Ray Roberts
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There is a button to toggle the reading. The price varies considerably, the cheapest Ii saw was about £50 + VAT. They are good but I most certainly wouldnt pay some of the asking prices.
Which digital scales ?
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I've looked on Amazon and everywhere else come to that for Newsome scales and cant seem to be able to find an outlet to buy them,dont even show on Amazon,Newsomes own website shows them,but...i'm probably not typing it in correctly...
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I know....they are difficult to pin down on Amazon. Go via Google and search for " 35kg capacity digital hanging scales" . The same search term on eBay gets you to Newsomes too.
I actually emailed Newsomes this morning,they deal with trade customers only,the guy gave me the name of a company who retails them though,a question,do the Newsomes scales weigh pounds and ounces,because the scales I bought from ebay as per ad on this thread do not,it's either a decimal of pounds,or all in ounces(which is fine,my arithmetic is good)...
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Pounds and ounces.
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Tried electronic when my Avon’s died. Complete waste of space for me. I rarely weigh a fish unless I think it may be a PB and hadn’t considered that’s so infrequent the batteries will be long dead? gone back to dials with a Reuben Heaton flyweight. Good enough for me and seem to be accurate enough but then again I could care little as long as I am within 4 oz or so ?
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No pressure on me then. I hope you like them.
...I just took the plunge and got a pair too ...so the weight of expectation grows by the minute
...I jest, I am sure they will be good.Thanks as well to Alan for the link.
I plan to get the Samsons as well ...that will be on the Xmas present list...lets face it ....got to be better than socks..
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I got a set of those cheap'o ones off fleebay and they are very small.
They weigh in pounds and ounces and in kilos and grames.
They also delet the weigh bags weight, and give the weight of the fish only.
I think I paid about three and a half notes deliverd.
If I ever feel the need to weigh a fish I have two sets of scales with me, those small digis and a small set of tubular type spring scales.
No idea why they make many of tye sets of digi scales so large when the workings are tiny!
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Very few scales are made specifically to weigh fish. Some are originally made for weighing poultry, luggage etc. The weight/size of the scales doesn’t really matter then.
Ergonomics are more vital, being able to grip the scales without them slipping through your hands becomes more important than their weight or portability. Having said that the scales Skippy posted look far more portable for roving and I may get a set for my spinning kit.
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Yes Ray, I realise that the scales are made with gripping them whilst weighing in mind. A friend of mine got some belters which had a small hand grip built into them and they were still small and light. I think they may have been rapala, but i'm not sure. They had a red and white body.
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I have a couple of sets of the cheap luggage scales direct from china, tested them and they were near spot on for my use. Couple of years later I suspect some of my weights and test them again at home (new batteries installed) and was getting odd readings around 1lb light, both sets were out.
Sought advice on new scales, tried to buy recommended ones and all out of stock. Tried another test, more specific comparing with an old set of spring Avon's and checking the test weights on wife's digital kitchen scales. Weighing is spot on now - so what the hell is going on?
Had a scratch and a think and found the problem.
To weigh larger weights especially I had been holding the scales by the body and not the attached loop, this was giving the false readings every time, soon as I suspended the scales by the loop they were accurate. Now going to carry a bit of bamboo to put through as a T bar when weighing.
Sought advice on new scales, tried to buy recommended ones and all out of stock. Tried another test, more specific comparing with an old set of spring Avon's and checking the test weights on wife's digital kitchen scales. Weighing is spot on now - so what the hell is going on?
Had a scratch and a think and found the problem.
To weigh larger weights especially I had been holding the scales by the body and not the attached loop, this was giving the false readings every time, soon as I suspended the scales by the loop they were accurate. Now going to carry a bit of bamboo to put through as a T bar when weighing.
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Found out in the past that the body of the scale should not be held when weighing fish or anything else. Was told this when doing steward work on a match.
I've found out the hard way!
But I wonder how many anglers have inadvertently done it whilst weighing fish, very easy to do especially when using small digital scales and bigger fish - body of the scales is easier to hold and control. At least mine have weighed light so I'm not claiming bigger fish than I caught, been diddling myself out of weight instead