Digital Fishing Scale - Which are the best? Tackle Review

[@daverobertsss]

Thank you Fish Lockers, none of us are in a position to do a comparison. We buy whatever & assume its correct, just went & ordered one.

[@TheFishLocker]

daverobertsss - That is precisely why I thought I would do the video. It was a bit of a hassle and time consuming but hopefully this will help people out. 👍🏻

[@thefishlockerworkshop]

daverobertsss - It’s just a shame I couldn’t get more different brands to try at the same time.

[@daverobertsss]

@@thefishlockerworkshop Where I live on the med French-Spanish border we don't bother weighing, but that will change. As I don't have a boat I do rock fishing where the water is deep, I have just purchased a mid-priced multipurpose shore & boat fish finder. Many times blanked out & hope this might give me an edge along with fish attractants, baited Sabiki's, sidewinders, & live bait. It's easy to catch multi-varients of what you know as black bream & to the great annoyance of the local inbreds I just put them back, looking for things more exotic. Been really ill for six years & with the help of the Fish Locker family I am getting back in the swing of things. Think the authorities here may allow people on the beach & water next week

[@thefishlockerworkshop]

daverobertsss - I’m really glad that you’ve got your fishing mojo back. Tight lines Dave. 👍🏻

[@jclack522]

I have had the small Berkley scales for nearly 3 years now and they have done me well . Keep them in a little ziplock plastic bag ,never cleaned them and still on original batteries . I would highly recommend these scales . Great video and thanks for putting in the time 👍👏

[@thefishlockerworkshop]

J Clack - That is brilliant feedback. No better test than the test of time. 👍🏻😊

[@murano63]

Good to know, I will be buying the Berkley 25kg digital pocket scale for my husband. Thanks for the demos Mr Fish Locker 😃🇨🇦

[@thefishlockerworkshop]

Delphine M. Wirth - They suit what I need. Small enough to fit in my pocket, easy to use, accurate and strong. All I will do I think is seal the back on with some tape etc to try and keep them dry. 😉

[@TheRhedNova]

I would not have guessed that the Berkley 25kg Digital Pocket would have done as well as it did. Great review, very fair and methodical.

[@thefishlockerworkshop]

- I tried my best to make it as fair as possible removing all of the variables I could. The findings are there for all to see and make their own minds up. :) the most expensive ones were the most accurate at the heavier end of the scale. But for smaller stuff and for scales to just put in your pocket the 25kg Berkley’s are what I’m buying. 👍🏻

[@kevinbuckler1085]

Amazing thorough review,not that I would have expected anything else !!

[@thefishlockerworkshop]

- Haha. Glad you enjoyed the video mate. :)

[@kevinbuckler1085]

Go to bed,it's very late! My excuse is I'm catching up with your Live Stream 🎣

[@trampster7306]

Quite a weighty review John! 😂😂 The VMO scales & the small Berkley ones look exactly the same - just a different colour. Camera Lady did an excellent job! Hope all is great with you & yours - stay safe & well.

[@TheFishLocker]

Trampster - They are slightly different but I do get what you’re saying. All is well so far. Camera lady always does a good job. 😊👍🏻

[@thefishlockerworkshop]

Trampster - Responded on the wrong channel. Losing my marbles. 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@peterslonsky]

Hi John, you rock my good man! Looks like all is well! Great reviews!

[@thefishlockerworkshop]

- Thank you Peter. Stay safe mate. :)

[@8mashman8]

Great video have been using baggage weighing scales for a while (not accurate at all) and now i know what to invest in. Hope you and the family are well and staying safe

[@TheFishLocker]

8mashman8 - It is our pleasure. I hope the video was helpful. We are doing ok thank you. 😊

[@thefishlockerworkshop]

8mashman8 - Have you given them a test?

[@8mashman8]

The Fish Locker Workshop yes they are great not had anything to properly test them on yet biggest being 4lb 13oz bass off the beach

[@nomad7412]

Smashin' review John, I have the blue ones. I use mine for weighing my potatoes etc. A gardener from Harrogate uses the blue one too and I've seen him use it to measure the weight of a giant pumpkin which he grew. He could barely lift it so it is a capable and strong scale.Great to see you channel growing mate. Good luck and as always Take care.

[@thefishlockerworkshop]

Nomad - I have had a few of the cheap ones of eBay before and the only difference is they usually weigh in decimals of a lb. So every 0.1 is actually 1.6oz if that makes sense?

[@nomad7412]

@@thefishlockerworkshop Sure it does john. It's an easy calc though as all you need to know is the 0.1=1/10 and 1/10 of 16oz = 1.6 = Living through imperial measurements, then decimal had it's benefits don't you think? One thing comes to mind though. Can you give an estimated time when you will be doing a live stream in your next normal video, so I can set my alarm. Appreciate it my friend.Ty and look forward to it..

[@thefishlockerworkshop]

Nomad - I am unsure mate. We might make it a weekly thing at the same time. But if the fishing restrictions are lifted. I might be fishing on Wednesday at that time 😉

[@nomad7412]

@@thefishlockerworkshop Was watching the uk news just tonight and it looks like they might be starting to ease the restrictions. Hope fishing is one of the first. Logical really. As willy Nelson sang. "On the road again", will be sweet music to my ears mate :)

[@YT_0586]

So very helpful (and timely... in terms of when this vid popped up on my feed). I’ll be taking one of the Berkley 25’s in that case please! Thanks again for another superb video, even though there was no fish 🤔🎣👍🏻

[@gordonpasha9201]

Great review. Thank you for all that precision work!

[@Ari_Calamari]

Wow, I just discovered your workshop channel! It’s great!

[@thefishlockerworkshop]

- Thank you Arian. I am glad you enjoy it and hope the videos are helpful. :)

[@kevinjohnson2528]

Very good and understandable breakdown with fair comments. I was more interested in your pocket knife tbh. Looks lovely piece of kit, very

[@kevinjohnson2528]

Fish like. Thanks

[@thefishlockerworkshop]

Kevin Johnson - It was a gift from my father in law. It is a nice little pocket tool. 😊👍🏻

[@GrahamM561]

I would like to know if the ‘tare’ function will permanently store a value or if it loses it every time it is switched off?

[@MrAlphafang]

Nice review John thanks for that. I have a digital scale and my son uses my old old spring balance one. We did a comparison test on them both and the old spring balance was more accurate. But then I'm a tackle tart he tells me.... ;)

[@thefishlockerworkshop]

Paul Lingard - Haha. If they’re accurate then why change them. 😉 It’s always good to have an old springer. No flat batteries. 😉

[@randyhernandez2705]

Can u do a review on the Berkley bc I have problems to turn,can u show me how you put the cardboard on please

[@davidb.7093]

Great review, I bought the cheap Berkley fishing gear scales, just for the fact I didn't want any bulk. In my opinion they worked out of the box and I just wanted something simple and pocket size. Not too worried about 100% accuracy as long as it gave me an idea of how big the fish was. Thanks for posting this comparison. Now need to find a hairdresser which is a more pressing problem ha ha. you and your family stay safe.

[@thefishlockerworkshop]

- Thanks David. I was just sharing my honest findings. I just wanted something easy to use that fits in my pocket or tackle box and can measure a single fish. So they suit me fine. :)

[@jackgallacher4065]

Who else thinks it would be cool if The fish locker makes his own coastal foraging kit/ fishing lure box if that came out I would definitely buy it nice video and stay safe everyone 😁

[@thefishlockerworkshop]

- My foraging kit would include a stick a pen knife and a bucket.haha :P

[@johnnicholls2449]

Great reviews I e got digital scales but find them difficult to read in bright sunlight ,so I've bought old fashioned dial scales as well they only go up in2oz increments but will weigh up to 250pounds

[@thefishlockerworkshop]

- I would be interested to see the accuracy of a scale like that at top end of the scale?

[@johnnicholls2449]

@@thefishlockerworkshop not expecting ring great accuracy at top end think they are meant for catfish but I wanted a single reading for big conger after arguments caused using scales that went twice around the dial ,I have digital scales that go to 50lb that are pocket size also bought digital ones that go to 300kg but as I said hard to read in bright sunshine hence the old fashioned ones big enough numbers that I can read without my glasses on lol

[@coops9871]

Gn will be for grains mate on the first set. Its what bullets and gunpowder are commonly weighed in.

[@ChrisPaulCarter]

Thanks! I was looking for a decent set of scales but after watching this I went with the little Berkley pocket ones as they are a bargain for the £15 I paid. For info, as well as pounds and kilograms they also weigh in "Jin" which is the Chinese Pound - around 1.3 of our lbs which is... handy ha ha!

[@themib6747]

I like a nice Jin

[@AmazingFishingUK]

great thanks for review

[@thefishlockerworkshop]

- Just sharing my honest findings mate. :)

[@AmazingFishingUK]

@@thefishlockerworkshop i got SABER scale not much use this year ;) but did tested with few different weights seems to be ok

[@mistywilliams3821]

Had the same problem with my Berkley showing LO although i put new batteries in twice

[@mattholmes2589]

I've got the cheep blue ones never failed me on the river. The black Berkley ones are exactly the same just got a branded name and a colour change. On the other side you wouldn't be using the big Rubens for weighting individual 1 to 2oz roach.

[@troywales983]

john a word of warning ,the light you got with the magnet on ,do not put it in the same place as any digital scales for any length of time , it knackers the scales ,stops them working ,i done to good sets of scales before i found out it was the magnet that stops them working

[@thefishlockerworkshop]

troy wales - Which light with a magnet on? I can understand the theory of what you’re saying though mate. Good comment. 👍🏻

[@troywales983]

@@thefishlockerworkshop i got one of the work lights you got with the blue flashing light on ,its black and red with a magnet on the back ,the magnet is powerfull and wipes out the digy scales if kept together

[@thefishlockerworkshop]

troy wales - Got you. Sorry mate it took me a minute to catch up. 👍🏻

[@willymc7262]

Hi mate any chance you could do a skate rig and tactic video. In from Northern Ireland and after this lockdown would like to try and fish for them. I live in larne and I’m told there are skate marks a few miles out and that they live in big holes any advise would be appreciated. Love the videos by the way

[@thefishlockerworkshop]

- We have done a skate fishing video on the other channel and we do cover the rigs, tactics and baiting up. ;)

[@willymc7262]

The Fish Locker Workshop okay thanks will check it out Now

[@fishingwithnoddyandfriends5737]

john you can get those small berkley scales a lot cheaper, they are normally unbranded but berkley put their name on them. i got a set for £2.99, weighed my luggage at 22.7k, got to the airport and they weighed it at 22.7k. that was 3 years ago and they are still good now. i keep one set in my tackle box and one on the boat. dont pay for a name mate.

[@TheFishLocker]

john burgess - I have had those also. The difference is that the Berkley ones weigh in lbs and Oz. The unbranded ones weigh in decimals of a lb. So every 0.1 is actually 1.6oz if that makes sense. So they are simpler to use because they don’t require converting. 😉 At least the ones I’ve had of eBay do.

[@thefishlockerworkshop]

john burgess - Responded from the wrong channel 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@RicTic66]

It's about time I upgraded from my set of 'Little Samson' 😊

[@thefishlockerworkshop]

RicTic66 - Haha. If they’re accurate why change?

[@felixd6921]

Thanks for the video I did not now about this chanel but its good so I've subed

[@thefishlockerworkshop]

The Fish Locker - Thank Felix and welcome to our channel. 👍🏻😊

[@steveinnes3946]

Excellent review

[@Enpassantful]

The sportscale at 12:20 weighs in 25 gram increments, that’s why it shows 75g You would think Reuben Heatons would know that there is 28.3 grams in an ounce, not sure of the exact weight from memory, I usually round it down to 28g per oz.

[@robertduthie]

i bought reel sonar scales from amazon a couple of years ago they were about £18 they seem to be very good check them out they weigh in lbs or kilos also a built in tape measure

[@steve.s6741]

Good insight that mate cheers.

[@thefishlockerworkshop]

- Just sharing my honest findings :)

[@benjones3819]

Bought the Reuben 9000 one - not sure if its faulty but I can barely see the display on it. And dead plasticky on the back as you mentioned. Was about £36 as well - Not impressed up to now

[@jameswilson6717]

Hi pal really interesting reviews there just goes to prove just how much a difference there is between digital scales youd think they’d be most accurate,would be even better if you reviewed say 5with the pointer hand aswell see which are best.Thanks again stay safe to you and the family atb from Scotland

[@thefishlockerworkshop]

- I was just thinking that folks would never really get the opportunity to test them against each other or to check how accurate they are. You just buy the one set don't you. So I thought, I'll do the video. ;)

[@colintraveller]

... like the Strava app You start 2 timers at the exact same spot using a Phone/Tablet and both will record different results .. etc kid you not . Do you prefer Digital over traditional scales for weighing . ???

[@thefishlockerworkshop]

colintraveller - For the lighter stuff you to 15lb I go for digital. Anything heavier and I have a big set of scales on the boat that go to 100lb I think.

[@martinhassall7884]

This is a great video and I'm very tempted go for those cheap scales. Since watching this video I've just got my ngt digital scales out just to see how good there are when weighing lighter weights so I've got a 2.2lb of sugar and it registered 2.3lb that's weighing it with a plastic bag. So would you say these scales I've got pretty accurate just 1oz out but with the bag I think mine are pretty good after all.

[@fatbaz1037]

I bought a set of the big round Rubens sent them off to be certified and they failed Ruben wouldn’t rectify this and only sent another uncertified set back I returned them to the shop and bought the cheaper Rubens these passed the Certification

[@timslights6894]

OOP'S, just recently bought the Berkley 50LB/23KG scales, before watching your video 😒 I'll learn😊👍

[@luciussander8217]

You do realise the weights might not be as stated. During the production process, there's often a small margin of error. This can lead to slight variations in the actual weight of dumbbells. These amateur tests are all well and good, but frankly are flawed. I had both my 60lb and 120lb dial scales serviced recently and still they both record two 15kg weights I have at 15.3kg and 15.2kg respectively. The fact they'd been serviced by Reuben Heaton and both gave the exact readings tells me that the scales are accurate and the weights are slightly heavier than their claimed weight.

[@tarz9386]

Was there any ajustments on any of those ?

[@thefishlockerworkshop]

Mike Tarzwell - No. Other than the “Tare” zero button they don’t have adjustments on them.

[@dedsert9653]

I think your 16kg weight is a bit light. the berkley, and both reubens had it at 15.9kg

[@TheFishLocker]

dedsert - Weighed it on scales in the house and it came in at 16.1kg or 2st 7.

[@thefishlockerworkshop]

- It’s all you can do to be accurate, but at the end of the day unless you have all certified weights there’s going to be an element of inaccuracy 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@l.r.sfishing4011]

I've been wondering what that was on ya fence was made for. I seen u making it on ya instagram at first I thort it was for doing pull ups 🤣🤣🤣🤣 very thorough thanks for that defo won't be getting that Berkley 1 what a nightmare to get started with it 🤣🤣

[@thefishlockerworkshop]

- Haha. I said no-one was going to guess what it was that I was making. :P

[@l.r.sfishing4011]

@@thefishlockerworkshop I was guessing for ages but defo didn't see that coming hahah good work mate 🤣🤣

[@neildykes7552]

U cannot compare them without a datum point just because your weights say it’s 1kg does not mean it is ,you need a weight which you know is correct before you start then u can really see which one is closest

[@stephenroberts7104]

I like the dodgy Berkeley one because it over read so you think you’ve got a bigger fish LOL

[@tutts999]

NGT ones are OK, cant zero the sling but mine have been fine.

[@neildykes7552]

Why would u ever buy one that takes battery’s it’s beyond me not one springer in sight bad environment choice imho

[@Jayson-p9o]

U do know dumbbells and plates do not weigh accurately 😂

[@debeyes]

The weights u were using were not all exact so results were wrong your brass weights are exact dumb bells are just average no need for them to be exact. Re make this vid again only using exact weights these will be stamped on the bottom & prob have a recess with lead in it to make them weigh exact. I use a 4lb Avery weight to test my scales

[@Kingcarparpeggio]

whoopee !!!