Fish Scale

[BigAL]

Anyone recommend a good fish weighing scale?

[Darren.]

Anyone recommend a good fish weighing scale?

Lots of good scales out there. What's your price range? Does it matter if digital, or spring?

Digital: Field & Stream via Dicks Sporting Goods

Spring Scale: econoscale via Bass Pro

Both are inexpensive...if money doesn't matter, the Boga Grip...

[BassinLou]

If you are willing to spend a little more $$ Chatillon are great scales. 

[BigAL]

$50 digital 

 

Lots of good scales out there. What's your price range? Does it matter if digital, or spring?

Digital: Field & Stream via Dicks Sporting Goods
Spring Scale: econoscale via Bass Pro

Both are inexpensive...if money doesn't matter, the Boga Grip...

I would say $50 and  digital 

[Bluebasser86]

Member Goose52 did an in the field test on the Rapala digital scales a couple years back and found them to be surprisingly accurate. I use one and it seems pretty accurate to me. 

[Bankbeater]

I have a Rapala digital scale.  In this cold weather I take it out of the tackle bag and put it in my coat pocket.  It seems to work better when its warmer.

[Dwight Hottle]

Take a look here.

 

http://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-forums/topic/129074-major-league-fishing-scale-used/

[Goose52]

Member Goose52 did an in the field test on the Rapala digital scales a couple years back and found them to be surprisingly accurate. I use one and it seems pretty accurate to me. 

 

Yeah - they're a pretty good scale for the money.  The first three that I've had were all accurate within about an ounce at the 10lb range - then I bought a 4th one and finally got a "bad"  one..............it was off by a whopping two ounces at ten pounds...

 

The report on these scales was here:  Rapala Mini Digital Scale - Load Test Report

 

While there are nicer, perhaps more accurate digital scales, the good thing about this one is that it is very compact and fits in the fanny pack I wear when fishing from the bank.   The scale you have with you is always more accurate than the scale you left at home...

[WRB]

The past 5 years Jennings Ultra Sport 30 has worked flawlessly for me. I believe it's now Ultra Sport V2 30.

This is a compact digital scale with tape measure and very accurate.

Tom

[BadBassWV]

WRB I like the looks of this scale and with your recommendation am ready to purchase one.  It looks like the hook has a blunt end, How do you get the fish hooked on this scale to weigh them.

[ww2farmer]

The $20 50lb Berkley digital scales they sell at Wal-mart have always done right by me. I own an Equalizer tournament scale for the tournaments I run, and the Berkley has always weighed fish the same as that scale......as well as several other orginizations tournament scales. Good enough for me. I guess if I was a record hunter, or super anal enough to care about mili-ounces or what not, I'd buy a better one.

[Jrob78]

I use the Rapala digital scale also.  I have no complaints, other than not needing to use it as much as I would like. 

[SFL BassHunter]

Anyone used those lip grip scales? Any real advantage over the regular digital scales?

[WRB]

Use a net or plastic bag to put the fish into, with a net zero the scale before weighing the fish. You can also use a sharp fish stringer clip.

Tom

[BadBassWV]

Use a net or plastic bag to put the fish into, with a net zero the scale before weighing the fish. You can also use a sharp fish stringer clip.

Tom

Thank you sir.