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Old 03-02-2008, 01:14 AM
Deano Deano is offline
 
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Originally Posted by bobbypetrolia View Post
Use a cradle; they are as cheap as good nets and are closed at both ends. Guide the fish into the gradle while on the line; same as netting, then close the cradle. Attach a scale to the handles that are centered on top of the cradle....read the weight. Release the fish and weigh the cradle (while it is wet as a dry cradle weighs less than a wet one), subtract the weight of the wet cradle from the wieght of the cradle + fish. All this can be done keeping the fish horizontal and in 30 seconds or less.
They also take up alot less room than a net. When rolled up, cradles are about the size of a christmas wrapping paper roll.
That to me looks like someone who wants to educate.
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