magic scales

[Kappa]

I just got myself a set of light dial scales as a backup to my aging Avon scales which weigh a ton.

 

First impressions, they are very flimsy and trying to zero the was almost impossible, turn the know nothing happens, turn some more it jumps a pound!

 

Anyway finally got the zeroed and the accuracy? Awful weighing things in the 2 to 3lb range they gave a weight between 6 and 8oz too heavy. So should I send them back or improve all my PBs?

 

I can't believe how poor they are, they are made a reputable scale maker, I'm shocked.

 

Rich

[Anderoo]

Can I borrow them when I go roach fishing please?

[Andy_1984]

have you tested with actual weights. its possible they are just a faulty set. i would send them back to the manufacturer for another one. if they do the same go elsewhere.

[Ken L]

I have always found digis to be dead simple and accurate. The only downside is that you don't know they're now working until they're not working - usually at the worst possible moment.

[Anderoo]

This explains a few people's PBs

[Mark Wintle]

No substitute for quality when it comes to scales and carrying slightly more weight is not that much of a problem (my camera weighs more than 3 sets of scales!). If the scales you refer to are the ones I'm thinking of then I'd ask for my money back. As for digital; brilliant when they work but notorious if the battery is low.

[Phone]

Kappa,

 

Just an arms length observation. Proper weight is an important part of British coarse fishing. You seem to be an angler of upmost integrity. I wouldn't return them because fish weights within 1 or 2 pounds is good enough. You think you would like to be like Phone - I lie? You had better just return them (or put them on a shelf if returning is more of a hassle than it's worth) and get something you have confidence in.

 

I have mechanical Ruben's. Really, they aren't that accurate if for no other reash than because they go to twice around to 60 lbs. Ounces are, at best, an honest estimate. If I had to have "correct' scales I to would only consider digital. GOOD ONES.

 

Phone

Edit: maybe two. I saw at the office supply store a "postal scale" that would be super for weights up to 3 lbs. They couldn't have weighed more than 1/4 pound and were thinner and not much larger than a ciggy pack.

Edited March 31, 2012 by Phone

[Newt]

LRR (long range release) is the way forward. Nothing extra to carry and no one can argue when you give the weight. "Wow, that carp weighed at least 82 pounds."

[Phone]

Newt,

 

Another way to never blank and always catch really big fish is to fish

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

alone

 

Phone

[pearbo]

Totally agree, lots of people knock digis but i carry just about every known battery with me anyway. Easy to zero, accurate and easy to read. What more could you want. I don't care if they are a quarter oz out when the battery is half full, does it really matter.