Which Fish Scale Is Right for Me?
Is your record-breaking fish wriggling in the net, and you want to know not only its length but also its weight?
Before the advent of more advanced scales, you would hang the fish on a hook and adjust the handle located in the center of the fish scale to check the weight. When the scale was balanced, you noted where the handle settled, which indicated the weight of the fish or object being weighed.
For your needs, you'll find the perfect fish scale in Happy Angler's fishing gear selection. Whether you choose a digital or spring scale, both will provide you with the weight of your record fish or any other object you want to weigh. Some digital scales feature automatic result locking, where the weight locks on the display once measured, making it easy to read.
More advanced scales also have memory and tare functions. The memory function allows you to save the weight result, so you don't have to remember it, as it is stored on the chip. The tare function is helpful during weighing as you can first weigh, for example, a release bag and then zero the result. When you weigh the fish, the weight of the bag is already subtracted from the total weight.
The accuracy of the scales can be up to ten grams or even one gram.
Digital Scale – Pros and Cons
- Ability to save the weighing result
- Ability to tare, for example, the weight of a weighing bag
- Risk of battery running out during a fishing trip
Spring Scale – Pros and Cons
- Does not require batteries
- No saving capability
- Risk of the spring rusting, which can distort the weighing result
