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Aging a bass

Posted on 2/19/20 at 8:31 am
Posted by DLauw
SWLA
Member since Sep 2011
6086 posts
Posted on 2/19/20 at 8:31 am
How old is a 15lb largemouth bass? Heard a guy caught one out of Sam Rayburn.

In other Sam Rayburn news: Talk about a honey hole:

40lb stringer

Posted by PillageUrVillage
Mordor
Member since Mar 2011
14794 posts
Posted on 2/19/20 at 8:36 am to
I’ve always heard about a pound per year. But, it’s mostly dependent on food supply and environmental conditions.
Posted by CamdenTiger
Member since Aug 2009
62453 posts
Posted on 2/19/20 at 8:39 am to
Heard around 2lb/year with pure Florida strain
Posted by upgrade
Member since Jul 2011
13074 posts
Posted on 2/19/20 at 8:40 am to
You can hang them in a cooler for about a week at 40 degrees.
Some people ice them to bleed them but that’s not the right way...........
Posted by eyepooted
Member since Jul 2010
5717 posts
Posted on 2/19/20 at 8:51 am to
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upgrade


Posted by Purple Spoon
Hoth
Member since Feb 2005
17850 posts
Posted on 2/19/20 at 8:54 am to
Something about dudes mean mugging in fish hoist pictures aggravates the hell out of me.
Posted by PillageUrVillage
Mordor
Member since Mar 2011
14794 posts
Posted on 2/19/20 at 9:01 am to
If I caught a stringer like that, I’d have the biggest shite-eating grin in pictures.
Posted by oleyeller
Vols, Bitch
Member since Oct 2012
32021 posts
Posted on 2/19/20 at 10:11 am to
quote:

In other Sam Rayburn news: Talk about a honey hole:



Yea he cheated
Posted by CamdenTiger
Member since Aug 2009
62453 posts
Posted on 2/19/20 at 10:56 am to
If he cheated, then the non boater was in on it. Guy called the tourney director to see if he could put some bass in the co-angler side of live well, as his side was full with just a few of those big uns...
This post was edited on 2/19/20 at 12:25 pm
Posted by FrankDrebin
The Port o'Potty
Member since Sep 2018
957 posts
Posted on 2/19/20 at 11:11 am to
quote:

Aging a bass



I guess we have to start throwing them back if they are under 4years old.


He could use other year
Posted by 225Tyga
Member since Oct 2013
15821 posts
Posted on 2/19/20 at 11:24 am to
cut it in half and count the rings
Posted by AUjim
America
Member since Dec 2012
3663 posts
Posted on 2/19/20 at 12:07 pm to
quote:

cut it in half and count the rings



Glad I'm not the one who had to say it
Posted by td1
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2015
2838 posts
Posted on 2/19/20 at 12:23 pm to
Only truly accurate way I know of it to take the ear bone thingy to a wildlife biologist.
Posted by cbr900racer22
City of Central, LA.
Member since Sep 2009
1320 posts
Posted on 2/19/20 at 7:09 pm to
You Tube

Not really how to age a bass but sort of relevant. It's a good listen when you have 30 mins.
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