Weighing GT's - Japanese method

[Jay Burgess]

Noticed the way that a lot of the Japanese weigh their GT's by the use of a big flat board placed on top of an analogue scale. Does anyone know where you can buy scales like this that would be suitable for the task?

[Peter Morris]

Check the credits at the end of channel tens ' The Biggest Loser' show Jay......few cheap sets of scales on offer after the series.

[Chuen Fan]

ROTFLMAO...!!! 

[Chris Young]

Well played Peter, although I think they'd be buggered after that workout, not made to bottom out so often

[Jarrad Heritage]

Accuweigh in Willeton Jay,

Address: 19 Yampi Way, Willetton, WA, 6155 
Phone: (08) 9259 5535 
Fax: (08) 9259 5568 
Email: [email protected] 
Website: www.accuweigh.com.au

Mates of mine use them for hiring weights each time they get a new boat put into survey for load testing. I've been there myself and they've got everything.

Jarrad

[Peter Morris]

Well played Peter, although I think they'd be buggered after that workout, not made to bottom out so often

  ....Not wrong there Chris.

[Gary Prerost]

Is there a there a formula ie length by girth measurement that would give you a weight that would be accurate I know fly fishermen chasing W/R Tarpon in florida have it down pat.

[Chuen Fan]

Gary, if you do a search on the forum you'll find the formula for estimating weights of GTs. There was a thread on it quite a while back.

[Jon Jarvis]

Ive got a set of Averys Jay. My spring scales only go to 50kg but think that would generally be enough. Calibrated every year.

[Stephen Polzin]

I use a cheap set of bathroom scales with a board on top.  Pretty easy and accurate enough. 

[Lars Nielsen]

The formula never made the least sense to me. If you want to know the weight of a fish, you weigh it.

The safest way to weigh a GT is to use a carp/catfish weigh sling and a normal set of Salter scales. You could use an IKEA bag too or something similar. Just make sure the bag is thoroughly wet so you do not ruin the fish's protective slime layer.

[Travis Heaps]

This is so simple my brain hurts wondering why i havent seen it mentioned before...there must be a reason. Why not use bathroom scales, stand on them without fish, stand on when holding fish- simple maths and takes maybe 5 seconds after a photo. Someone can support you if its rough and gt fisherman seem happy with a kilo or two tolerance which is within the accuracy of a decent set of analouge scales.

[Chris Young]

Trav - that might work for the little fellas but I doubt there is a set of scales that will weigh me AND my HUGE GT's   

[Johan de Vlieger]

I know what you're saying Chris !!
I won't get up a damned scale even if my wife's begging for it so I even wouldn't consider to step on it in the presence of some tiny ass full musculated fellow anglers (with or without a huge GT !!)
Another issue : a huge GT seems like a coral trout in our arms
Maybe it's time after all to put some more attention to the scale (without a fish)...