I ain't losing sleep either way unless its in a tournament. I hardly mess with weighing anything less than 7-8lbs. If a guy's estimate is off and he had fun catching it I could care less what he says it weighs. No one is being hurt by it at all. I just try to worry about the ones that end up in my boat on my rod.

So why we are on this topic what are good scales? Electronic please

you jut have to be a super tall lanky guy like me and they all look huge.

or a super short lanky guy like me

I've got one of those Berkley scales too. I checked in once on a 5 lb dumbell, and it was close, but I might just check it again.

I guess it's always better to leave the digital scales at home so the fish we catch will be bigger . . .

Some of us need to tell what the weights are out loud while looking in a mirror. Only then post it on TFF!!

or just catch bigger fish like me

Well said.

Some fish are big boned. That's why they're the same lenght and 4lbs heavier.

I wish bass fishermen would get the Pinocchio effect when they tell thier big fish stories, then we would all be able to tell who's telling the truth or lying.

I guess you get what you pay for because since then I've bought the more expensive double sided Berkley scale and it seems to be a lot more accurate.

You have to believe the weights... after all if it's on the internet, it must be true!

Ah, just congratulate them and dont worry about it. Yes, alot of people overstate the size of their fish but who cares, what does it hurt. Its not worth arguing about or ruining someones time as they are trying to share their prized fish to us. Just let em have their fun!

However, they will get their bubble bursted when they start fishing tournys and start seeing what a real 8 lber actually looks like. I was amazed over how far off my estimations were when I first started fishing tournys. I learned a new found respect for how big even a ligt 5 lber is!

However, these days I am starting to underestimate my fish bcause I always try to not get to hyped up before weigh-ins, plus it keeps me fishing when I think I need more weight. My last toruny and Falcon I had a 30 lb sack and a 10.6 that won big bass. Going to the weigh-ins, I onnly though I had about 25 lbs and that my big fish was only about 8 lbs. It is exciting when you have more weight than you thought!

those cheap lil spring scales u get at walmart are pretty dat gum accurate for a few bucks. i tested mine with dubells and was never off more than a pound up to a 10 pound dumbell.... thats good enoug for me... If u get mad because i say a fish is 10 and its really nine.... well thats alight with me....

I can take a picture of the same 8# fish and make it look like a 5 pounder or a 10+. And, you wouldn't know by looking at the pic that I was trying to make it look big or small. There's an art to taking fish photos.