Hey everyone check out this bass I caught this weekend. Not a bad bass but and there is always a but... lol He was 22 inches long and only 5 pounds. Quite a bit under weight for your average 22 inch bass. So I want some opinions please. It would appear after I get up to about 19 to 20 inches my bass start to decline. So my question is this. Should I just keep these guys that look like this when I catch them? Let my smaller bass thrive and live and become chunky 3 pounders? I seem to be missing that 5 to 7 inch BG a guy like this needs to flourish. What do you all think? What's my best avenue? I don't have to have 6 to 8 pound bass to have fun on my pond.

thx for any input on this,

RC

Hey RC
Sounds like the food for that size is lacking. Mine are just reversed,small are thinish bid ones are plump. Check your sizes of BG

My 2 cents would be to cull LMB like this.

Oh yean I know I do not have the correct size BG for sure! Sunil I think that is what I am going to do. The kids enjoy catching the smaller bass also and I would just as soon let them have more fun and let them bass grow up to healthy 3 to 4 pounders...

If you weren't going to eat him, I'd want to relocate him to new waters......

Agree !

Forget new waters ... hot peanut oil.

Catch and release... to the grease!

RC, do you feed your BG? If not, that might help you grow forage big enough to nourish large bass.

I'd like to have that girl in my pond for some help with craw removal..we'll shape her right up!