Pond Boss Forums STOCKING A NEW POND Types of fish to choose weight of bass

lee - As far as I know body shape of all largemouth bass is the same which means the "standard" weight of a "normal" 18" LM bass will be the same no matter where it lives; south, north, east or west. Buzz's answer is correct and same as the std. weight of 3 lb 4 oz reported by B. Lusk in Raising Trophy Largemouth Bass (pg 121). If the fish is a female full of eggs, it can have a "normal" ar average weight of 3 lbs 8 or 9 oz. (up to 10% greater).

In past studies of natural occurring LMBass collected in fisheries studies the weight of 18" LMB has ranged from a low of 2 lbs to a maximum of 4.1 lbs. Cecil Baird frequents this forum and his pellet raised bass are extremly fat and plump. He might see this and give us the weight of his typical fat 18" bass. HE routinely harvests and weighs fish of this size and larger for taxidermy purposes.