Woo! New Pb! Around 6.5Lbs 21". Great Site! 2025
Quirkyfisher reply :
QUAKEnSHAKE reply :
AWESOME PB
POWER PRO RULES!! 
Colton Hoehn reply :
GREAT PB! GREAT LOOKING BASS!!!
Rangerphil reply :
Now that is the way to start a first post! Congrats!
NWBasslover reply :
Nice brother!
Quirkyfisher reply :
Thanks guys! Here's a short video clip I took of it, I know vertical video sucks and I hate them also but I was in a big rush to get him back into water, and getting to shore for a pic to minimize time he was in my hands. Kept him in water for the trip to shore, when let go he swam off just great! Maybe a couple years if nobody keeps him he'll be a pound heavier!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6IivQQ0kes
MarkH024 reply :
Nice fish! My pb is also a Wisconsin fish. Way to go!
AK-Jax86 reply :
Nice fish man and nice vid
Grizzn N Bassin reply :
Congrats!!
shimmy reply :
great fish, definitely a monster and a true beauty, but i am getting this eerie feeling that you maybe perhaps by some minuscule chance did not actually weigh the fish...
I know i know, "let the guy be", "he is excited about his PB", yadayadayada. Welcome to the forum
BadContrakt reply :
Very nice. That wacky set-up is proven man it's proven. And as far as "him not weighing the fish" I could maybe agree with you there. Because he didn't give any ounces at the end of the pounds. But 8 pounds looks pretty accurate. Nice fish.
Nick49 reply :
Very nice northern LM. At 8 lbs I would think it would be more than 21" though. Congrats!
tomustang reply :
Hate to say it but, it looks more like a 4-5lb. seeing you put 21" and it's belly size adds to the conclusion.
Nonetheless great catch and still a rarer achievement. 
Bankbeater reply :
Great looking bass! Congrats on the new PB!
Quirkyfisher reply :
EDIT: Thanks guys, you are indeed right the scale was off and updated original post.
Much appreciated!!!!
BrettD reply :
A 21" bass is usually only around 6# that's about what I would guess it would be by looking at the pics. Find a length to weight converter for bass online it will give you a better idea.
Goose52 reply :
For northern latitudes, a 21" fish is a whopper so it's a good catch indeed.
Down here in Tennessee, I've only caught 10 21" fish in the past few seasons since I've been recording weights. According to my handy Excel spreadsheet, the average weight of those 10 fish is 4.70 pounds with the heaviest fish 5.46 pounds. On 16" fish, I have 87 weights on file - with the average weight being 1.83 pounds with a heaviest of 2.31 pounds. Fish are a bit skinny in my little lakes though....
Bluebasser86 reply :
The fish in my avatar was only 21.5" long and went 7.76 pounds, but it was 17" around too so a 21" fish weighing 8 pounds isn't impossible. Congrats on the fish no matter what it weighed!
Hyrule Bass reply :
you sure that scale wasnt set to start at 2 or 3 lbs when you weighed that fish? i have that scale and almost made that mistake before. im not calling you a liar, and congrats for a nice catch, but them fish look smaller than what youre saying...
Siebert Outdoors reply :
Very cool. Congrats
Quirkyfisher reply :
On 6/18/2013 at 8:56 PM, Red Earth said:you sure that scale wasnt set to start at 2 or 3 lbs when you weighed that fish? i have that scale and almost made that mistake before. im not calling you a liar, and congrats for a nice catch, but them fish look smaller than what youre saying...
VERY good point. I just went to my tackle box and checked it, it indeed was set to about 1.5lbs and stuck. So this fish was around 6.5#. The zero-out knob on the back must of moved somehow. I always thought the scale was right on based on the digital scales I compared it to, but at some point down the line the zero out turning knob must of been moved.
Thank you everybody for the knowledge and inspections. It's still my personal best easy! Time to buy a digital scale! I'll change original post to say its around 6.5.
I feel like a ******! So excited then let down by the scale, ahah! Hopefully i'll get a bigger one sometime soon!
roadwarrior reply :
First of all, CONGRATULATIONS!
As a general rule, we don't like people challenging fish that have been weighed and pictured.
When someone doesn't weigh a fish and asks "How big is this bass?" that's different and the
door is wide open. It's not really that important how much your fish really weighed, this whole
deal is for fun! So, it's nice when the OP looks at these posts constructively, checks his scale
then comes back with a response. The mistake is totally understandable. No harm, no foul. It's
still a nice bass.
Quirkyfisher reply :
Thank you roadwarrior, I did not take the posts negatively but more so as constructive criticism. Had about 2hrs today to fish, so took a video of this bass and the issue I had with the scale. Thanks guys!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoUL1S2G1T0
shimmy reply :
On 6/19/2013 at 2:45 AM, Quirkyfisher said:Thank you roadwarrior, I did not take the posts negatively but more so as constructive criticism. Had about 2hrs today to fish, so took a video of this bass and the issue I had with the scale. Thanks guys!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoUL1S2G1T0
Well i must say, i appreciate how you adjusted the weight as opposed to going on some random tangent of how it was supported by another scale or person or poor camera angle. It's a huge fish. You found the issue with the scale and like a man, manned up to it. You sir, are the man.
rippin-lips reply :
My Pb was caught yesterday. 22" long and 5lbs 14oz so I'd say you're pretty close with 6+
Texfisherman reply :
What a gorgeous bass! I bet the fight was insane!
Getfit74 reply :
Congrats on the PB.
paul25 reply :
awesome fish man congrats!
GaBankFisher reply :
On 6/18/2013 at 9:59 PM, roadwarrior said:First of all, CONGRATULATIONS!
As a general rule, we don't like people challenging fish that have been weighed and pictured.
When someone doesn't weigh a fish and asks "How big is this bass?" that's different and the
door is wide open. It's not really that important how much your fish really weighed, this whole
deal is for fun! So, it's nice when the OP looks at these posts constructively, checks his scale
then comes back with a response. The mistake is totally understandable. No harm, no foul. It's
still a nice bass.
Right on...great fish!
Hyrule Bass reply :
On 6/18/2013 at 9:06 PM, Quirkyfisher said:VERY good point. I just went to my tackle box and checked it, it indeed was set to about 1.5lbs and stuck. So this fish was around 6.5#. The zero-out knob on the back must of moved somehow. I always thought the scale was right on based on the digital scales I compared it to, but at some point down the line the zero out turning knob must of been moved.
Thank you everybody for the knowledge and inspections. It's still my personal best easy! Time to buy a digital scale! I'll change original post to say its around 6.5.
I feel like a ******! So excited then let down by the scale, ahah! Hopefully i'll get a bigger one sometime soon!
must've been a bummer to see that. but having that scale myself, ive had the same thing happen but caught it soon as i unhooked the fish from it. now im sure to check it and reset it to zero if need be before i weigh anything. its commendable that youve adjusted the weight and let everyone know the issue, some guys wouldve found out but still defended the incorrect weight. dont feel down on yourself though, thats still a nice fish you caught and you have reason to be proud of it...
RoachDad reply :
Man, I guess I have to try this wacky rig thing. It just looks goofy to me and i have never tried it.
But I guess it really works.
30 lb Braid! I like your optimism 
Tuckahoe Joe reply :
Nice fish...congrats on the PB!
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