Arizona Crappie Association
Fishing and Dock Talk => Crappie Gear => Topic started by: OneBlade on January 29, 2012, 08:03 AM
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Any recommendations on a quality scale to weigh fish? Fishhawk has a digital one but who knows how accurate it is. I weighed my dad's crappie (15 1/2") and it said 3lbs on the dot but sounds like that's way off. Mine is Berkley non-digital bought at Bass Pro.
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Matt, first check your scale. Weight a gallon of water or a 5 lb dumb bell or something that you know the weight of. I have had scales that were off right out of the box so always check them. A Cull-em-right is probably the best but very costly.
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I was also wondering if there are different types internally. That is, these basic spring ones may be more optimally set to weight things between a certain range (5-15lb) and not the smaller weights, e.g. springs tension aren't linear/constant at various spring lengths. I really don't need to weigh anything but would be nice to be within 1/4lb.
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Here's my two cents...
I have this scale, which I believe Fish Hawk has also, and haven't had any problems other than finding fish to weigh :greengrin:
http://www.rapala.com/Digital-Scales/Digital%20Scales,default,pd.html?start=8&cgid=rapala-toolsAndAccessories-scales
Then there is this this scale which came out days after I bought the one above. Should of waited a week :dontknow:
http://www.rapala.com/RTDS-15/RTDS-15,default,pd.html?start=1&cgid=rapala-toolsAndAccessories-scales
LLL
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That's what I have also Larry, but always test it.
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I have the Rapala (I think) and the batteries die more often than I need to weigh a crappie :)
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I have the older Ramada model similar to the first link you posted and it drains the battery QUICK, IMO. Time for a different one. Does anyone have that updated version? If so, how is the battery life on that one?
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The best set of scales I have found are the "Cul-M-Rite" scales. They are a little pricey but are very accurate. The Elite Green Trout guys use them alot.