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Getting a Scale Certified with TPWD #11980128 12/12/16 07:16 PM
Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 422 TEXAS C Connor S OP Angler
OP Connor S Angler C Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 422 TEXAS	Never had a scale certified before, what is the best/easiest way to do it? Thanks, Tight Lines! I say we fish 5 days a week and work 2.

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Re: Getting a Scale Certified with TPWD [Re: Connor S] #11980172 12/12/16 07:34 PM
Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 5,438 Godley Tx D Dubee TFF Celebrity
Dubee TFF Celebrity D Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 5,438 Godley Tx	Not sure what Tpwd has to do with it. Find a place that certifies them and take it in.

Re: Getting a Scale Certified with TPWD [Re: Connor S] #11980212 12/12/16 07:53 PM
Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 422 TEXAS C Connor S OP Angler
OP Connor S Angler C Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 422 TEXAS	For the purpose of weighing in a water body record and it being recognizable by tpwd. I say we fish 5 days a week and work 2.

Re: Getting a Scale Certified with TPWD [Re: Connor S] #11980219 12/12/16 07:55 PM
Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 5,438 Godley Tx D Dubee TFF Celebrity
Dubee TFF Celebrity D Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 5,438 Godley Tx	It should just need to be certified. Don't think tpwd has anything special

Re: Getting a Scale Certified with TPWD [Re: Connor S] #11980225 12/12/16 07:57 PM
Joined: Jul 2012 Posts: 12,214 North Texas - God's Country Cast TFF Guru
Cast TFF Guru Joined: Jul 2012 Posts: 12,214 North Texas - God's Country	Any certified scale should do. There is a place off Camp Bowie West that I've used before, but don't remember the name. Cast I have a short attention spa

Re: Getting a Scale Certified with TPWD [Re: Connor S] #11980252 12/12/16 08:10 PM
Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 394 Canyon, TX J Jig-N-Spoon Angler
Jig-N-Spoon Angler J Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 394 Canyon, TX	Any scale service outfit should be able to certify it IF (and that can be a big if) the scale is accurate AND repeatable enough to pass their test. Most of the digital culling scale systems used by bass fishermen are not accurate or repeatable enough with a variety of weights to pass the test. I looked into this in the past and did not think it was possible with my equipment (Accu Cull) which was almost always within a tenth of tournament scale weights in events I fished. The next option was to buy a used grocery scale that was capable of passing the tests or a digital trade compliant scale that would pass. Good luck. 'spoon

Re: Getting a Scale Certified with TPWD [Re: Connor S] #11980273 12/12/16 08:18 PM
Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 422 TEXAS C Connor S OP Angler
OP Connor S Angler C Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 422 TEXAS	I have a Boga Grip that I use for wade fishing and some of the saltwater guys I fish with have their Boga's certified by the IGFA. So I was thinking about seeing if I could get mine certified. Thanks for the input! I say we fish 5 days a week and work 2.

Re: Getting a Scale Certified with TPWD [Re: Connor S] #11980627 12/12/16 11:22 PM
Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 394 Canyon, TX J Jig-N-Spoon Angler
Jig-N-Spoon Angler J Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 394 Canyon, TX	I may be wrong (often reminded of that anyway) but TPWD does not recognize IGFA certified scales. I tried the Boga certification and the scale service said they couldn't/wouldn't certify it because of the nature of other weighing equipment measuring to the 100th of a pound/kilo. Please let me know if you get this done as I have been trying to get a certified scale but haven't pound an acceptable alternative. 'spoon

Re: Getting a Scale Certified with TPWD [Re: Connor S] #11981407 12/13/16 01:39 PM
Joined: May 2003 Posts: 11,586 Littlefield Tx & Lake A. H. US... gary purdy TFF Guru
gary purdy TFF Guru Joined: May 2003 Posts: 11,586 Littlefield Tx & Lake A. H. US...	Jig I took Zisha`s digital scales to http://www.rustysweigh.com/Services.htm and they certified them. 46.00 good for 2 years. The world will not be destroyed by those who do evil, but by those who watch them without doing anything. Remember what He has done and remember that He is not done yet!-- GOD IS GOOD

Re: Getting a Scale Certified with TPWD [Re: Connor S] #11981436 12/13/16 01:50 PM
Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 394 Canyon, TX J Jig-N-Spoon Angler
Jig-N-Spoon Angler J Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 394 Canyon, TX	Thanks Gary, Rusty's was who told me no go on the Bogas. Just need to find a good used one that will work. 'spoon

Re: Getting a Scale Certified with TPWD [Re: Connor S] #11981534 12/13/16 02:27 PM
Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 81,109 Universal City Tx. banker-always fishing Pumpkin Head
banker-always fishing Pumpkin Head Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 81,109 Universal City Tx.	Any scale company that is licensed to calibrate scales can calibrate and certify your scale. This has to be done once a year. Send your calibration certificate to Texas Parks and Wildlife Angler Recognition Program and your scale will kept on file as certified. There is information about this on the Texas Parks and Wildlife Web Site. Ron Smith is the program coordinator with Parks&Wildlife. His phone number is on the Website and he can answer any and all your questions. Side Note: My scale has been in the Parks&Wildlife files for years and is part of the Anglers Recognition Program. It's the Official Weigh Station for Lake Dunlap. I can also weigh fish throughout the State. IGFA World Record Rio Grande Cichlid. Lake Dunlap. John 3:16 Sinner's Prayer. God forgive me a sinner. I accept Jesus Christ as my Savior !

Re: Getting a Scale Certified with TPWD [Re: banker-always fishing] #11981651 12/13/16 03:11 PM
Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 422 TEXAS C Connor S OP Angler
OP Connor S Angler C Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 422 TEXAS	Originally Posted By: banker-always fishing Any scale company that is licensed to calibrate scales can calibrate and certify your scale. This has to be done once a year. Send your calibration certificate to Texas Parks and Wildlife Angler Recognition Program and your scale will kept on file as certified. There is information about this on the Texas Parks and Wildlife Web Site. Ron Smith is the program coordinator with Parks&Wildlife. His phone number is on the Website and he can answer any and all your questions. Side Note: My scale has been in the Parks&Wildlife files for years and is part of the Anglers Recognition Program. It's the Official Weigh Station for Lake Dunlap. I can also weigh fish throughout the State. Thanks for the info. Where do you go to get your scale certified, and what scale do you have? I work right down the street from Lake Dunlap so I'm in your area. I say we fish 5 days a week and work 2.

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