looking fish.

Good work.  I would say, judging by its lack of continuous girth, that this fish is in the 20" range and weighs 3.5-3.75 lbs.

Nice fish!

jhw