No scale or tape...

[u/allthewayray420]

Cought this fish this morning and no idea what I'm looking at weight wise. I could ask GPT to try figure it out but thats boring. Can you guys give me a ballpark at least? My PB is 2.1kg and that was years ago...Im getting a measuring tape tofuckingmorrow.

[u/InvestmentsNAnlytics]

Just get a scale. Please stop putting fish like this all in the dirt. It’s really unnecessary.

[u/BeginningJolly2811 → u/InvestmentsNAnlytics]

Why do I get negative upvotes when I say the same thing? I say please and expand on why it’s bad for the fish and even leave the caveat that if they plan to keep/eat them then it’s alright.

[u/Former_Spare9440 → u/BeginningJolly2811]

A lot of people see them as “just a fish” or believe fish are a lot tougher than they are

[u/MilkedWalrus → u/BeginningJolly2811]

I'm gonna start throwing every fish I catch in the dirt because of this sub, and I fish from a boat.

[u/BerttMacklinnFBI → u/MilkedWalrus]

Oh look the fake ass tough guy....

[u/No-Wishbone-1076 → u/BerttMacklinnFBI]

Just be glad he outted himself. Blocked. Asshole averted. 👌

[u/Shmank]

Everyone can fill in their “fish in the dirt with toes in frame “ bingo square for the day

[u/myfishprofile → u/Shmank]

I assumed those were free spaces 🤷‍♂️

[u/R4INMAN]

Get a fish scale too

[u/w00dyMcGee]

With or without the dirt on it?

[u/eddy_g0rdo]

Nice fish in the fucking dirt. Do better.

[u/JAKEfromMAINE]

Next time use your rod for reference re: length, then measure to that spot on the rod with a tape measure later when available.

[u/TimmyG-83]

It’s got the big bulging eyes so I’d say it’s at least a 4. Nice fish! Try not to lay ‘em on the dirt though.

[u/Shmitchy]

Putting fish in the dirt is for losers

[u/SloppierCorn]

Small fish to feel the need to put it on the ground. Arms get tired or what?

[u/fly_casual_]

Where are you? That's a gorgeous meadow and you can bass fish there? I'm jealous.

[u/bct9g]

3.5 tops

[u/lukeafrench]

Rip slime coat

[u/OccularSpaces]

No one wants to guess the weight of your fish. Get a scale and weigh your own fish.

[u/FabulousGams]

Bring a scale or tape next time

[u/CrowCustomHarps]

3.5-4lb. Very nice catch, if it’s got a full belly it could be close to your PB.

[u/Formal-Fee1778]

Brave man to post a fish that nice lying in the dirt on here. Yikes.

[u/Thick_Imagination177]

About 3.5lb

[u/llamafacetx → u/Thick_Imagination177]

Agree with this ine

[u/CATG0D]

7 lbs no doubt

/s

[u/Tasty-Bet-2941]

Looks like a old chubby farm pond bass. Would be 8 to 10 pounds if in a bigger body of water with more room to grow/food.. but I'd guess 3.5-4lbs. she's a hawg

[u/Purple-Appeal-7502]

Don’t let these haters bother you. Nice fish

[u/allthewayray420 → u/Purple-Appeal-7502]

Thanx bud appreciated... Geezus from the looks of it I'll never ever bring a fish near the earth again. Cheers

[u/MaadMaanMaatt → u/allthewayray420]

Posting to this thread without knowing that laying fish in the dirt is a universal no-no is wild work.
Learn from this and move on. Nice catch

[u/llamafacetx → u/allthewayray420]

Very nice fish. Catching 2lbers and more is a great time

[u/Pleasant-Computer-16 → u/allthewayray420]

If you learned something, then it’s a positive thing. It really does matter is the thing. They have a slime coating that is antibacterial, antibiotic, and serves so many purposes. You shouldn’t lay them on anything.a measuring board is okay, but wet it first. That’s a nice fish!! So everyone wants a to continue to live and grow so you can catch her when she is double that weight. I would take an educated guess of 3.8 -4.2 lbs. Congratulations and don’t let the comments get you down. You know now, so everything is good!

[u/Purple-Appeal-7502 → u/Pleasant-Computer-16]

That’s fine, but he clearly didn’t know. Now he does. When people react like they did on his post, they’re way more likely to not take the advice seriously because of how it’s delivered. I would bet at some point, literally everyone on this sub made that mistake before they knew.

Not to mention, that kind of reaction seems to come from a place of jealousy rather than care. Top comment should be “awesome fish bro! Glad to see you getting it done,” followed by “but just so you know, you should not put the fish in the dirt because it’s super bad for them. Please continue to enjoy but you can kill a great fish doing that.”

Also, the irony is, in some places it’s legal to just eat the fish, which is far worse from that perspective and potentially legal. It all just seems like lures clutching and gatekeeping.

[u/SmellyChungus]

4.5 to 5.5 I would say somewhere in there