Fishing scales

[NorthernBasser]

On 6/28/2021 at 8:01 AM, gimruis said:

This topic has been beaten to death lately.

 

Get rid of the metal hook and use a gripper please.

 

Or you can use a measuring board since length is a more universal, accurate measurement.  Scales are inaccurate and need to be calibrated unless everyone is using the same one like at a tournament weigh in.

Sorry, but I'm gonna trust a scale to tell me the weight of a fish over a ruler. 

[gim]

10 hours ago, NorthernBasser said:

Sorry, but I'm gonna trust a scale to tell me the weight of a fish over a ruler. 

Well no **** smart ass

[NorthernBasser]

8 hours ago, gimruis said:

Well no **** smart ass

You seem to forget what you write. This isn't the first time it's happened, either. See the "That's One Big Bait!" thread about the rat.

 

 Keep calling names tho. Makes you look quite intelligent. 

[gim]

16 minutes ago, NorthernBasser said:

You seem to forget what you write.

Show me where I said a measuring board is to be used to weigh a fish.  Everyone with a brain knows that a scale is used to weigh items and a measuring board is used to measure length.  Clearly I did not indicate you should be using a scale to measure length of a fish.

 

I was simply stating that every scale being used out there to weigh fish is inconsistent.  You could weigh a bass with your scale and it might read 3 pounds, 4 ounces.  If I used mine, it most certainly will not read the same weight.  So who's is accurate if we're all using different scales?  At a tournament everyone is using the same scale so the weights are consistent.  On a website with people all over the country, not so much.

 

If you measured an 18 inch bass on your board, and I did the same on mine, its both going to be 18 inches.  Every measuring board or tape is exactly the same.

 

If you want to use your scale to weigh a fish, go ahead.  I prefer to measure mine for consistency.

[HaydenS]

On 6/27/2021 at 7:10 PM, Boomstick said:

Has anyone had any luck with a decent fishing scale that is fairly reliable?

 

I bought a new Berkley scale to keep in my kayak and caught a decent fish last week. When I went to weigh it, it wouldn't turn on. Sadly it seemed fairly accurate when I tested it out when I first got it. I have another Rapala and it generally works too, but the heat has warped it a little bit although that lasted a few years and many fish at least.

 

I'm wondering what I should replace it with.

 

 

Don't leave the batteries in, the things eats batteries. 

[Boomstick]

11 minutes ago, HaydenS said:

Don't leave the batteries in, the things eats batteries. 

Always on by design? That's a great design!

[HaydenS]

2 minutes ago, Boomstick said:

Always on by design? That's a great design!

I know, brand new batteries in the scale, dead the next time I go to use it.