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I am on the hunt for an accurate hand held scale for weighing single bluegill.:confused:
I have got a few (doggone few) that I THOUGHT might be one pounders ,but would be neat to know for sure.
Here in the West Central IL area one pound bluegill are a very rare catch.
If not hand held, I would like to store it in the pocket on my float tube. Mike
I have fished Houston County Lake here in Texas many times and while fishing for crappie ran across some Gill beds. Fishing off of one "NO WAKE" post I caught 40 in less than 90 minutes and of those 40, I had 17 that went over a pound. Biggest was 1 lb 12 oz. Talk about fun, they put up a fight! I used little slivers of raw shrimp on a #4 hook, no weight, small bobber. I used a triple beam scale............not exactly what you might carry around in your boat, but I had to know what those little monsters weighed!
I never got one verified, but I think the digital scales they have out now are pretty accurate. Rapala makes one and I think Cabela's also has one with their name on it that is less cost. I really don't know the accuracy of each and I think mine is the Rapala one. Some of them get kind of high cost, like $80, but the Rapala is like $29.Quote:
Originally Posted by Illinoisgiller
They do a good job IMHO!
Skip
You and me both! I think the smallest Boga grip is for fish up to 15 pounds. I'm not sure if it would be sensitive enough, though. Plus, they are a little pricey.Quote:
Originally Posted by Illinoisgiller
I'll keep looking, for sure. Let us know if you find anything.
Although not a true fishing scale, I have weighed alot of bluegill, shellcracker with my pelouze. It is battery powered and very accurate. If more people would weigh their catches, there would be fewer and fewer 1lb catch stories...lol
Look at the two pics, that is a big shellcracker, didn't even weigh a pound.
Your local post office. About $35.
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Originally Posted by Jr Branham
;) Yes with that scale I could take a photo and say it was a 14 lb 1 oz bream.
how about that for a bream.:D
Later
BamaMan
You are exactly right. I take every "we caught 100 1lb plus gills" story with a big grain of salt.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jr Branham
Thank you Jr. Branham and all others that responded.
Pelouze PE5 digital scale---- Looks like it will fit nicely in a gal. plastic freezer bag and store out of the way in the pocket of my float tube.
This is a pricy unit on the retail market but I have other options in mind:rolleyes:
This new quest is at the top of my "boy toy" list.:D
Deathb4disco- How right you are!!! Miss judged weight, hybrid Green sunfish-bluegill crosses, and shellcrackers have put a bunch of 1 pound bluegill stories out there. lol
Any that I have guessed at a pound certianly earned the right from the fight they put up. :D
I stand in envy of the southern US belt that holds the vast majority of the largest of these hard fighters. I hope you appreciate what you have. Mike
Believe me, I do!Quote:
Originally Posted by Illinoisgiller
Regarding sizes, my biggest gill was 11" and my biggest shellcracker was 12". I'm not sure if either one of them hit the pound mark, though.
As for Gill stories.....Game Warden came out to certify my largest Gill, however, it was not a lake record. Largest caught that was certified was over 4 lb.. in Ark. and on the lake I was at, it was 2+ lbs. Any non-believers, put up. I can take you to that post and let you catch them yourselves and remove your doubts.
Oh, I don't doubt they exist. I just doubt the abilities of most fishermen in estimating the weight of their fish.Quote:
Originally Posted by ELPATRON
I know what you mean exactly. I fished for Crappie for years and never actually weighed them.....just fried 'em up! However, a dispute started in Conroe one weekend about weights and I caught a couple of slabs and went to the marina to weigh them. I was surprised to find that fish I guessed to be 2+lb. were actually well under 2. I caught one that was right at 20 inches but had no weight, it was thin. I'm going to Conroe this weekend with some friends and we are going to rip them up.............3 boats and we are all going to share our honey-holes. It's been a little slow, so I'm hoping that we hit our limits.
I read a similar story in a recent In-Fisherman. Guys were wondering why they weren't catching as many 10 pound walleyes anymore. The problem was they actually starting weighing the fish instead of estimating their weight. Through the magic of an objective scale, 10 pounders miraculously became 7-8 pounders! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by ELPATRON
BTW, I just reread your post from yesterday. I wasn't talking about it when I referenced wild bluegill stories. Unlike most, you actually weighed yours! Maybe I need to move to Texas.
Anytime you want to hop on down here I'll put you up and put you on the fish. You may not want to leave! I have bbq's almost every weekend and we ride our 4-wheelers.......my place is like the "Redneck Games" arena! Here, you get on the fish at about 6:30am.. They start hitting good right about 7:00 and go till 9:00. After that it's hit and miss. There are areas where you can catch them through the day, but it's action packed early and most people switch from Crappie to other fish after early morning. Come on down anytime...........I'll send you home with plenty of sweet fish.
This is the pair I have never catch a fish they will not weigh.Quote:
Originally Posted by Illinoisgiller
http://www.coffeymarketing.net/index...d&productId=14
This set will sure weigh down to a oz. or gram
http://www.coffeymarketing.net/index...d&productId=11
Man that sounds like heaven on earth.. I also do some BBQ. Here is some of mine . mY smoker will hole 100+ lbs of Bost Butts and 32 sides of Baby back ribs or 75+ lbs of chicken quarters.Quote:
Originally Posted by ELPATRON
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...chicken001.jpg
Just about any hand held digital scale with a capacity of 15 pounds or less will work.
This one will weigh to the nearest 1/4 ounce (if the fish is still enough).
http://www.berkley-fishing.com/prod....+%281124504%29
Thank you PanMan_VA. Those hand helds didn't used to be that accurate. Modern technoligy just keeps racing along.
This scale will be much more user friendly and made for the job at hand. Thanks again, Mike
I have a couple of ABUMATIC reels that I really like and I just put some Cajun ren on them myself (usually take a sack of reels to Academy and have them all done at once) and I've got terrible line twist. I put the string on the table between a couple of books and just reeled the line with a little finger tension. Is that totally wrong? Can you believe I've been fishing for 40 years and need to ask this question?
Elpatron,
I wasn't referring to your post either. You said you weighed yours. I just wished more people weighed their catch. Truth be known, most bluegill that are kept probably weigh 8 or 10 ounces. I've weighed a bunch. If I can get some time I will post a pic of a "true" 2 pound shellcracker. Although it is mounted, you can still see the size that the fish has. When they get that big, they are in a class of their own. Guys, I love bluegills and shellcrackers, post some more pics.
Jr. B
http://cgi.ebay.com/Chatillon-Model-...QQcmdZViewItem
Scales such as this one one ebay are very expensive and accurate scales. they come in all different weights. Im sure I have one that only goes up to 1# or 2#. All scales are said to be more accurate as they reach maximum in their range. With that said there was a 5# dig fish scale out years back that im sure would be fine. But one of these chatillon scales will neve need batteries and always work. Recently we had DFG on our day boat and they were weighing with a similar style scale. Mcmaster carr list them but $$$ they are listed under fish scales online page 1538
So it looks like the way to go is to get something that will measure in grams to use as a sort scale when tournement fishing
That Berkley FS15 looks nice but I dont think it will get the accurcy
I have fished in a couple where the money stops and the difference is .6 oz That said when culling fish it would be nice to make up that difference insteead of eyeballing
There are some cheap gram scales
Any one else have a suggestion ?
Berkely makes a $40 culling system with a scale that is accurate down to .25oz:Quote:
Originally Posted by Wagz
http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/st...=SearchResults
Aside that, a less expensive way to go, a pack of culling tags and a good culling beam will keep eyeball culling from hurting you at weigh-in.
Aside that, a less expensive way to go, a pack of culling tags and a good culling beam will keep eyeball culling from hurting you at weigh-in.[/QUOTE]
That's right, about the culling beam...GRAVITY doesn't lie.
Jr. B