awesome fish man congrats!

First of all, CONGRATULATIONS!

 

As a general rule, we don't like people challenging fish that have been weighed and pictured.

When someone doesn't weigh a fish and asks "How big is this bass?" that's different and the

door is wide open.  It's not really that important how much your fish really weighed, this whole

deal is for fun! So, it's nice when the OP looks at these posts constructively, checks his scale

then comes back with a response. The mistake is totally understandable. No harm, no foul. It's

still a nice bass.

 

 

 

Right on...great fish!

VERY good point. I just went to my tackle box and checked it, it indeed was set to about 1.5lbs and stuck. So this fish was around 6.5#. The zero-out knob on the back must of moved somehow. I always thought the scale was right on based on the digital scales I compared it to, but at some point down the line the zero out turning knob must of been moved.

 

Thank you everybody for the knowledge and inspections. It's still my personal best easy! Time to buy a digital scale! I'll change original post to say its around 6.5.

 

I feel like a ******! So excited then let down by the scale, ahah! Hopefully i'll get a bigger one sometime soon!

 

must've been a bummer to see that. but having that scale myself, ive had the same thing happen but caught it soon as i unhooked the fish from it. now im sure to check it and reset it to zero if need be before i weigh anything. its commendable that youve adjusted the weight and let everyone know the issue, some guys wouldve found out but still defended the incorrect weight. dont feel down on yourself though, thats still a nice fish you caught and you have reason to be proud of it...

Man, I guess I have to try this wacky rig thing.  It just looks goofy to me and i have never tried it.

 

But I guess it really works.

 

30 lb Braid!  I like your optimism

Nice fish...congrats on the PB!