Do you like your digital scales?

[D Braswell]

If you've got a digital fish scale and like it, please tell me what kind it is?

[Barnacle Bill]

If you've got a digital fish scale and like it, please tell me what kind it is?

I don't weigh fish a lot but when I do I want it to be accurate so I bought some postal scales from an office supply store.

What part of the country are you from? My wife's maiden name was Braswell.

[steelslinger86]

I have a rapala digital, it was like $20, so definately not top of the line. But for a cheap digital, it acurately weighs fish, and is pretty simple to use. So it lives up to the expectations I had for it. One thing I will say is, that it doesnt lock the weight when you weigh a fish. Meaning the weight shows up while weighing the fish, but as soon as the fish is removed the weight disappears. My buddies digital has the lock capability, and he can store weights. For most circumstances, these are not necesities, but sometimes I wish I had the option. Anyway, I hope this info, can help you in some way.

[headbanginhillbilly]

I have the rapala scales also and for the money I think they do a good job.

[D Braswell]

I'm in Alabama.

[majflyboy]

I have a hard time getting my Rapala to stay on "lbs".

[Cane Pole]

I am so honest, I don't need one.

[Hitek]

Sunbeam postal scales. Forget what they cost but they are accurate.

[bwillaub]

I have the Berkley scale. I think it was around $30. I have had it for 4 yrs and it seems to be very accurate.

[Jerry Blake]

I've had several digital scales - a Rapala and an X-tool (Shakespeare) and I'm using a Berkley now. They all seem to be pretty accurate and reliable if you use them correctly. Properly "zeroing" the scale before you weigh a fish is important for getting an accurate weight. If the chain and/or hook aren't hanging down when you zero the scale their weight will be added to the weight of the fish. Another guide showed me one time how he would lean his scale back and "add" anywhere from a few ounces to nearly a pound to the actual weight of the fish, so holding the scale vertical is also important if you want an accurate weight. Of course, if you want your fish to weigh more just lean the scale back. You can make a scrawny pound and a half crappie weigh well over two pounds.