How much does an eighteen inch large mouth bass weigh?

Answer 1

They can weigh as much as 20 pounds and more.

Answer 2

There is a lot of controversy over this issue. The current offical record size is 22 pounds, 4 ounces. However, a fisherman in California caught a 22 pound, 5 ounce bass that the International Game Fish Association (IFGA) refused to recognise, since their rules state that a fish needs to weigh at least 2 ounces more than the current record to take over the record, because of the variance in scales and that current scales are more accurate today than they were 75 years ago when George Perry, from Georgia, became the record holder. Another twist is a 22 pound, 4.97 ounce largemouth caught in Japan was officially declared on January 8, 2010 to tie the IGFA record.

In any event, if you catch a 22 pound, 6 ounce largemouth bass, call the press immediately to resolve the controversy between the three claimants for the world's largest largemouth bass.

The fish was bigger than that. Mac Weakley, the angler, caught the fish (nicknamed "Dottie") in Dixon Lake, California. The fish had a dark spot on the underside of the gill, hence her name.

Dottie was 25 pounds, one ounce, which would have shattered George Perry's 1932 record of 22 pounds, four ounces from Montgomery Lake, Georgia. However, the fish could not be ratified, because she was foul hooked in the side, and rules state they must be caught in a sporting manner in the mouth area. Weakley was honest, and should be commended for this, as the record fish would have been worth an estimated ten million dollars to him in endorsements.

A year later, the giant bass was found dead, floating near a pier. The dark spot on the gill confirmed it was the legendary "Dottie".

Answer 3

You would have to weigh it to find out .