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 Re: Whats a good Scale?
[Re: Chad711]
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09/20/11 12:29 AM
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RMOROTT21
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Cul-m-rite is super close to certified scales
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Re: Whats a good Scale?
[Re: RMOROTT21]
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09/20/11 01:34 PM
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Transplant
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Whatever one you get....buy an extra battery for it. Too many times you want to weigh that really BIG ONE, and scales dead!!
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Re: Whats a good Scale?
[Re: Transplant]
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09/20/11 01:37 PM
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Jersey Dan
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Whatever one you get....buy an extra battery for it. Too many times you want to weigh that really BIG ONE, and scales dead!! +1 In my tungsten box you will find 2 spare AA batteries.
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Re: Whats a good Scale?
[Re: Jersey Dan]
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09/20/11 01:42 PM
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Evan O'Brien
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Re: Whats a good Scale?
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09/20/11 02:02 PM
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RB_BassMan
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I like the cheep black berkley scale, had one for several years and never had to change the battery!
I may be new at this but I'm Learning!
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Re: Whats a good Scale?
[Re: rxkid2001]
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09/20/11 04:40 PM
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Stan L
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CUL-M-Rite hands down! Go to South West Parts and talk to Shane. Also has a top notch tackle store and a great place for trolling motor repairs!
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Re: Whats a good Scale?
[Re: Stan L]
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09/20/11 11:06 PM
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CENTEX Toad Hunter
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All you guys that chimed in with CUL-M-RITE, please tell me how you justify $200 for it. Don't get me wrong, I'm a high end purchaser when it comes to quality. (Buy right the first time, own it a lifetime!) But $200 for what the Rapella does for $50? Make a believer outta me!
"If you've quit learn'n, you might'as well quit fish'n cuz yer not catch'n as many fish as ya should be!"
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Re: Whats a good Scale?
[Re: Transplant]
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09/21/11 03:32 AM
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Whatever one you get....buy an extra battery for it. Too many times you want to weigh that really BIG ONE, and scales dead!! x10 ...  ..and Chad, ur right, it almost is scary how accurate that cheap little Rapala scale is... ..on a side note, kudos to Berkley, shipped my old scale to the factory (it had stopped working, out of the blue), no receipt, explained what was going on, and they sent me a brand new one... 
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Re: Whats a good Scale?
[Re: JD/76708]
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09/21/11 11:41 PM
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That's one for the Rapella. Still want to hear why I would consider a CULL M RITE. CAn I get a specific reason why?
"If you've quit learn'n, you might'as well quit fish'n cuz yer not catch'n as many fish as ya should be!"
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Re: Whats a good Scale?
[Re: attytexas]
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09/22/11 03:50 AM
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I've got a fairly inexpensive Berkley scale that I think I paid about 20 bucks for. I was at the launch one day on Caddo when the game warden was weighing fish for some reason (I can't remember) anyway I got him to put water in a bucket to 5 lbs on his fancy "official" scale and my little Berkley was within one tenth of a lb... close enough for me and not a huge loss if I accidentally kick it overboard.
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Re: Whats a good Scale?
[Re: Chad711]
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09/22/11 11:16 AM
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Ken A.
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I've had a few digital scales and they all seems to break or be off to much. My buddy had this cheap ($16) Rapala scale. Most accurate scale I've seen. Went and bought one and it's pretty solid. I've used work out weights, they range from 3lb weights to 10 lb weights. Shut up, they are my girlfriends weights (know what you're thinking!)  Any way it seems all of the scales I've owned were off when you got into the double digit range. I'd put 10 and 12 lbs in and it would read a lb less. This rapala so far has been much more accurate. That's about what I bench press Chad.... 
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Re: Whats a good Scale?
[Re: Ken A.]
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09/22/11 11:18 AM
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Ken A.
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The Cull-M-Rite is the best scale made and Shane stands behind them over at SW Parts.
I've had good luck with the Rapala and the Berkely digital scales too. I go to a marina and set a bucket of water on their certified scale then fill it slowly to exactly Ten Pounds, then weigh it with my handheld scale. Then one I have now is only 2 oz off at Ten Pounds.
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Re: Whats a good Scale?
[Re: Ken A.]
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09/22/11 02:57 PM
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Chad711
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The Cull-M-Rite is the best scale made and Shane stands behind them over at SW Parts.
I've had good luck with the Rapala and the Berkely digital scales too. I go to a marina and set a bucket of water on their certified scale then fill it slowly to exactly Ten Pounds, then weigh it with my handheld scale. Then one I have now is only 2 oz off at Ten Pounds.
I need to try that test with water out too! Sounds like a perfect way to check them out.
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