RE: It was this big!!!,
calicokid,
Jul 04th 2005, #1
RE: It was this big!!!,
Fishing805Fever,
Jul 04th 2005, #2
RE: It was this big!!,
Tm Customs,
Jul 04th 2005, #3
RE: It was this big!!,
Mattlures,
Jul 04th 2005, #4
RE: It was this big!!,
Tm Customs,
Jul 04th 2005, #5
RE: It was this big!!,
Lightninrod,
Jul 05th 2005, #6
RE: It was this big!!,
Tm Customs,
Jul 05th 2005, #7
RE: It was this big!!,
ben23,
Jul 07th 2005, #8
The best way to check a scale,
Urban,
Jul 07th 2005, #9
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Fishing805Fever | Mon Jul-04-05 03:25 PM |
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#3224, "RE: It was this big!!!"
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Back in the day i used to go fish w/out a scale ,now i carry 2 one electronic and one spring ,to avoid looking like an ass if i post the size of my fish.otherwise i just post it as a "good fish" to avoid putting a size/weight on it .but i know what u mean Taylor when you say that. :-) :7 brian
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Lightninrod | Tue Jul-05-05 12:49 PM |
Member since Oct 31st 2003
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#3228, "RE: It was this big!!"
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I weigh all mine and I too carry two scales just so I can be sure of the correct weight if/when I get my first double-digit Bass. I want to know it's correct myself.
Btw, I wouldn't trust a "1 lb weight" for testing a scale's accuracy. I weigh a single, 5 lb bag of sugar(the federal government regulates their weight) hung in a grocery store plastic bag and then I weight two, 5 lb bags to test for the heavier-end accuracy.
Dan "Drill Here, Drill Now, Pay Less"
Deo Vindice
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ben23 | Thu Jul-07-05 06:10 AM |
Member since Apr 09th 2004
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#3240, "RE: It was this big!!"
In response to Reply # 7
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what I dont get is.....what type of satisfaction deos it bring them when they now deep down they now there fish is not the size that they tell people.
Our family record is 8.5 pounds........and for me to come home one day saying that I broke the family record, but really just took pictures of a 6 pounder I just caught, this would not make me satisfied....even though people might believe me...it still doesnt conquer my personal goal of beating that record.
I just wonder what type of feeling they are going for when they lie like that.
BEN god bless
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Urban | Thu Jul-07-05 12:46 PM |
Member since Sep 22nd 2004
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#3241, "The best way to check a scale"
In response to Reply # 6
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Is to bring it to the grocery store. Go get two five pound jugs of water then walk over to the produce section. The jugs of water should weigh an exact weight (check online to see how much five gallons of water weigh). However, I place them on the produce scale just to make sure. Once I know the exact weight, I then place it in one of those flimsy plastic bags they give you (no added weight) and weigh it. I weigh several 5 gallon jugs to to account for potential variation. Last time I did this my scale was dead on. I need to do it again soon though just to make sure its still on.
And to play devils advocate, angles, sunlight, type of camera, zoom distance, and size of person are all very influential on how big a fish actually looks in a photo. So many times just cause a fish doesnt appear to weigh X amount, in reality it actually did. But I still agree, lots of people are way off the mark.
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