In reply to Post #15
Good choice
Good choice
In reply to Post #1
I have a set of those and the batteries last ages, must be a fault
I have a set of those and the batteries last ages, must be a fault
Defo a fault. Had mine 3 years and still on the same set of batteries.
I have have had a set of Rubens for donkeys, only recently bought the wychwood digitals to save a bit of weight and rucksack space.
People always go on about how bulletproof the old dial Rubens are. Yet think of all the stories of British records where the scales had to go off and they were found to be at least a pound or two out. I probably trust the digi's more tbh.
People always go on about how bulletproof the old dial Rubens are. Yet think of all the stories of British records where the scales had to go off and they were found to be at least a pound or two out. I probably trust the digi's more tbh.
In reply to Post #19
I had a set of salter digitals before digitals really took off.
I bought them from Penge Angling as fishing scales but I never got on with them and went back to dial scales in 2007.
I found that as droplets of water fell the reading would never keep still and not settle, There was a 'hold' setting that was supposed to latch onto the correct weight but if you released the hold setting and reapplied it you'd get a different reading.
I've not used them but I would imagine the newer digitals don't suffer with this problem but worries me is that when you get a steady reading with a flapping fish has it latched onto the correct weight?
Having said that with dial scales you do get needle movement but there's usually a short moment when the needle stays still and enough to get a reading.
Another advantage is they are easy to tare and you can leave them outside in the rain
I sent my Reubens away for a service and recalibration but if they break beyond repair then perhaps I'll give digitals some consideration but I'm in no rush
BTW you also had to remove the battery from the Salter's when not in use as the battery would drain.
Edit
Question to digital users.
If you weigh a fish, remove the fish from the scales, turn the scales off and back on again, then reweigh the fish do you get exactly the same reading?
I had a set of salter digitals before digitals really took off.
I bought them from Penge Angling as fishing scales but I never got on with them and went back to dial scales in 2007.
I found that as droplets of water fell the reading would never keep still and not settle, There was a 'hold' setting that was supposed to latch onto the correct weight but if you released the hold setting and reapplied it you'd get a different reading.
I've not used them but I would imagine the newer digitals don't suffer with this problem but worries me is that when you get a steady reading with a flapping fish has it latched onto the correct weight?
Having said that with dial scales you do get needle movement but there's usually a short moment when the needle stays still and enough to get a reading.
Another advantage is they are easy to tare and you can leave them outside in the rain
I sent my Reubens away for a service and recalibration but if they break beyond repair then perhaps I'll give digitals some consideration but I'm in no rush
BTW you also had to remove the battery from the Salter's when not in use as the battery would drain.
Edit
Question to digital users.
If you weigh a fish, remove the fish from the scales, turn the scales off and back on again, then reweigh the fish do you get exactly the same reading?
In reply to Post #1
I got a set of those scales back in november I think? Put in some batteries and never used them, cos I did not go fishing until march. When I first used them the batteries were dead
. I was less than impressed. Put in new batteries and have since then weighed quite a few fish, and the battery indicator is still showing full batteries. It's a bit weird.
I got a set of those scales back in november I think? Put in some batteries and never used them, cos I did not go fishing until march. When I first used them the batteries were dead
. I was less than impressed. Put in new batteries and have since then weighed quite a few fish, and the battery indicator is still showing full batteries. It's a bit weird.
In reply to Post #20
The second gen fox digital only lock on to a weight after it has been steady for a second or so, it won't just latch on at some random time. I find them far easier for weighing fish with.
The second gen fox digital only lock on to a weight after it has been steady for a second or so, it won't just latch on at some random time. I find them far easier for weighing fish with.
In reply to Post #1
Still using first generation Fox Digitals and although flipping the battery is a mild pain the scales themselves (at over 18yrs old) have seemingly retained their accuracy. Caught a scraper 40 on my lake the other week and got the weight witnessed and weighed on a newish set of second generation Fox digitals; exactly the same reading!
Still using first generation Fox Digitals and although flipping the battery is a mild pain the scales themselves (at over 18yrs old) have seemingly retained their accuracy. Caught a scraper 40 on my lake the other week and got the weight witnessed and weighed on a newish set of second generation Fox digitals; exactly the same reading!
In reply to Post #21
Same as this
Same as this