What is a decent size bass?
A decent largemouth is around 6lbs, a good largemouth is around 8lbs, a 10lb largemouth is GREAT bass, over 11lbs is. a trophy. We don’t have any smallmouth bass this far south, too HOT! Now, in Mexico you can catch 10lb largemouth bass pretty often!
What is the legal size for bass?
12 Inches
What size tank does a bass need?
Choose a tank that’s big enough to accommodate large gamefish. A 100 to 150 US gal (380 to 570 L) tank is a great size. A good rule of thumb is to keep 1 in (2.5 cm) of fish per 1 US gal (3.8 L) of water.
How many largemouth bass can I keep?
Although there are many exceptions, the general rule for black bass is a 12-inch size limit and five fish bag limit in combination of species.
What is the biggest bass ever caught?
Official Largemouth World Record: George Perry’s Undefeated Bass. On June 2nd, 1932, George Perry caught the current world record bass out of Lake Montgomery, an oxbow lake off the Ocmulgee River in southern Georgia. The fish (the whopper) weighed 22 pounds, 4 ounces.
How old is a 10 lb largemouth bass?
In other words: “Big” equals “old.” But in the world of bass, “big” does not equal “old.” In Florida, scientists used otoliths (ear bones) to determine that a 10-pound-plus largemouth was just 4 years old.
How old is a 19 inch bass?
For example a 19 inch fish is most likely 9 years old (27% of all 19 inch fish are 9), but could be between 6 and 13 years old.
How old is a 15 inch bass?
four-year-old
How many babies do bass have?
How many bass eggs do females have? A female largemouth bass may carry 70,000 eggs within her if she weighs 10 pounds. In general, the larger the female, the more eggs that she will produce. BUT some of the larger females will make larger eggs so she won’t carry more eggs but they will be larger in size.
How much does a 17 inch bass weigh?
Bass and Trout
| Length | Smallmouth Bass | Largemouth Bass |
|---|---|---|
| Weight | Weight | |
| 16″ | 1 lb. 15 oz. | 2 lb. 4 oz. |
| 16.5″ | 2 lb. 2 oz. | 2 lb. 8 oz. |
| 17″ | 2 lb. 6 oz. | 2 lb. 12 oz. |
How old is a 5 pound largemouth bass?
A 15-inch bass might be an average four-year-old, a fast growing three-year-old or a slow growing five-year-old. A typical northern-strain five-pounder might be anywhere between six and 16 years old, McHugh reports.