Unclaimed Mn State Record Bass? 2024
Broc reply :
I caught this probably about 9 years ago while pike fishing. Unfortunatly it was before i understood the importance of catch and release. I never weighed it but it was an honest 24 inches. I wonder if this could have been a record fish. The current state record fish is 23.5'' and 8lbs 15oz Sorry its blurry, its a picture of a picture.
robdob reply :
no offense but that fish isn't even 5.5 lbs let alone 8. a 23.5" fish that weighed 8lbs had to be so full of eggs it was about to burst.
Broc reply :
good point, no offense taken.
Bluebasser86 reply :
On 6/19/2013 at 7:21 AM, robdob said:no offense but that fish isn't even 5.5 lbs let alone 8. a 23.5" fish that weighed 8lbs had to be so full of eggs it was about to burst.
Not at all. The fish in my avatar was only 21.5 inches and went 7.76 pounds at 17" around. Another fish I caught in January or February was 24" but was only 14" around and went 7.51. A 21" largemouth, in my experience, will average about 5 pounds. At 24" that fish would only have to be 16" around to be in the 9 pound range according to the fish calculator on here, which that fish certainly appears it may be.
To the OP, sorry but you may very well have eaten a state record if your length measurement was correct. It's tough to tell from your picture and not knowing how tall you were in that picture. The size of the fishes head and mouth doesn't scream 9 pounder to me but like I said it's hard to tell with the blurry picture.
kanasbassfisher08 reply :
blues right agreed X 10 idk where robo got his facts but it could be a record fish for sure not saying it is but ive seen some fish as long as they are around and thats a good fish u can do that bass resource calculator with no girth ( which will give u the average girth for that length and its a good number for sure) congrats on that tank and hope u can match it in the future
robdob reply :
thanks for the laughs. Have you folks ever saw a fish weighed on a real scale before?
robdob reply :
You certainly go the "hold the fish away from your body so it looks bigger in photo's" thing down but that doesn't mean your fish weigh more.
robdob reply :
a 24" fish in a lake full of tilapia in Texas, Cali or in Florida would be a 9lber but certainly not a northern fish. Not dissing you at all that is a true giant for a northern state bass. You are in Minnesota and as far as northern waters go your in a hotbed. That being said there is a photo for all of us to see and if you think that weighs 8lbs then I've got a bridge to sell you. All you need to do is look at the photos in the back of a bassmaster magazine and you will see what a 10lber looks like compared to what you guys seem to think an 8lber looks like. I'm not trying to be rude just honest. When I was younger I used to think I was catching 5's all the time, now that I'm older and more experienced I realize most of them were 3's.
Bluebasser86 reply :
On 6/19/2013 at 9:35 PM, robdob said:a 24" fish in a lake full of tilapia in Texas, Cali or in Florida would be a 9lber but certainly not a northern fish. Not dissing you at all that is a true giant for a northern state bass. You are in Minnesota and as far as northern waters go your in a hotbed. That being said there is a photo for all of us to see and if you think that weighs 8lbs then I've got a bridge to sell you. All you need to do is look at the photos in the back of a bassmaster magazine and you will see what a 10lber looks like compared to what you guys seem to think an 8lber looks like. I'm not trying to be rude just honest. When I was younger I used to think I was catching 5's all the time, now that I'm older and more experienced I realize most of them were 3's.
On 6/19/2013 at 9:15 PM, robdob said:thanks for the laughs. Have you folks ever saw a fish weighed on a real scale before?
Yes, I've seen plenty of fish weighed on real scales, including my PB of over 10 pounds, 1 over 9, 2 over 8, and several over 7. I weigh most any fish I believe is over 4 pounds and have seen enough fish put on scales in all the tournaments I've fished to usually guess a fish within a couple ounces. Plug the numbers I gave on my avatar fish into the free fish weight calculator on this site, it's almost dead on what it weighed on my scales.
21.5" long
17" around
7.76 pounds
The fish calculator on here comes out to 7.70 pounds and was caught in Kansas this past March, certainly a northern strain largemouth. Put the other 2.5 inches on that fish at the same girth (which isn't even a really fat fish) and it comes up 9.6. I'm not saying that I think it's a 9 pound fish, I don't from what I can see in the picture like I said in my previous post, but to say a 24" fish can't be 9 pounds or would have to be busting at the seams isn't exactly accurate.
robdob reply :
what state are you from Bluebasser.... you do have a $15 rapala scale so don't take that as gospel I had a scale that was off by over 2lbs before.
robdob reply :
I have an EXTREMELY hard time beleiving any of what you just said if you want us to beleive those fish are all from Kansas. but hey whatever helps you sleep at night.
NEjitterbugger reply :
On 6/19/2013 at 9:16 PM, robdob said:You certainly go the "hold the fish away from your body so it looks bigger in photo's" thing down but that doesn't mean your fish weigh more.
Thats what your doing in your profile pic...
NEjitterbugger reply :
On 6/19/2013 at 10:25 PM, robdob said:I have an EXTREMELY hard time beleiving any of what you just said if you want us to beleive those fish are all from Kansas. but hey whatever helps you sleep at night.
Your honestly making yourself look foolish, they ARE from Kansas no doubt about it... Im on this site quite often and always see bluebasser's fish he seems to be a hell of an angler. A guy in NH who is frequently posting on a local NH topic caught a 9 pounder in NH last year, state record is 10 pound 8oz...
You making that post helps YOU sleep at night, I think bluebasser sleeps fine after catching pigs all day...
cbass12 reply :
On 6/19/2013 at 10:25 PM, robdob said:I have an EXTREMELY hard time beleiving any of what you just said if you want us to beleive those fish are all from Kansas. but hey whatever helps you sleep at night.
So what you're saying is you don't believe that a fish that big could have come from a state like Kansas?? You ever been to Kansas? Ever fished in Kansas? My guess is that you have not, so making assumptions about fishing in Kansas is probably not a good idea.
robdob reply :
On 6/19/2013 at 10:51 PM, NEjitterbugger said:Thats what your doing in your profile pic...
I'm also not claiming it weighs more than it does. It just happened to be the only fish pic on my laptop when I made this account. You can take a picture of a 5 and make it look like an 8 pretty easily. The fish in my picture only weights 3 and a half pounds or so. Catching a 9lber in new hampshire is certainly possible but catching a bunch of them is IMPOSSIBLE. I've caught several 5+ fish in PA but I'm not trying to tell everyone I've caught 10 8lbers because of it.
"Yes, I've seen plenty of fish weighed on real scales, including my PB of over 10 pounds, 1 over 9, 2 over 8, and several over 7." say that to most people and then follow it up by "I live in Kansas and all these fish are from Kansas" and a lot of people are going to think your not telling the truth unless you have been fishing 100 times a year for 20 years.
maybe its true who knows.. maybe his scale told him that and it was wrong.. maybe he's the luckiest angler in Kansas... maybe he's the greatest angler ever and he should be fishing tournaments...... maybe its a complete load of BS.... only he knows but i garauntee you make that statement to ten people and 9 of them will be thinking in their heads not a chance.
robdob reply :
On 6/19/2013 at 11:22 PM, cbass12 said:So what you're saying is you don't believe that a fish that big could have come from a state like Kansas?? You ever been to Kansas? Ever fished in Kansas? My guess is that you have not, so making assumptions about fishing in Kansas is probably not a good idea.
show me where I said it Couldn't come from Kansas. The post I was referring to,, if you actually read it,, was about several fish.. not just one. I'm sure there are multiple 10 lbers in Kansas I know folks who have caught them I was simply saying,,, again if you actually read the posts,, that is is highly unlikely for one person to have caught all those large fish in Kansas unless they go out a hundred times a year lobbing big swimbaits around hoping for one big bit.................. And your guess would be wrong by the way.
cbass12 reply :
All your posts were read, and what I took away from them is that you feel you are the authority on fish scales, fish weight, fishing in kansas, northern strain largemouth, etc....
NEjitterbugger reply :
If you ask 10 people on this site if they beleive bluebasser caught them all in kansas and the weight was correct they would firmly beleive it... You should read the Fishing Report forum every once in a while, you will run into several posts by bluebasser and see his fish...
Bluebasser86 reply :
On 6/19/2013 at 10:25 PM, robdob said:I have an EXTREMELY hard time beleiving any of what you just said if you want us to beleive those fish are all from Kansas. but hey whatever helps you sleep at night.
I live in Kansas like my profile says but I didn't say anything about them ALL being from Kansas, several of them were from Mexico. It was a response in reference to your statement "Have you ever even weighed a fish on a real scale?" I was merely displaying that I have indeed weighed my fair share of real fish on real scales. My scale may be a $15 Rapala scale but they are surprisingly accurate. True, you may have had one be way off before, but length and girth doesn't lie. You could search for a little informal study member Goose52 did on the accuracy of those little Rapala scales were surprisingly accurate. As for the fish in my avatar not coming from Kansas, do a Google image search of La Cygne lake big bass, here's a link to pictures of a 9 pounder caught out there not long ago. It kicks out fish nearing and over 10 pounds every year. I spend lots of time on it every year.
http://www.conservationcafe.com/fishing/journal_detail.asp?wID=4653&iArticleID=7660
I do fish well over 100 times a year and I've been fishing my entire life (my parents have pictures of me fishing in diapers) and have been fishing tournaments since I was 16. I've caught plenty of big fish throughout my fishing career, I have no reason to lie about the fish I've caught and have plenty of pictures if you'd like further proof feel free to scroll through
http://s1136.photobucket.com/user/bluebasser86/media/101_0015.jpg.html?sort=3&o=504
NEjitterbugger reply :
On 6/19/2013 at 11:23 PM, robdob said:I'm also not claiming it weighs more than it does. It just happened to be the only fish pic on my laptop when I made this account. You can take a picture of a 5 and make it look like an 8 pretty easily. The fish in my picture only weights 3 and a half pounds or so. Catching a 9lber in new hampshire is certainly possible but catching a bunch of them is IMPOSSIBLE. I've caught several 5+ fish in PA but I'm not trying to tell everyone I've caught 10 8lbers because of it.
"Yes, I've seen plenty of fish weighed on real scales, including my PB of over 10 pounds, 1 over 9, 2 over 8, and several over 7." say that to most people and then follow it up by "I live in Kansas and all these fish are from Kansas" and a lot of people are going to think your not telling the truth unless you have been fishing 100 times a year for 20 years.
maybe its true who knows.. maybe his scale told him that and it was wrong.. maybe he's the luckiest angler in Kansas... maybe he's the greatest angler ever and he should be fishing tournaments...... maybe its a complete load of BS.... only he knows but i garauntee you make that statement to ten people and 9 of them will be thinking in their heads not a chance.
It is the option in red text...
robdob reply :
On 6/20/2013 at 12:28 AM, NEjitterbugger said:It is the option in red text...
a guy name kevin currently occupies that position
NEjitterbugger reply :
I don't beleive he is a real angler, probably a conspiracy...
robdob reply :
http://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-forums/user/6038-speedbead/?tab=gallery
look at that picture... that fish is between 7 and 8 pounds and it truly looks like it is. So compare that to some photo's you guys think are also 7 and 8 pounds.
NEjitterbugger reply :
I honestly couldn't agree more... I think a lot of people oversize fish and my fish is always two pounds bigger when its not on a scale, my profile pic is 5lbs 11oz and when I landed her I was thinking it was 7 lol... But yes Speed Bead's fish is close to 8 but it is a great example...
And the pic of the fish in MN, who knows what it weighed, nobody does, because it didn't touch a scale...
flyfisher reply :
Bottom line is it is hard to tell the size of a fish by a picture and this robdob guy enjoys getting people riled up for no reason. I am also guessing he is the one who knows everything about al ltypes of fishing and would probably not be fun to fish with but whatever. Reminds of the guys on the Jeep forums i frequent who know everythign about off roading but their jeep is still stock and never taken out of a parking lot...
The OP caught a big fish, no doubt and i wouldn't be surprised if it was 7+lbs but we will never know. It just sucks that one guy had to derail what could have been a fun thread about the one that didn't get away but we don't know how large it was since it was caught a long time ago.
pbrussell reply :
On 6/20/2013 at 12:31 AM, robdob said:a guy name kevin currently occupies that position
Not to make this a peein' match, but I do know one thing.
I bet bluebasser could outfish you up and down. Just sayin'
You're barking up a tree you don't wanna bark up man.
pbrussell reply :
And, because I don't want to derail this thread further.
Mr. OP,
That's a nice bass 
rippin-lips reply :
Op nice fish. Robdob get lost.
robdob reply :
On 6/20/2013 at 4:13 AM, pbrussell said:Not to make this a peein' match, but I do know one thing.
I bet bluebasser could outfish you up and down. Just sayin'
You're barking up a tree you don't wanna bark up man.
being that you are from Kansas I'm guessing you know him personally. I'm sure he's a great fisherman. I'm not exactly a beginner myself. Didn't try to ruin a "fun" thread either.. the original poster seems to be the only one not getting all riled up here. The point of my original post was to assure him that was not a record fish and to not worry about it but some of you seem to get more upset when someone makes fun of your bass than you would your wives or children.. geeesh. insecure much?? I'm fun to fish with by the way and act nothing like the "know it all" your accusing me of being. I'm not barking up anyone's tree ya'll are barking up my tree. I made a simple post unrelated to any of you except the original poster(whom I might add did not get angry like all of you) and you all got immediately defensive about it.
pbrussell reply :
On 6/20/2013 at 4:38 AM, robdob said:being that you are from Kansas I'm guessing you know him personally. I'm sure he's a great fisherman. I'm not exactly a beginner myself. Didn't try to ruin a "fun" thread either.. the original poster seems to be the only one not getting all riled up here. The point of my original post was to assure him that was not a record fish and to not worry about it but some of you seem to get more upset when someone makes fun of your bass than you would your wives or children.. geeesh. insecure much?? I'm fun to fish with by the way and act nothing like the "know it all" your accusing me of being. I'm not barking up anyone's tree ya'll are barking up my tree. I made a simple post unrelated to any of you except the original poster(whom I might add did not get angry like all of you) and you all got immediately defensive about it.
I not prodding at you for the remarks you made to the op. Rather, it's your attitude in general to the others in this thread. Your tone just kind of sounds like you enjoy putting a finger in other folks eyeballs. I don't like that.
robdob reply :
look at everyone on this forums PB. Almost everyone says their personal best is 7-8 lbs and there's a 99% chance that 99% of us are not telling the truth about that, maybe some of us beleive that but didn't weigh the fish or maybe most of our scales are not correct. Go to some high level bass tournaments all over the country and you will see hundreds of fish get weighed in by some extremely talented bass anglers and the biggest bass in the tournament usually isn't 7 or 8 pounds. There are several elite series anglers who have never caught an 8lb bass until the began touring the country and going to Texas and Florida.
robdob reply :
On 6/20/2013 at 3:03 AM, flyfisher said:Bottom line is it is hard to tell the size of a fish by a picture and this robdob guy enjoys getting people riled up for no reason. I am also guessing he is the one who knows everything about al ltypes of fishing and would probably not be fun to fish with but whatever. Reminds of the guys on the Jeep forums i frequent who know everythign about off roading but their jeep is still stock and never taken out of a parking lot...
The OP caught a big fish, no doubt and i wouldn't be surprised if it was 7+lbs but we will never know. It just sucks that one guy had to derail what could have been a fun thread about the one that didn't get away but we don't know how large it was since it was caught a long time ago.
Its not that hard if you take the time to examine the photo. no way to be sure from a photo but you can make an educated guess. The fish in your avatar is probably 4lbs and from the looks of it you are in the potomac somewhere. I guess being realistic is something to be ridiculed for so I apologize for ruining your day
pbrussell reply :
On 6/20/2013 at 5:01 AM, robdob said:look at everyone on this forums PB. Almost everyone says their personal best is 7-8 lbs and there's a 99% chance that 99% of us are not telling the truth about that, maybe some of us beleive that but didn't weigh the fish or maybe most of our scales are not correct. Go to some high level bass tournaments all over the country and you will see hundreds of fish get weighed in by some extremely talented bass anglers and the biggest bass in the tournament usually isn't 7 or 8 pounds. There are several elite series anglers who have never caught an 8lb bass until the began touring the country and going to Texas and Florida.
You don't like giving people the benefit of the doubt, do you? I will agree with you that there are probably a number of folks here who "fudge" their numbers. However, for the most part, I've found the bulk of the members here to be nothing but honest. 99% of the folks here aren't telling the truth about their personal bests? Come on man, get off your high horse.
There are a number of anglers here that are also probably every bit as good, if not better than some of the elite anglers. You might then ask me, "why aren't they out there doing it with them?" It takes a lot more than a good fishermen to be part of the elite angler circuit. Money for starters. We could get into more of the particulars if you really wanted to.
robdob reply :
On 6/20/2013 at 5:09 AM, pbrussell said:You don't like giving people the benefit of the doubt, do you? I will agree with you that there are probably a number of folks here who "fudge" their numbers. However, for the most part, I've found the bulk of the members here to be nothing but honest. 99% of the folks here aren't telling the truth about their personal bests? Come on man, get off your high horse.
There are a number of anglers here that are also probably every bit as good, if not better than some of the elite anglers. You might then ask me, "why aren't they out there doing it with them?" It takes a lot more than a good fishermen to be part of the elite angler circuit. Money for starters. We could get into more of the particulars if you really wanted to.
I know there are guys out there who would do just fine fishing the elite series but they don't have the money to enter a season of opens to attempt to qualify there's no disputing that. If your fishing the elite series or the FLW tour in your early 20's i garauntee it wasn't talent alone that got you there new bass boats, dozens of 200 dollar rods and reels, and thousands upon thousands in entry fee's and gas money doesn't grow on trees I'm certainly with you on that one. By the way my horse is pretty short.
NEjitterbugger reply :
Robdog, how big do you think this bass is... It's not mine, my friend got her a few weeks ago...
robdob reply :
On 6/20/2013 at 5:27 AM, NEjitterbugger said:Robdog, how big do you think this bass is... It's not mine, my friend got her a few weeks ago...
I would guess low 4's maybe
NEjitterbugger reply :
It weighted 6lbs 1oz, how 'bout this one...
pbrussell reply :
On 6/20/2013 at 5:25 AM, robdob said:I know there are guys out there who would do just fine fishing the elite series but they don't have the money to enter a season of opens to attempt to qualify there's no disputing that. If your fishing the elite series or the FLW tour in your early 20's i garauntee it wasn't talent alone that got you there new bass boats, dozens of 200 dollar rods and reels, and thousands upon thousands in entry fee's and gas money doesn't grow on trees I'm certainly with you on that one. By the way my horse is pretty short.
At least we agree on something. I'm sure your horse is short, I'm sure you're a great dude to fish with. Shoot, I'm sure we'd probably have a blast on the water together. However, your tone in this thread doesn't necessarily exemplify that. Anyhow, I've rambled on enough and I don't want this to go any further than it need to. Tight lines robdob, and I'll see you on the water.
robdob reply :
On 6/20/2013 at 5:31 AM, NEjitterbugger said:It weighted 6lbs 1oz, how 'bout this one...
not a chance.. but hey if i said 6lbs you would have said "nope its a 4". peace out I'm done working for the day.
robdob reply :
On 6/20/2013 at 5:31 AM, pbrussell said:At least we agree on something. I'm sure your horse is short, I'm sure you're a great dude to fish with. Shoot, I'm sure we'd probably have a blast on the water together. However, your tone in this thread doesn't necessarily exemplify that. Anyhow, I've rambled on enough and I don't want this to go any further than it need to. Tight lines robdob, and I'll see you on the water.
I'm sure we would too but I'm heading home from work so I can no longer mess around on the internet lol. see ya later.
NEjitterbugger reply :
On 6/20/2013 at 5:34 AM, robdob said:not a chance.. but hey if i said 6lbs you would have said "nope its a 4". peace out I'm done working for the day.
So I guess my point and others is correct, you can't necessarily tell the weight of a fish from a photo...
flyfisher reply :
On 6/20/2013 at 5:06 AM, robdob said:Its not that hard if you take the time to examine the photo. no way to be sure from a photo but you can make an educated guess. The fish in your avatar is probably 4lbs and from the looks of it you are in the potomac somewhere. I guess being realistic is something to be ridiculed for so I apologize for ruining your day
You hardly ruined anyone's day here but this forum is about comraderie and people generally get along and may rib people for exaggerating their catch but in a light hearted manner. You on the other hand have taken more at attacks in an effort to cover up your own inadequacies, which is fine, you live your life and i'll live mine. Your holier than though, know everything attitude is what i, and judging by other posters, have a problem with. The minute you know "everything" is the minute you stop learning and improving in anything.
And you are wrong on both counts for your assessment of my avatar pic. I am nowhere near the potomac and the fish on a certified scale weighed 6lb 1oz..
If you fish long enough in an area that has large fish your chances of catching one is also increased even if it is just luck. The big girls gotta eat at some point and the more time on the water the more chances you have of making that happen. My PB is an estimate of weight but i figure she measured a shade under 26" long and was full of eggs so i am guessing i was probably in the vicinity of the correct weight but she flopped out of my kayak before i could get an offical weight.
NEjitterbugger reply :
On 6/20/2013 at 5:43 AM, flyfisher said:You hardly ruined anyone's day here but this forum is about comraderie and people generally get along and may rib people for exaggerating their catch but in a light hearted manner. You on the other hand have taken more at attacks in an effort to cover up your own inadequacies, which is fine, you live your life and i'll live mine. Your holier than though, know everything attitude is what i, and judging by other posters, have a problem with. The minute you know "everything" is the minute you stop learning and improving in anything.
And you are wrong on both counts for your assessment of my avatar pic. I am nowhere near the potomac and the fish on a certified scale weighed 6lb 1oz..
If you fish long enough in an area that has large fish your chances of catching one is also increased even if it is just luck. The big girls gotta eat at some point and the more time on the water the more chances you have of making that happen. My PB is an estimate of weight but i figure she measured a shade under 26" long and was full of eggs so i am guessing i was probably in the vicinity of the correct weight but she flopped out of my kayak before i could get an offical weight.
Nailed it...
plumworm reply :
It's not so much what you say, but how you say it.
kanasbassfisher08 reply :
well im glad i got to see gods gift to bass fishing / human fishing scale what i dont get from this whole conversation is how he came up with the numbers he was pulling out of his hat. no fish calculator never fishing in the lakes mentioned or anything i guess i would belive a little more that he said if he could back it up with cold hard facts! so if there were 6 of us on this forum said we caught a 7-8 lber and i know mines true and i was there and took the pic of blues fish so i know that ones true that means at least 4 oh u are lieing lol funny facts well it was fun reading. wish he had a twitter i would like to follow this guy!
Mr_Scrogg reply :
Nice fish original poster.
pb, blue, maybe rob should come to to Fall Meet Up. ;-)
robdob reply :
On 6/20/2013 at 12:34 PM, kanasbassfisher08 said:well im glad i got to see gods gift to bass fishing / human fishing scale what i dont get from this whole conversation is how he came up with the numbers he was pulling out of his hat. no fish calculator never fishing in the lakes mentioned or anything i guess i would belive a little more that he said if he could back it up with cold hard facts! so if there were 6 of us on this forum said we caught a 7-8 lber and i know mines true and i was there and took the pic of blues fish so i know that ones true that means at least 4 oh u are lieing lol funny facts well it was fun reading. wish he had a twitter i would like to follow this guy!
I suppose that muskie in your hands is a 50incher too right? lol
robdob reply :
On 6/20/2013 at 5:36 AM, NEjitterbugger said:So I guess my point and others is correct, you can't necessarily tell the weight of a fish from a photo...
6lbs would have been a lot more beleivable if you didn't take the photo from the bottom showing how not really that fat the fish is. but again you said its 6 so it is. tight lines folks. peace out
KYBassin' reply :
If a guy thinks a fish is 6 lbs....who cares? Even if you see the fish and don't agree....who cares? Just say "nice fish" and move on. When you start playing the "expert" or "authority" card you just come across like a punk. Now, there is nothing wrong with a little debate or discussion but this post went a bit beyond that. There is enough negativity in the world.....lets keep it out of fishing.
PotomacBassin reply :
On 6/20/2013 at 5:27 AM, NEjitterbugger said:Robdog, how big do you think this bass is... It's not mine, my friend got her a few weeks ago...
Just to stir the pot, this is a 6 lb. lunker fish caught in a Potomac Tournament. Doesn't really matter, just take it as you wish. 
This isn't me by the way.
roadwarrior reply :
Geez...
I guess this thread has been overlooked. My appologies for not closing it earlier.
Goodnight Irene.
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