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.
But for 16-year-old Troy Powers, who recently landed a flathead catfish estimated to weigh 100 pounds, or about 15 pounds heavier than a Tennessee record that has stood since 1993, the primary concern was getting the fish back into the water as quickly as possible.