Ok, this question applies only to Cali. What is the advantage to having a certifiable scale? In Cali, I know you have to have a DFG employee verify your fish in person as a particular species (absolutely ridiculous, ummm, yeah, Crupi's fish may have been a spotted bass. I dont think so). So, if I have a scale that is not certifiable, but Ive done the grocery store thing, and I catch a bass that is close to a record of some sort, why would I want to have a certifiable scale? If its close, Im gonna double check it with another scale any way. I still have to have DFG come out, and I still have to abide by all the other regs with certifiying a record. I assume the answer is that, after DFG shows up, I wouldnt have to transport to a certifiable scale. Or is it because you all just want to know with absolute certainty what your fish weighs? I guess with the variation in scale weights, Ive always been comfortable with what my scale tells me, as long as I occassionally check it at the grocery store