The Water Resources Division's Surface Water Assessment Section oversees the protection of the quality of surface waters throughout the State of Michigan.
WEIGHT = 4.09 pounds Largemouth Bass Weight. The formula to calculate the weight for a Largemouth Bass that is 20 inches long and has a girth of 15 inches is as follows. Largemouth Bass have a shape factor of 1050. WEIGHT = LENGTH x GIRTH2 / SHAPE FACTOR. WEIGHT= 20 x (152) / 1050.
Check out this video: Doug Stange implements a combination of presentations to find and catch largemouth bass. As we pored over state largemouth bass records from across the continent, it quickly became clear that breaking the 15-pound mark is best achieved south of the Mason-Dixon Line. To be fair, Massachusetts produced a 15-plus back in 1975.