Me too ...i cant think of anything more fish friendly than a plastic bag for weighing fish. I use them all the time for the smaller species. They take no space and can be disposed of at the end so no stinking out the car either.
Me too ...i cant think of anything more fish friendly than a plastic bag for weighing fish. I use them all the time for the smaller species. They take no space and can be disposed of at the end so no stinking out the car either.
I find the carrier bag removes less slime than a proper weigh sling. Plus you don’t have to wash it afterwards.
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Why not wash them out and reuse them instead of putting them in the bin?
Because its easier and more convenient to just chuck away the slime filled one, usually filled with any rubbish I find, than take home a stinking plastic bag dripping all over the car then have to wash it out and dry it.
In the net is the best and safest way to weigh fish that aren't huge or tiny
I always weigh the net after releasing the fish too - The weight is often slightly out depending on how wet the net is. It does vary.
i.e. One that's been soaked deep in water waiting for a fish will weigh more than a quickly dipped net. Often in fast water the net doesn't get fully submerged. I had a 1lb 15oz roach bare testament to this in the summer. My net nearly always goes 14oz wet but on this occasion was almost a pound. The fish would have been 2lb 1oz had I gone down the pre weighed net route
Do you release the fish in the net? I use my net to weigh fish but release them in it also, so after I've submerged the net for however long it takes the fish to recover, then weigh the empty net, it may be heavier than it was if it was a 'quick dip' when landing the fish?