Why Don't They Use A Scale On T.v. ? 2024

jignfule reply :

When I watch Bass fishing on T.V. I always wonder how much some of the bigger fish weight. Very seldom do I see them weight a fish. It would be easy & quick to do and satisfy some curiosity that many viewers have.

Flangler reply :

I know right? Big Bass Battle always does, however they are competing. I think they would rather show how to catch the fish, and what they were using, and technique regardless of what it weighs. Thats what I think.

Dwight Hottle reply :

If they took the time to weigh fish on TV all the fish would be smaller than if they guess the weight. The typical 4lber would only weigh 3lbs.

Jigfishn10 reply :

You're right Dwight Hottle, Roland Martin makes a pretty nifty paycheck putting those fish right up against the camera making it look like an 8 lber...LOL...SON!

I was watching a Jimmy Houston episode and he mentioned that. Right after he mentions it, he starts laughing in that high pitched laugh of his. I was cracking up.

NBR reply :

Right on Dwight. If you use a scale how could a 4.25 pounder be at least 5.

johnD. reply :

Its easier for them to say thats a monster , and throw it back in the drink...

Watched Zona last night ,every fish he catches over 2 pounds is a HOG....

Bluebasser86 reply :

"Whoa son! It's a big giant 7,8,9 pound bass (as it gets closer to the camera) just a giant, giant, Lake (insert Florida lake of your choice) bass." Roland cracks me up but I almost get sick to my stomach from the shameless product pushing that he does.

Jigfishn10 reply :

On 6/5/2011 at 3:54 PM, Bluebasser86 said:

"Whoa son! It's a big giant 7,8,9 pound bass (as it gets closer to the camera) just a giant, giant, Lake (insert Florida lake of your choice) bass." Roland cracks me up but I almost get sick to my stomach from the shameless product pushing that he does.

ROFL...I just contacted Versus and the next time Roland can't make a fishing show due to illness, you'll be stepping in for him. You certainly got him down...

Glenn reply :

Actually, for awhile, Roland did indeed weigh all his fish on tv (when he was pushing the Boga Grip). Ironically, people then criticized him for keeping the fish out of water too long.

Can't win either way!

CODbasser reply :

They're usually only thirty minute shows; If they take the time to weigh fish. Thats time they are losing to promote products. Most of the time they are pushing something and thats the goal of the show. Bill dance is always pushing something made by yum for example. It's a buisness like anything else. If they were promoting a weigh and cull system, every fish would probably get weighed like stated above.

NBR reply :

I don't have a problem with them pushing a product; without it we could be watching reruns of as "The World Turns". I don't have a big need for them to weigh the fish but if they quit holding the fish up for the camera while they chit chat it woould be a lot better for the fish and they might have time to weigh more fish.

James Yalem reply :

All of you do realize that these bass fishing shows are not real. The bass are caught before the show and put on the hook by divers who film the fight. The last real TV fishing show that I can remember was "Gadabout Caddis" who flew an small airplane to various fishing lakes and rivers and fished for most North American freshwater species. Lots of shows depicted him casting without results. The show was in the late 1960's and early 1970's. But even Virgil Ward pre-caught the bass that he "caught" on TV. The shows all have a disclaimer that some scenes are depictions of fishing.

Grey Wolf reply :

On 6/6/2011 at 1:24 AM, James Yalem said:

All of you do realize that these bass fishing shows are not real. The bass are caught before the show and put on the hook by divers who film the fight. The last real TV fishing show that I can remember was "Gadabout Caddis" who flew an small airplane to various fishing lakes and rivers and fished for most North American freshwater species. Lots of shows depicted him casting without results. The show was in the late 1960's and early 1970's. But even Virgil Ward pre-caught the bass that he "caught" on TV. The shows all have a disclaimer that some scenes are depictions of fishing.

You know you just busted a lot of fisherman's ideal dreams.

SirSnookalot reply :

Can't remember seeing fish weighed on TV programs, I personally don't think it would add much to the telecast. Many saltwater shows unhook the fish in the water never taking them aboard, they don't weigh either.

FishinDaddy reply :

On 6/6/2011 at 1:24 AM, James Yalem said:

All of you do realize that these bass fishing shows are not real. The bass are caught before the show and put on the hook by divers who film the fight. The last real TV fishing show that I can remember was "Gadabout Caddis" who flew an small airplane to various fishing lakes and rivers and fished for most North American freshwater species. Lots of shows depicted him casting without results. The show was in the late 1960's and early 1970's. But even Virgil Ward pre-caught the bass that he "caught" on TV. The shows all have a disclaimer that some scenes are depictions of fishing.

Really? I think your tin foil helmet is getting a little tight.

Glenn reply :

Anyone can make up stuff and start rumors....even here.

backpain... reply :

I have seen out take where the rod and reel were different for the cast and then fight and landing of the fish. I do think most shows are multiple days filmed for one show at the very least. You can't promote products that aren't working on film

Randall reply :

I just saw a show being discussed on another site where a fifteen pounder was claimed to be caught. The guy who was on the show as the guest said the actual show was not like what he remembered hapening on the water that day and there was no fifteen pounder. I have had shows call me and ask how many big fish I can save up to shoot a show. So, it's real common. That's how most of that business works.

On the other hand I did a Lunkerville show with Mike D and we caught a bunch of dinks because that's what we caught. I also did a show this past spring that was shot 100% the way it happened. I plan to do another show with a guy this year and they have agreed to shoot it 100% the way it happens so there are a few shows that are for real out there but these are far and few between.

I don't believe anything I see in the fishing world unless I see the whole thing from cast to catch and then see it on a scale.

maq88 reply :

On 6/6/2011 at 10:36 AM, FishinDaddy said:

Really? I think your tin foil helmet is getting a little tight.

lol!!!

thats a good one

3dees reply :

do you really think that Bill Dance catches all those pigs in a half hour. wonder why he never catches dinks? it all about editing. he probably fishes a few days to make that 30 min. show. as for weighing the fish. who cares. I know what a 3 or 4 pounder looks like. don't need to know the exact weight. and no, I don't think there is a guy under the water putting a hook in the fishes mouth.

hatrix reply :

My father always told me that when I was a little kid. I use to watch fishing shows on weekend mornings and he would say there is divers putting the fish on the hooks for them Recently I have been watching quite a lot of fishing shows on VS and I have to say Dill Dance only catches 4# or better fish it seems. Also though he is never on a real "lake" I only ever see him on ponds and stuff so I can kinda believe he catches those fish but.. I dont believe he catches 15 fish that are 4# or more in one day unless its a pond where they are feeding the fish and actually trying to grow big bass. Also that hook and look show I think might be legit on the fish they catch. Its actually a pretty cool perspective getting to see all the fish and the lure swimming in the water and the fish chasing it down and nailing it.

Stasher1 reply :

I think that anyone who is making a living catching fish most likely has enough experience to be able to judge the weight of a fish fairly accurately without a scale. Most mechanics can tell bolt/wrench sizes without measuring them, and when I was working as an aircraft structure mechanic I could tell drill bit sizes without looking for the little stamps. This is what they've been doing day in/day out for years. It would be pretty pathetic if they couldn't judge a fish's weight.

Glenn reply :

Ok Hatrix, your proof of divers hooking fish is because your dad says so?

If you have legitimate proof, then show it. Otherwise, quit making stuff up.

As for Bill Dance - his shows generally take 3 days to shoot. Most are on well-managed farm ponds. Hope that clears things up.

jignfule reply :

On 6/20/2011 at 10:25 PM, Stasher1 said:

I think that anyone who is making a living catching fish most likely has enough experience to be able to judge the weight of a fish fairly accurately without a scale. Most mechanics can tell bolt/wrench sizes without measuring them, and when I was working as an aircraft structure mechanic I could tell drill bit sizes without looking for the little stamps. This is what they've been doing day in/day out for years. It would be pretty pathetic if they couldn't judge a fish's weight.

Oh they can judge the weight of a fish pretty accurately "that a 4,5,6,7 pounder"

WRB reply :

The first fish scale I had was a Langley De-Liar pocket size spring scale with a tape measure. Loved that name "De-Liar"!

Guessing the size of fish (bass) is a big part of fishing; that was at least a 5 lber! when a bass misses the lure! Bill Dance must have the biggest hands in TV fishing, they dwarf the bass he holds.

It takes time to accurately weigh fish and the extra time out of water isn't good for them.

Catching big bass for the TV host or magizine photo is a common practice, they all do it.

Tom

deaknh03 reply :

There's a diver underneath the water putting fish on the hook. That is funny enough by itself that no comment is needed. These shows are taped over a couple days, and the dinks and pickerel are edited out, so all you get are the good looking fish.

hatrix reply :

Easy Glenn sorry I was not trying to offend you. I was just quoting what someone else had said about divers and my father use to tell me the same thing when I was little. I highly doubt that's actually true though. I am positive all of them are very excellent fishermen and are more then capable of catching there own fish.

Grey Wolf reply :

Sometimes it's just best to let hear say fade away quietly.

clayton86 reply :

My father in law always says its divers putting fish on id like to see divers man handling sharks and muskie underwater to hook them in the mouth with all them teeth. He says the same bout hunting shows that the bucks are released from a pen right under the stand. Rigged hunting shows are a lot more believeable then fishing that's for sure especially pike and muskie shows or deep see shows.

RoLo reply :

When you resort to a mechanical device, you're at the mercy of the scale's integrity and up-to-date calibration

Fortunately, the bass pros on television are fully capable of estimating the weight of a bass within an ounce or two.

Roger

SirSnookalot reply :

When I was in the scrap business I could look at a pile of scrap, filled drum, laying on a pallet or any other way and have a very close estimate of the weight, simply because I did it every single day. A person catching fish everyday would be able to estimate their catch even easier, so many less variables, these TV people know exactly what they have. Fishermen by nature tend to embellish the facts, a 2# fish is reported as 5#, 10 fish in an outing is now 20 in an outing......haha.

I've owned a wide variety of scales, from scales that weigh in grams up to truck scales that weigh 100,000#, for the most all were pretty accurate( we knew how to make any scale read what ever we wanted it to, that's a story for another time ). I have an old fishing spring scale laying around the house, must be 50 years old and it's still accurate, I think.

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