Estimating Weight of Largemouth Bass
This information is provided for those who wish to hold “paper” fishing events, releasing bass immediately after catch instead of holding them for weigh-in. Figures in the conversion table below represent average weights calculated from statistics on over 3,000 largemouth bass. By using this table, you can get a reasonable estimate of a fish's weight.This method will never be as accurate as weighing on a certified scale, but it can be helpful at slot limit lakes, or for fishing clubs that wish to provide better care for bass during the hot summer months when fish are easily stressed.
Instructions
- Measure the bass to the nearest eighth of an inch. Learn how to measure your fish correctly.
- Go down the first (left-hand) column and locate the row corresponding to the length of your fish in whole inches.
- In the “Fractions” columns across the top of the table, find the nearest eighth of an inch that matches the length of your bass.
- Read down the column to find the estimated weight in pounds.
Length-to-weight Conversion Table For Largemouth Bass
Inches | Fractions | |||||||
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0 | 1/8 | 1/4 | 3/8 | 1/2 | 5/8 | 3/4 | 7/8 | |
10 | 0.48 | 0.50 | 0.52 | 0.54 | 0.56 | 0.58 | 0.61 | 0.63 |
11 | 0.66 | 0.68 | 0.71 | 0.73 | 0.76 | 0.79 | 0.81 | 0.84 |
12 | 0.87 | 0.90 | 0.93 | 0.97 | 1.00 | 1.03 | 1.07 | 1.10 |
13 | 1.14 | 1.17 | 1.21 | 1.25 | 1.29 | 1.32 | 1.37 | 1.41 |
14 | 1.45 | 1.49 | 1.54 | 1.58 | 1.63 | 1.67 | 1.72 | 1.77 |
15 | 1.82 | 1.87 | 1.92 | 1.97 | 2.02 | 2.08 | 2.13 | 2.19 |
16 | 2.25 | 2.31 | 2.36 | 2.42 | 2.49 | 2.55 | 2.61 | 2.68 |
17 | 2.74 | 2.81 | 2.88 | 2.95 | 3.02 | 3.09 | 3.16 | 3.23 |
18 | 3.31 | 3.39 | 3.46 | 3.54 | 3.62 | 3.70 | 3.78 | 3.87 |
19 | 3.95 | 4.04 | 4.13 | 4.22 | 4.31 | 4.40 | 4.49 | 4.58 |
20 | 4.68 | 4.78 | 4.87 | 4.97 | 5.08 | 5.18 | 5.28 | 5.39 |
21 | 5.49 | 5.60 | 5.71 | 5.82 | 5.94 | 6.05 | 6.17 | 6.28 |
22 | 6.40 | 6.52 | 6.64 | 6.77 | 6.89 | 7.02 | 7.15 | 7.28 |
23 | 7.41 | 7.54 | 7.68 | 7.81 | 7.95 | 8.09 | 8.23 | 8.38 |
24 | 8.52 | 8.67 | 8.82 | 8.97 | 9.12 | 9.27 | 9.43 | 9.59 |
25 | 9.75 | 9.91 | 10.07 | 10.23 | 10.40 | 10.57 | 10.74 | 10.91 |
26 | 11.09 | 11.26 | 11.44 | 11.62 | 11.80 | 11.99 | 12.17 | 12.36 |
27 | 12.55 | 12.74 | 12.94 | 13.13 | 13.33 | 13.53 | 13.73 | 13.94 |
28 | 14.15 | 14.35 | 14.56 | 14.78 | 14.99 | 15.21 | 15.43 | 15.65 |
29 | 15.87 | 16.10 | 16.33 | 16.56 | 16.79 | 17.03 | 17.26 | 17.50 |
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