ok so me and my two buddies where fishing in a lake in one of my buddies back yard. We live in ohio. This lakeis a very nice size lake for a backyard.

So one of my friends casted his line out, then heard my other friend needed help wih his pole..so he put his pole down and put the line so it could release from the pole freely.

Im over by the kid that needs help..then i see the pole on the ground is jumping all over the place...i go over and set the hook..and i reel in for about 15 mins (seemed like 2 hours) I get it to about 4 feet offshore..and the line snaps. Good thing the fish was in seeweed because one of my friends acttually jumped in the lake and hand reeled this fish to shore.

(BTW we caught it on a weedless worm with 15 pound test)

here are a view pics

i know that this may not seem to be a big bass to some of you..but its an ohio bass..and we are all only 15 years old

That is indeed a nice LM for Ohio. I'd guesstimate the weight in the neighborhood of 4lb, give or take. 8-)

BTW, you DID release it.........didn't you?

A bass that size should never break 15lb test line, but I'd guess 3.5-5lbs

3.5-4.5

4lbs

Another vote for 4 lbs.

yes we did release it..we figured it has good genes..so hopefully itll spawn some more bass tht can grow that big.

But the reason whyit broke the line was it was covered in weeds..so im guessing the weeds made it fairly heavy..and we used a cheapo scale and it was just barely 5 pounds..maybe just short..so u guys r good guessers lol.

but this fish was amazing just becasue the way we caught it..the rubber worm we didnt give any movement..and how the one friend jumped in the lake to hand reel it in

I'll vote for 4 lbs...great job man!  8-)

3.5lbs, but anything over 3 is always a good bass, even here in California I love catching 3 lb bass.

Congrats and keep it up!

That's a good bass for Ohio! Congrats! 4-4.5lbs. is my guess.

4ish.  great looking fish!

Hard to say, but if I had to guess... I'd say 4 lbs (+/-).

i would say right around 3lbs, its not very fat. Still a nice fish, anything over 3lbs is picture worthy in my book.

The 3lb,5oz bass I caught two days ago is still fresh in my mind...yours looks 3.5 to 4 lb to me.

22lbs. 10oz.  

3.5lbs-4lbs

probably low 4 range.

4 to 4.5 lbs. I'm shocked your broke the line. Quick thinking on your friends part.. Double check the scales..5lbs is too much for this pic.

another vote for 22lbs. 10oz. lol

Id say about 4to 4.5 lbs.

where in ohio are u, i was in fairborn for a soccer tournament last weeek