| #1  03-03-2011, 05:09 PM | ||||
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| how annoying As you all know i have been fishing since August and up untill today i was struggling to catch a double figure carp. When i caught my 8lb carp today, i weighed it and the scales showed 4lb...  . Thats not right i thought so i borrowed some scales and low and behold...8lb.Bloody scales i thought, gonna get some digital ones. I kept thinking about it and decided to have proper look at my little scales. As i am left handed i hold them in a certain way and didn't realise, i have been looking at kilograms, pounds are on the back... Now what i cant confirm is wether my previous record carp was 8.5lb as i thought or infact i weighed it in kilos and he infact weighed nearer 20lb.. how annoying, lesson learnt and i will pay attention in future..  __________________ I snagged.., 5lb tench, 25.3lb common, 16.4lb mirror , 2.2lb roach, 4 lb chub and 10lb Ghost.     |
| #2 03-03-2011, 06:41 PM | |||
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| Re: how annoying ah well at least you know now,mate. was you refering to the common you caught at bax farm? if so 8lb was about right,a 20lber is definitely bigger. i was thinkinking about getting some digis too, as it would seem easier to weigh and conclude on an exact weight. __________________ If it was easy, it would be called catching. Now I may be an idiot, but there is one thing I am not, sir, and that, sir, is an idiot..... |
| #3 03-04-2011, 01:02 PM | ||||
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 Re: how annoying Ive just ordered a set of digital scales from ebay for the princely sum of about 5 quid ! will let you know if they are any cop  With regards to the carp i think the size difference between an eight pounder and twenty would be pretty evident , but like Mark says - lesson learnt __________________ Shore Species 2012: Dab-Flounder-Herring-L.S.Dogfish-Pouting-Shore Rockling-5 Bearded Rockling-Small Eyed Ray-Turbot-Whiting |
| #4 03-07-2011, 07:14 AM | |||
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| Re: how annoying Hi. I got some of those cheap Stillwater digi scales they advertise in Angling Times and they are useless. The minute the the fish flips/moves in the sling/net it throws the reading out n you have to start again. Annoying. They are a standard cheap digi scale and I have seen em sold under different names so be carefull what you buy. I have gone back to the traditional analoge/dial type scales now. |
| #5 03-07-2011, 08:29 AM | ||||
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| Re: how annoying I bought myself some Fox digi scales last year and they were ok but I have heard stories of digi scales giving false readings when the batteries start to get a bit low. I much prefer Dial scales as you can see the needle moving up and I am more confident that the weight is accurate, plus you don't need batteries, so I gave them to my son and I went back to my old favourite Avons which are still weighing accurately after 25 years. I won't be able to replace them when they finally give up the ghost though as the Avon scales are no longer made. __________________ My Web Site (The Average Coarse Angler) Happiness is Fish Shaped (It used to be woman shaped but the wifes getting on a bit now) |
| #6 03-07-2011, 10:29 AM | ||||
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| Re: how annoying Quote:
Does the buttons on yours look like a smiley face? lol |
