I'm just curious. How long does it take a bass to go from fry to say 6 inches. How long does it take to go from that to about a pound?

I'm just trying to gauge some things at some of my local lakes. I hooked (much to my surprise) about 8 inch bass this past weekend and wondered if it was born this year - which would give me some clue as to how early the lake had a spawn, etc.

Make sense?

Last question... how long do bass live (in general)?