I think usually you attach the hook to a container and put the fish in that after you zero out the container weight
Illustrious-Bison937 on
No, you run the risk of slashing the gills and dropping the fish by weighing it like that. It’s best to get an attachment that clamps the lip to get the weight, or invest in something like a BogaGrip. They make cheaper versions that hold up just fine in freshwater.
fishingbdiddy on
Not ideal but if that’s the equipment you have and you did it quickly then it will be ok.
lmb_frankie on
no, you need to invest into a pair of fish grippers and attach them to your scale; one freak out by that bass and it almost guarantees permanent gill damage
Honestly it depends if you stayed to the body side of the inner gills. But it general it’s better to use a scale with a lip gripper
RecbetterpassNJ on
Out here shoveling 2 feet of ice and snow, and you’re bass fishing. So jealous.
StickyDankStank on
I just got some cheap grippers and swapped the hook out, most of them have a hole in the handle and you can put the hook through or swap the hook out for
Hey-ThatsNotBad on
I have lip grippers, but I also try to weigh the bigger bass while in my landing net. Less stress on the fish.
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I think usually you attach the hook to a container and put the fish in that after you zero out the container weight
No, you run the risk of slashing the gills and dropping the fish by weighing it like that. It’s best to get an attachment that clamps the lip to get the weight, or invest in something like a BogaGrip. They make cheaper versions that hold up just fine in freshwater.
Not ideal but if that’s the equipment you have and you did it quickly then it will be ok.
no, you need to invest into a pair of fish grippers and attach them to your scale; one freak out by that bass and it almost guarantees permanent gill damage
Replace that hook with a lip-grip.
[https://www.amazon.com/Rapala-RFFG9-Floating-Fish-Gripper/dp/B00YHZG57Q/ref=sr_1_10?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.4rIM1dalspUZA3Wj4YvNhyunqw10qlf21oRXvwB2LPjfgTZ5VnVdnxXCnnYLEo7FHmH10rvGnz3p5Z9chWdn1XVeHiWqsjKRJMZioCtBdyqALQCVvN1pt96GkgfoRKWguLKw0i_HTX9IklZxQXDjqVj7MFblw9UA7V32UZxrGnDIAx3UojuG0GpAkobH5ojVfHq3hqsDkeMG3jp-iMcVRWcAiQjnpMVYpyo5iCo6tlrvQkSLlUdpl1R3V3PCve7fYsQwGUmNgB636RoYflFqstG2lcv7DLi2id6rOOKzxYg.8oma9rKJUUJwgLyR2ySzI_K4eeoWXEQ9oMNxp83aNh0&dib_tag=se&keywords=fish%2Bgrippers&qid=1769457446&sr=8-10&th=1](https://www.amazon.com/Rapala-RFFG9-Floating-Fish-Gripper/dp/B00YHZG57Q/ref=sr_1_10?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.4rIM1dalspUZA3Wj4YvNhyunqw10qlf21oRXvwB2LPjfgTZ5VnVdnxXCnnYLEo7FHmH10rvGnz3p5Z9chWdn1XVeHiWqsjKRJMZioCtBdyqALQCVvN1pt96GkgfoRKWguLKw0i_HTX9IklZxQXDjqVj7MFblw9UA7V32UZxrGnDIAx3UojuG0GpAkobH5ojVfHq3hqsDkeMG3jp-iMcVRWcAiQjnpMVYpyo5iCo6tlrvQkSLlUdpl1R3V3PCve7fYsQwGUmNgB636RoYflFqstG2lcv7DLi2id6rOOKzxYg.8oma9rKJUUJwgLyR2ySzI_K4eeoWXEQ9oMNxp83aNh0&dib_tag=se&keywords=fish%2Bgrippers&qid=1769457446&sr=8-10&th=1)
Honestly it depends if you stayed to the body side of the inner gills. But it general it’s better to use a scale with a lip gripper
Out here shoveling 2 feet of ice and snow, and you’re bass fishing. So jealous.
I just got some cheap grippers and swapped the hook out, most of them have a hole in the handle and you can put the hook through or swap the hook out for
I have lip grippers, but I also try to weigh the bigger bass while in my landing net. Less stress on the fish.