would not have been hard to believe for me.have caught 8 or 9 that were over 17 inches,most were full of eggs,weigh only one ,it weigh 3 lb and 1 ounce,but my friend with me had a 3 lb 3 ounce and we had to weigh them for his work compretition,but wife told me last week I had to get scales,what are some good scales for crappie,do not want heavy scales for big type fish