Hey guys and gals - need a little help!

I was wondering what calculator do you use to determine the weight for specific species. For example: is there a reliable estimator for Smallmouth bass (and is it further broken down by bass caught in the South vs North); also - a good one for lmb, musky, etc.

When you get on Google, you can get a hundred different answers and theories! I just want a simple calculator that I KNOW is accurate for my home waters here in the mid-east.

As a quiz: let me show you this smallmouth that I caught yesterday (not my PB by length, but def one of my top 5 in weight...I'm guessing!!). Here are the details: she was 21.0", and her girth was 15.25".

I'm really anxious to see how many answers we can come up with, and by how far they will all vary!

Here is a good one. http://www.bassresource.com/bassfishing/fishcalculator.html

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Just use a good quality scale & forget the calculator.

I.m with Dwight. Scales are not very expensive but the big problem with having a scale if the fish is a 4 pounder that is what it is you can't grow it over time.

I'm with the rest of the guys on a quality scale, there are several to chose from.

Prior to using the scale, I was doing the "TV Fishing Host Guesstimate" method where I'd hold out the bass and say " that's every bit of 6 lbs".

Well, the first thing the scale taught me was that - 6lb fish are really 5lb fish and 5lb fish are really 4lb fish and so on. . . . . . . .

So if this is something you'd rather not find out for yourself, don't get a scale.

A-Jay

Just use a good quality scale & forget the calculator.

X2. Even if it isn't the most accurate scale, they're all pretty close. I think there is an obsession with some fishermen to know exactly how much their catch weighed. Personally, the older I get, the less I care. I don't even bring a scale along with me anymore. A good fish is a good fish regardless.

Thanks for all the opinions and advice! Yeah, Crest, I'm not obsessed with knowing how much most fish weigh...that's why I DON'T have a quality scale right now . I really am trying to just enjoy the "zen" of being on the water. However, when I do catch a potential PB, I would like to know, for the record...as opposed to the "TV Fishing Host Guesstimate"

If you really want to KNOW the weight of a fish , you need a digital scale.

Otherwise, you're making an estimate.

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