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Re: Weighing Scale?
[Re: Ken A.]
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06/23/23 03:14 AM
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Black Dallas
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I've posted this a couple times. This scale is more accurate than my Berkley or Rapala scales. I keep one in each of my tackle bags. They are very accurate and lock in quickly on the weight. The Berkley & Rapala scales are off 3-5 oz each. got mine in. tested on a 10# weight. one said 10.24 and the other said 10.34. only prob i have is that they dont weigh in lbs and ounces.
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Re: Weighing Scale?
[Re: dk2429]
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06/23/23 03:37 AM
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Osbornfishing
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Decades ago, when I started fishing for records and using certified scales, I found that many of the commonly used hanging scales are extremely inaccurate. I currently carry a 300-pound postal scale and 10-pound postal floor scale to weigh fish. Both are certified annually. I have seen many records lost over inaccurate scales. And I was also amazed how much smaller the fish became once I started using certified scales. 
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Re: Weighing Scale?
[Re: dk2429]
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06/23/23 03:37 PM
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BrandoA
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I like my Brecknell scale. Very accurate.
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Re: Weighing Scale?
[Re: Black Dallas]
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06/24/23 11:28 PM
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Ken A.
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I've posted this a couple times. This scale is more accurate than my Berkley or Rapala scales. I keep one in each of my tackle bags. They are very accurate and lock in quickly on the weight. The Berkley & Rapala scales are off 3-5 oz each. got mine in. tested on a 10# weight. one said 10.24 and the other said 10.34. only prob i have is that they dont weigh in lbs and ounces. You can change them to read pounds & hundredths. Take your 10# weight to a grocery store and weigh it on the meat scales.
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Re: Weighing Scale?
[Re: dk2429]
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06/25/23 03:04 PM
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Transplant
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When I replaced my broken one my number one priority was the new scale had to take either AA or 9v batteries. No more expensive or hard to find wafer garage door opener batteries!!!
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Re: Weighing Scale?
[Re: Transplant]
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06/26/23 02:32 PM
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Ken A.
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When I replaced my broken one my number one priority was the new scale had to take either AA or 9v batteries. No more expensive or hard to find wafer garage door opener batteries!!! The scale I recommended uses two AAA that is included
Last edited by Ken A.; 06/26/23 02:33 PM.
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Re: Weighing Scale?
[Re: Ken A.]
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07/12/23 06:54 PM
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dan805
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I've posted this a couple times. This scale is more accurate than my Berkley or Rapala scales. I keep one in each of my tackle bags. They are very accurate and lock in quickly on the weight. The Berkley & Rapala scales are off 3-5 oz each. got mine in. tested on a 10# weight. one said 10.24 and the other said 10.34. only prob i have is that they dont weigh in lbs and ounces. You can change them to read pounds & hundredths. Take your 10# weight to a grocery store and weigh it on the meat scales. Make sure you don’t store this scale with the battery. As the battery will end up leaking and cause the scale to fail.
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Re: Weighing Scale?
[Re: coachallentca]
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07/12/23 07:09 PM
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pchapin
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I use the on MLF uses. Very accurate BUBBA Pro Series SFS™ to become Major League Fishing’s official scale starting with 2024 Bass Pro Tour season
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Re: Weighing Scale?
[Re: SteezMacQueen]
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07/12/23 07:49 PM
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hopalong
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The cheap berkley works great. It’s usually within .05 of my thousand dollar PTS scale stuff. I keep 2 in the boat for fast comparison if needed, so far I have not needed to. 
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Re: Weighing Scale?
[Re: dk2429]
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07/12/23 08:06 PM
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sprigsss
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I used the Rapala 15lb scale for years and my weights were always dead on with certified scales.
I now have a Rapala 50lb scale, and I usually weigh in about 1 lb more than what the scale measures on a 20 lb sack.
But its consistent enough that the weights recorded on the scale itself has always agreed with the balance beam, when comparing 2 fish of similar size.
I caught my 2nd 10# fish earlier this year. It weighed 10.11 on my scale, it does bother me a little that that fish was probably closer to 10.5 and I'll now never know the true weight......................., but in a tournament it does its job.
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Re: Weighing Scale?
[Re: dk2429]
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07/12/23 11:47 PM
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Hulapoppin
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I’ve had the same one for 10 years, looks like it should work but never had a need for it.
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Re: Weighing Scale?
[Re: Black Dallas]
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07/13/23 01:52 AM
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Fish Killer
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Big Sexy
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I've posted this a couple times. This scale is more accurate than my Berkley or Rapala scales. I keep one in each of my tackle bags. They are very accurate and lock in quickly on the weight. The Berkley & Rapala scales are off 3-5 oz each. got mine in. tested on a 10# weight. one said 10.24 and the other said 10.34. only prob i have is that they dont weigh in lbs and ounces. Math is hard….
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Re: Weighing Scale?
[Re: Hulapoppin]
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07/13/23 05:16 AM
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CCTX
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mapquest
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I’ve had the same one for 10 years, looks like it should work but never had a need for it. I like your style.
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Re: Weighing Scale?
[Re: dk2429]
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07/13/23 08:14 AM
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Jpurdue
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I got the new bubba pro series scale. Stupid expensive, but I actually love it. I've hated every scale I've owned for one reason or another prior to this one.
"Bragging may not bring happiness, but no man having caught a large fish goes home through an alley." -A.L. www.LunkerLore.com
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