What scale are you guys using for flatheads and sturgeon? I need to put one in my boat. For some reason flatheads seem to like my crankbaits during walleye tournaments. 
I don’t want to spend a fortune. 
May 1, 2009 at 4:18 pm
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Scale??
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May 1, 2009 at 4:26 pm #773111May 1, 2009 at 5:07 pm #773129
With Sturgeon approaching the 100 pound mark up at Wigwam, I’m going to need to rethink my digital.
May 1, 2009 at 5:54 pm #773146I understand they go down into actual parts of pounds for walleye guy.
May 2, 2009 at 4:09 am #773271I have one of these.
It should handle any fish from these parts.http://www.yeoldearcheryshoppe.com/coffey-digital-deer-scale-p-4108.html
May 2, 2009 at 6:39 am #773282
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Coffey Digital Deer Scale
Decent price. Anymore info? Does it measure in oz or 10ths of oz?
May 4, 2009 at 12:59 am #773491Get a bow scale from cabela’s pretty cheap and weights up to 100 lbs. I got mine after I saw Steve D. ‘s
May 4, 2009 at 3:07 pm #773644Measures in tenths.
They also make a 110 lb. scale for those who don’t feel they need the 220 lber.
Rule of thumb on a scale of any sort is to get one that can weigh 2 times the average weight of what you are going to weigh. This is especially true on a digital scale, as the load cell in a digital unit is susceptible to damage if it gets over stressed. Over stressing a load cell will in time depleat it’s accuracy.
Also these scales have a digital thermometer built in and also a total weight feature that will alow you to weigh multiple items (fish) one at a time to get a total.
In my opinion alot of bang for the buck.
JordanMay 4, 2009 at 10:47 pm #773820I bought a 110 lb archery scale on Ebay last night. Pretty good deal. Built in tape measure as well. Only 36″ so it will have to be a girth tape.
May 5, 2009 at 2:00 am #773858Quote:
Rule of thumb on a scale of any sort is to get one that can weigh 2 times the average weight of what you are going to weigh. This is especially true on a digital scale, as the load cell in a digital unit is susceptible to damage if it gets over stressed. Over stressing a load cell will in time depleat it’s accuracy.
Great info, I never thought of that.May 5, 2009 at 3:08 am #773887I just bought the same scale. I hope it doesn’t stink. It’s coming from just one state South, it should be here quite soon.
May 5, 2009 at 2:26 pm #773957Quote:
I bought a 110 lb archery scale on Ebay last night. Pretty good deal. Built in tape measure as well. Only 36″ so it will have to be a girth tape.
Been waiting for that link. Got one on the way.
May 6, 2009 at 8:55 pm #774515yep picked one up last night it looks nice
JordanMay 7, 2009 at 4:47 am #774641I received mine today and I’m very impressed. At first I thought it looked too small, but the more I though about it, it’s very compact and fits just about anywhere.
It feels well made (heavy) and looks to be quite accurate with the fish I weighed on it tonight.
May 7, 2009 at 11:54 am #774670I bought one of those scales through e-bay a few years ago but the batteries kept running out. It seems that it would keep turning itself on when I had it in my cat box. The on-off switch must get pressed to ON when it was stored in the box. I tried to figure out a box for it that would protect the on-off switch from getting pushed but I couldn’t find anything. The scale is in my junk drawer now – I hope you guys have better luck!!!
May 8, 2009 at 3:41 am #774997Quote:
I bought one of those scales through e-bay a few years ago but the batteries kept running out. The scale is in my junk drawer now – I hope you guys have better luck!!!
I have the same problem with my scale….but at least mine is a 9 volt battery. The ones in that scale are the CR2032 or something similar that cost like 4 bucks each, and there’s a pair of them. Could get expensive if there’s multiple battery changes per year involved.
May 10, 2009 at 3:51 am #775391i just left it in the box it came in and put lt in my waterproof bag and it is doing fine and i also checked it against two other scales i have and it is acurate i like the fact that it is small i have enough bulky cat gear the way it is so i like the scale
May 10, 2009 at 6:26 am #775400he has a point, i plan to stick it in my bag where there would be pressure against it a lot of the time. after i get that floating living room, I’ll get a nicer scale.
February 14, 2022 at 12:57 pm #2099499Whisker seeker 110lb scale
February 15, 2022 at 9:30 am #2099822Whisker seeker 110lb scale
13 years later and we finally found it
February 15, 2022 at 4:14 pm #2099980<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>Pitter patter wrote:</div>
Whisker seeker 110lb scale13 years later and we finally found it
I was thinking the same thing!
February 16, 2022 at 6:27 pm #2100389I’ve used the same quality non-digital spring scale for over 15 years and it still works great. No batteries, no problems.
I know you probably already know this, but weigh your fish in a net, never hanging by the gill/mouth
February 17, 2022 at 3:19 am #2100455Didn’t pay attention to how old post was when I commented on it so be careful when replying to this post or the cool kids of ido will have a laugh at it . 😎
February 17, 2022 at 7:09 am #2100468Didn’t pay attention to how old post was when I commented on it so be careful when replying to this post or the cool kids of ido will have a laugh at it . 😎
I’d been meaning to respond to the original post, it just took a while to get to it……….
February 18, 2022 at 1:54 pm #2100941Dirk has a little catching up to do.
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March 25, 2022 at 3:12 am #2110707Get yourself the most durable bathroom scale and be done with. LOL.
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