Excuse me if I missed something but where was your camera or scale?
Personally I like to take a camera and scale with me however to my dismay I do not need them. I do go fishing with a friend of mine and when I try to document his catches he is more worried about getting his fish back in the water to allow me to get a measurement, weight or heaven forbid get the fish in the sights of my camera.
Working at a bait and tackle shop I can tell you that we get a lot of people in who document thier catches but sometimes they do sacrafice thier catch to capture the moment.
I still hope to have the chance to show off a decent catch of my own some day.
