What is everyone's preferrence for a bass scale?  

 

Looking a Tackle Warehouse I see a lot of options

 

Berkley, Rapala, Digital, Mechanical, touch screen etc. 

 

What do you use, how long have you had it? what are the pros and cons? 

 

Thanks

 

I use a cheap luggage scale off Ebay. Less than $6 shipped and very accurate. Not the most durable, but I've been using them for a few years and only on my second one. I've had Berkley and Rapala scales that were either way off, or very inconsistent. I tried the Accu Cull scales and had high hopes for them. I bought 4 to use for our weeknight tournaments. Weighed the same weight in my kitchen and weights varied from scale to scale and even had the same scales weighing the same item 3 times vary by as much as 3/4 of a pound. Completely unacceptable so they were all sent back. If I was going to buy one from TW for myself, I'd probably get the Brecknell they use on MLF. 

The best of the digital's is the Brecknell. The best of the spring scales is the boga. A 15lb boga only weighs in quarter lb increments while the Brecknell weighs to the half ounce. Spring scales can be affected by extreme cold icy conditions below freezing. Digital scales can be affected by wetness & battery strength. I carry one of each in my boat so there is never a scale problem. The boga also doubles as a fish gripper for staying away from multiple treble hooks when a fish is thrashing and avoiding fish with teeth. Neither of these scales are inexpensive but offer the best service for the money spent. I base my claim of the best scale on personal experience & from talking to IGFA officials who oversee scale certification for the agency.

I use a 15lb Boga myself and love it.

 

Also have a cheap luggage scale attached to

a lip gripper. Works extremely well, too, but

can't get wet or it's toast. Got it based on a 

post here, in fact.

 

Do a search here in the forums and you'll find

a LOT of posts on this very topic.