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.
The bass measured 29 inches in length. It was caught on a live bluegill. This bass weighs one ounce more than the existing world record. Because Kurita's bass did not beat the existing world record by at least 2 ounces it does not become a new world record, but is considered tying the record.