What's going on guys welcome back to the channel Weston Smith here today we're going to be talking about scales how to weigh fish a few things You might be doing and properly when handling the fish and how to take the best care of them showcasing a wide variety of budgets and telling you which one is our favorite by the end of today's episode let's go first things first we got to catch a fish Oh There's a nice one for the scale on the Bandido bug ladies and gents check him out. I think this is the one I just missed there we are Let's put him on the scale and showcase a couple of these for you all okay you guys so first and foremost the fish is safety is number one on our list We're going to continuously dunk this fish and give it some water in between putting it on each one of these scales to showcase the features one of the things You do not want to do and I'm going to show this just for demonstrated purposes as you never want to hold the fish at an angle So you see how I'm in a tilt the body I'm going to do just one time very quickly like that you don't want to hold the fish like that You want to hold them straight vertical especially those heavier fish maybe with something real small you can kind of get your Pinky under there and you can do a little bit of that but you want to be very cautious with the fish if it's a very large fish You want to go ahead and support the tail as well while you've got your hand on the lips holding it firmly because they do like to shake So this is just kind of an overall handling and weighing guy Let's dunk them in the water real quick and then we're going to put them on each one of these scales And I'll tell you a little bit about the details of each so the first one we're going to do we're going to showcase our cheapest scale This one is a Walmart scale on it doesn't even say the name on here I'm just going to call it the Walmart brand I want to say it is in the teens on prices But I'll overlay that and I'll also provide links to all these scales in the description So with this guy right here and that hook what you need to do you want to go right up and here under the lip with this hook And where that gets a little sketchy is the fact that if these fish start to shake they can come off of this style scale Much easier than the other two we're going to showcase So this one is the cheapest I've even had this connector piece break on me in the past So this is probably the first scale you might pick up something easy You can just run to the store and grab it I always recommend having a scale with you You never know when you're going to catch your PB the biggest fish you've ever brought to the bank or on the boat kayak etc So I always recommend having a scale with you Trust me if you don't have a scale on you and you try to tell somebody it's a double digit They're not going to believe you and they're going to say nah it looks more like eight So just have that scale with your handy never know what could happen all three of these scales are rated for up to 50 pounds I believe the Guggen Squad one goes up to 55 and they also show measurements for kilograms I just want to share with you the best way to get these fish weighed and back in the water So we got the first one out of the water turned on the scale it shows zero You always want to make sure it's zeroed out and I'm going to put this hook right up through the gill So the scale is zeroed out now I'm going to hold the fish up here now This is where it gets sketch you with these hooks if the fish shakes it can come off the scale Okay, this one weighs two pounds seven ounces and there's 16 ounces and a pound So this one's right there at two and a half a great quality fish that locks in and it beeps at you So this is a great scale for getting started But again if you're weighing this fish and let's say you're weighing it up here And you're like oh check out this five pounder, etc. And then he flops off You can really hurt the fish and so you always want to make sure when weighing on a scale like this with just a hook That doesn't clamp down that you're keeping that fish low to the ground So you're not going to harm the fish if something bad does happen So two pounds seven ounce that is the Walmart scale All right buddy. Thank you so much for being the guinea pig We're going to get you back in there The crowd does thank you go ahead and drop a comment for Billy right here saying thank you We will see you next time sir Oh That's a good one There we go I have there around Weston's first one two pounds seven ounces Go guys So next up is the Guggen Squad scale Very compact easy to fit in the bag just like that first one And it goes for 29.99 and you guys can also grab this at a discount with code Weston Check out on the Guggen Squad website and what we like about these types of skills is there's actually a clamp to clamp on to the lower lip here Lock it in there One of the great features about this thing is it's clamped down and the fish isn't going anywhere Also, this is just a little bit easier for handling certain fish like let's say salt water species or something That's a little bit more toothy than a bass. So this is the Guggen Squad option fantastic scale for the money Drag with loose This last one is by Repala this guy goes for about 50 dollars And it's going to take up a little bit more room in your bag There's no way to kind of fold it down But it is probably the easiest to use there's literally one button on here So I'm going to go ahead and turn it on this scale We've had for the longest amount of time it has been a workhorse But this thing is as easy as one two three So what you do is you just pull on these and it opens up close it on the fish's lips And that fish is not going anywhere we've used this to weigh peacock bass which are known for thrashing We've used it on countless large mouth bass again up to 50 pounds And this is how easy it is you get your fish out of the water You go ahead and toss it on the scale Locked and is not going anywhere and this one doesn't be bet you it just kind of settles But it's showing again that two and a half pound mark So a great quality fish out of a little bank spot This one is probably the most user friendly just because it's only going to require one hand If you're one hand on the scale you can go ahead and pull to release Simple as that it is the most expensive but after you've seen a comparison of all three You can choose what one is right for you and that's really what this video is all about All right guys, so there you have it showcasing and using our top three picks when it comes to scales for weighing fish and 2021 hope you guys enjoyed it got some value out of it learn to a couple things and are safe with your catches Way those things get them back let them go let them grow you guys will catch y'all on the next one. See ya Hey No wait no wait I think he's got me around that stick Oh no I got it So hey fishing with diamonds it's a show When Weston said it couldn't be done