So far I found this in Cabellas, pricey but it's a boga in 1/4 pound increments and a spring scale. If a new battery doesn't help mine I'll but his one, oh heck I'll buy it anyhow, Social Security check is coming soon, lol..
I've heard and read the same thing.That fish hung verticle have a greater chance of mortality,that they should be supported under the belly and the gills,and are not created to be hung by their jaws.Now easy boys,only relaying what I read and heard.
That makes sense poleski. All their life fish are effected by gravity in a horizontal position. Probably not made to withstand the vertical force of gravity out of the bouyancy of water.
Cal
From what I have read and been told .You should NOT weigh any fish you plan on releasing.
Just my .02
I have Cabelas spring scale that works well.
I could have sworn I made a post on this to I'm In, oh well, maybe I did elsewhere ??? I did some research and you are 100% correct, "fish to be released should not be weighed by coventional methods we use". I'll see if I can pick out some highlights from F and G biologist and post it here, he had allot to say on the subject. The drops they put in the water are a controled substance, forget that idea, people would be smoking it, lol.
