Berkley BTDFS50-1 Digital Fish Scale, 50-Pound

This item was purchased as a gift for the fisherman in my life. It is durable and works great. The digital feature makes it quick and easy to read. When you catch the fish of a lifetime you want a quick reading! Perfect gift and product.

Unless you're going to get it calibrated we can only assume these things are accurate. I'm a bass fisherman so just want to know if I got a 4, 5 or 6 pounder. Maybe to the half pound I care. I like the lip grip and simple mechanism. Good value. They're all a digital micro-chip; I don't think the pricy ones are any more accurate.

The case is cheap brittle feeling plastic so durability is a concern, but I don't expect to abuse it and the $19 I paid reflects the lower quality of the case. The weight appears to be correct to the little dumbell I weighed, and the cheap little tape measure is correct and convenient to weigh and measure the fishI am satisfied, but will be keeping it in a freezer bag to protect it until use.

Accurate readings and very durable

I had the original one of these for a long time probably 20 years. I decided it was time for a new one. This one fits the bill and seems very accurate. Pair it with a fish grip and it is a great setup top weigh a big bass.

I needed something new for measuring caught fish. This is affordable and had the ruler built in which is very handy. If fish often, Easily four times a week at least and this scale always works when I need it to. It's rugged , often ends up sliding around in the bottom of the boat during releases, but takes the beating and keeps on going.

Over all so far I'm impressed with the scale and can't complain. I have included several photos and will try to explain what I was trying to show you.The battery compartment on the back of the scale is very easy to open with a coin, I used a quarter but don't see any coin not doing the job. I have no idea what the water resistance is supposed to be but was happy to see a quality O-ring built into the battery compartment door and since the door closed with what felt like a tight seal I'm optimistic that "when" I dump over in my kayak maybe it will survive (fingers crossed and I'll update as I gain more experience with this happening)Attached to the hook is a soft white almost clear nub. I can only assume it's to help store the hook and it happens to fit perfectly in either of the screw holes on the back of the scale (see photo) there was no mention of this in the instructions (that I only scanned and did not read with a fine tooth comb) but this is what I did. Speaking of instructions the parts I did read over gave good detail on how to zero it out and store previous weights measured and how to use the simple two buttons on the front.Accuracy: I used some lead fishing weights that I ordered in the same Amazon shipment to test the accuracy. It is 16 one ounce weights. The scale showed it to weight 15 ounces..... so either the scale is off by one ounce per pound or it's possible the weights are off by an average of 1/16 of an ounce per weight. At this time I don't know which one is the issue and won't reduce my rating until I can confirm and will give the scale the benefit of the doubt for the time being. I might do some more experiments with other items and will report back in a couple weeks.I'm never going to catch a world record fish and won't be using this to certify any fish. I'll be using it when my kids want to know how much their bluegill or catfish weighs and to have bragging rights over their siblings. If the accuracy turns out to be off after more testing I'm ok with that but my rating will be changed to correct my findings.Over all it gets my recommendation so farDisclaimer: I payed full price and never get discounted or free stuff! Amazon you have my address on file if you want to change that...Edit to add photos again. Amazon, What's the point if your not going to include them the first time I post a review?

I was weighing a fish and the clip broke and the metal spring part impaled my leg! I was bleeding! It’s even on video.However I replaced it with a fish grips and tared it and now it works fine, and matches other scales. Hence why it’s not one star. You get what you pay for!

I use a scale for weighing out hay for my horses. The only thing that is a bit inconvenient is that it Hass to be reset after each one is done.

Pour ne pas garder une prise trop gros car les amendes sont salées 😉

Todavía no he pescado algo de buen tamaño para probarla pero colgando algunos objetos en casa puedo asegurar que está bien calibrada.La cinta métrica es un muy buen complemento.

Had to put a piece of card into the back on top of the battery. Working perfectly now

it works great