Onboard Fish Scale

[Tips Up]

Can anyone recommend a good fish scale to keep on board that has a decent lifespan kept on boat?

 

[Samnjoe]

Never Weight your fish.
Harder to lie about how big it was.

 

[submerged]

I’ve had a vevor scale for a few months now and it seems to work well. Bright display and accurate. All metal with a solid shackle for hanging it. Can’t speak for its longevity yet. You’ll find them on Amazon for less than $50.

I used to have a plastic Berkley and it was a pos. Couldn’t read it half the time, and crapped out after a year.

 

[scott craven]

Second the Berkeley scale p.o.s. for sure.
I bought a Chinese digital scale from Amazon for $20.
Works great, I keep it in a plastic bag on the boat.

 

[Eden Island]

I use an old school spring scale that I inherited. I've checked it against 10, 15 and 20 lb lead balls and its good to within a pound.

 

[tinboatrobb]

I use an old school spring scale that I inherited. I've checked it against 10, 15 and 20 lb lead balls and its good to within a pound.

I use the same thing.

 

[Squire]

I use a spring scale that has an integrated measuring tape that I just recently dug out of my older tackle box from about 20 years ago. It has a little calibration screw and I was able to tweak it to fairly accurately read 12 and 24 lbs with two cannonballs.

 

[fishbadger]

Don't buy a scale! Nothing makes your fish smaller than buying a scale! Worst purchase I ever made, I found that all those Bamfield 20 pounders were only 14 pounds!!!!
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[barkerfam]

THE BEST

BogaGrip Model 130​

The scale weighs fish up to 30 pounds in 1/2-pound increments. It is 10 3/4 inches long and weighs 1 pound.

Have been using since 2005. Attached a float to the tether so it won't sink if dropped. Works perfectly. Does NOT rust even with almost no maintenance. Buy once, cry once.

hb