Weighing Bass 2024

Alex21 reply :

I just dont like the idea of poking another hole through the bass's mouth for weight. I like to keep things as simple as possible and get them in the water with best chances of survival. With that being said whats the best way to weigh a bass. I heard of puting them in a bag then hooking the handles but wouldnt that remove alot of their coat?

senile1 reply :

Buy a scale that doesn't require a hole such as a Boga Grip.

http://www.alltackle.com/boga_grip_tool.htm

jslacker reply :

Couldn't you use a traditional style scale with the hook and just hook it behind the gills? that's how I weigh my carp...

Alex21 reply :

On 7/12/2012 at 5:53 AM, senile1 said:

Buy a scale that doesn't require a hole such as a Boga Grip.

http://www.alltackle...a_grip_tool.htm

Ya but cant that still damage the jaw if its a big enough fish

joefish reply :

these work great.

http://www.basspro.com/Bass-Pro-Shops-Grip-Master-with-Scale/product/93413/111891

Alex21 reply :

On 7/12/2012 at 6:03 AM, jslacker said:

Couldn't you use a traditional style scale with the hook and just hook it behind the gills? that's how I weigh my carp...

Ya you could but the thing with that is if the fih flops it could tear its gills which is almost always fatal.

00 mod reply :

On 7/12/2012 at 5:53 AM, senile1 said:

Buy a scale that doesn't require a hole such as a Boga Grip.

http://www.alltackle...a_grip_tool.htm

On 7/12/2012 at 6:03 AM, jslacker said:

Couldn't you use a traditional style scale with the hook and just hook it behind the gills? that's how I weigh my carp...

I use a 15lb Boga for mine, but in the past have used a Berkley scale with a hook. If you are going to hook them under the gill plate, make sure to not get a gill in the way. No sense in causing harm this way. Best bet is a boga style scale.

Jeff

00 mod reply :

Alex, If you are that worried, the best way is a bag with water in it. Place fish in, weigh, remove fish, weigh again and do the math.

Jeff

ClackerBuzz reply :

you sound careful and won't cause damage with the hook scale. you will get bored weighing 90% of the fish you catch and save it for lunkers

JunkYard814 reply :

I had a similar thought process to you when I first thought about using a scale. I went out and bought the Berkley version like the one joefish suggested and I have yet to harm a fish with it. Granted it hasn't held anything over 5 pounds but I seems just as safe as grabbing a fish's lip and ripping it out of the water.

Grizzn N Bassin reply :

just put your scale hook through you lures o ring and do it like that

Loop_Dad reply :

Hello folks! First post here.

After I injured a fish when I used the hook kind of scale, I started to carry a plastic bag to weigh. The problem I had with this was the plastic bag became very stinky quickly, especially in a hot weather.

I am back to using the hook kind of scale for now. Like ClackerBuzz said, you get bored weighing the fish. I only weigh bigger ones. So this might be okay.

I learned to look inside the gill cavity before sticking the hook in there and make sure not to pinch the gill. Then weigh quickly. It is kind of awkward because you have a thumb of one hand in the mouth while trying to hold the fish higher so that you can see the fish from behind the gill.

I am considering buying lip-grip kind of scale, but those jaws look very small, a lot smaller than my thumb, and not so gentle on the fish, no?

senile1 reply :

On 7/12/2012 at 6:06 AM, Alex21 said:

Ya but cant that still damage the jaw if its a big enough fish

I thought the same thing but I think the jury is still out on that one. Read the following thread on how to hold a bass and make note of what Fish Chris has to say. Chris is a trophy hunter and has caught quite a few bass well over 10 lbs. There are quite a few others who think that a vertical hold is fine as long as it is a short length of time.

http://www.bassresou...by lip__st__15

Texfisherman reply :

I've thought about getting some type of fish netting, maybe a 2'-0" x 2'-0" piece.

Put the bass in it and then hook the fish netting onto the weight scale. The netting is too light to affect the weight and the bass would remain safe.

To create a visual of this, imagine taking the net on your boat (that you use to pull bass out of the water) and cutting off the 'net' part of it. Then, permanently attach a weight scale to the top part of that.

-- You don't have to worry about fish fighting you while being weighed

-- No extra damage to them

-- No 'hooking' the bass in any way, shape or form

-- No new holes in his lip

I haven't actually tried this yet, but intend to.

EDIT: I've edited this thing like 5 times now; my apologies

Sam reply :

On 7/12/2012 at 5:53 AM, senile1 said:

Buy a scale that doesn't require a hole such as a Boga Grip.

http://www.alltackle.com/boga_grip_tool.htm

ClackerBuzz reply :

I think one of the biggest factors is how much you played the fish. if you didn't have a chance to play it long and it still has a lot of fight left when you boat it..there is a good chance it will still jump/kick in ur hands and on the scale. that would be bad. if they have any energy left they will usually jump when you touch the scale hook to their jaw so do a trial run first. if you can touch the hook to their jaw w/o having them kick they usually have submitted. should be save then.

The same will hole true weighing with bags. They will put up a hell'a fight going into the bag if they haven't submitted yet. So hold them another 30 sec till they've calmed down. Same principle no matter if its a hook scale, boga, stringer etc.

Edited July 14, 2012 by ClackerBuzz

BassAssassin726 reply :

Why would you make another hole for the scale? Just slide the hook up under its gill and make sure its through. No hole.

tomustang reply :

On 7/14/2012 at 8:12 AM, BassAssassin726 said:

Why would you make another hole for the scale? Just slide the hook up under its gill and make sure its through. No hole.

I agree. Scales don't have piercing hooks on them, they have hanging hooks. I think you have a misconception on scales

jeb2 reply :

Another vote for the Boga. I bought the 15lb one a few months ago, and love it. Had fish up to 7lbs on it so far. Like someone else said, it's no harder than lipping the fish to pull it out of the water or putting it back in the water.

Just make sure you buy some kind of bright colored floaty for it. Kind of pricey to kick overboard and not get back!

joeshmoe916 reply :

I typically use the existing hole from the hook as a pilot hole. I also ground down the hook on my scale to a smaller size for ease of entry and to reduce hole size. If the hook spot is not a good spot, I go through the thin part of their under jaw, between gills and a inch or two back from the lip.. this shouldnt effect eating or swimming, it has never bled at all when I puncture it.

CybrSlydr reply :

Holy Jesus - that Boga scale is $125!!!

That's almost what I spent on my rod/reel!

A-Jay reply :

A-Jay

Goose52 reply :

2012 thread...a blast from the past....

CybrSlydr reply :

On 12/12/2016 at 12:29 AM, Goose52 said:

2012 thread...a blast from the past....

As a moderator for another forum, I'm familiar with the use of the search feature and the desire to resurrect threads rather than start another.

scaleface reply :

Use a large ice bag .

j bab reply :

@A-Jay I'm getting a setup very similar to that one tomorrow for my birthday - oh wait I'm not supposed to know that! Anyways its a Rapala fish gripper & scale combo and there's a ring on the gripper that you can attach to the scale or you can use them separately.

Goose52 reply :

On 12/12/2016 at 1:09 AM, j bab said:

@A-Jay I'm getting a setup very similar to that one tomorrow for my birthday - oh wait I'm not supposed to know that! Anyways its a Rapala fish gripper & scale combo and there's a ring on the gripper that you can attach to the scale or you can use them separately.

If interested, there's a test report on that scale here

fishwizzard reply :

Can some who has a 15lb boga grip do me a favor? I am trying to get an idea about the size of it but can't find a good picture online. I would love a shot next to a dollar bill or something common like that.

I want a scale/grip to use when shore fishing but I just take a tiny fly fishing sling with me and don't have a ton of room or like to carry a ton of weight.

thanks.

Team9nine reply :

On 7/12/2012 at 5:48 AM, Alex21 said:

I heard of putting them in a bag then hooking the handles but wouldn't that remove a lot of their coat?

You had the right idea the first time It's how I weigh any of my bigger bass where I want an exact measurement. The small bag is slick and doesn't attract/hold water (think slick garbage bags). Absolute minimal physical damage to a fish since they go in head first and bag attaches to clip/hook.

On 12/12/2016 at 2:18 AM, Bunnielab said:

Can some who has a 15lb boga grip do me a favor? I am trying to get an idea about the size of it but can't find a good picture online. I would love a shot next to a dollar bill or something common like that.

Here's an online pic of a 15# BOGA clipped to your waist...extra attachment is a coiled key holder.

Yeajray231 reply :

Ahhh just guess.. they're always bigger when you don't weigh em

cgolf reply :

Similar to what @A-Jay and @j bab I have the cheaper Berkley lip gripper that I hold the fish with and then use my digital scale to hold both. I then just subtract the weight of the gripper and all is good. No harm to the fish and quick and easy release.

j bab reply :

On 12/12/2016 at 6:15 AM, cgolf said:

Similar to what @A-Jay and @j bab I have the cheaper Berkley lip gripper that I hold the fish with and then use my digital scale to hold both. I then just subtract the weight of the gripper and all is good. No harm to the fish and quick and easy release.

If you put the grip on the scale before you turn it on does it zero the scale so that you don't have to subtract?

cgolf reply :

On 12/12/2016 at 6:18 AM, j bab said:

If you put the grip on the scale before you turn it on does it zero the scale so that you don't have to subtract?

I use the gripper to land almost all of my fish, so unfortunately that doesn't work out for me. I do have a second manual gripper I could use to land the fish initially, and the use use the other to weigh, but as long as I don't screw up the math this has worked for me.

j bab reply :

On 12/12/2016 at 6:29 AM, cgolf said:

I use the gripper to land almost all of my fish, so unfortunately that doesn't work out for me. I do have a second manual gripper I could use to land the fish initially, and the use use the other to weigh, but as long as I don't screw up the math this has worked for me.

Makes sense! Subtraction isn't that hard anyways

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