fish measuring board?

[guywhofishes]

The other day Royce freaked out on a hookset (like he does every time) and threw his less-than-dexterous paws up on the gunnel, knocking my nice 1/4" thick homemade aluminum fishing ruler into the briny deep.

What's a quality store-bought replacement? The Judge? Others?

 

[Captain Ahab]

EGO makes some nice stuff. I have the 34" bump board and it works well. Numbers are etched instead of printed.

http://www.egofishinggear.com/fishing-tools/

 

[Sub_Elect]

Judge tourney rule!

 

[huntorride365]

I've got the inside lid of my live well marked with important lengths, ie. 14, 16, 20 and so forth. That way I'll never lose it and I can toss the fish in or out kind of in the same motion.

 

[Account Deleted]

"The Golden Rule"

http://www.landbigfish.com/Gator-Grip/Gator-Grip-Golden-Rule-Fish-Ruler.cfm

 

[guywhofishes]

If I invest in a "good one" I'll likely rivet it into place on the floor alongside my livewell or on the gunnel.

 

[Enslow]

I care about the weight and look of the fish more than length.

 

[guywhofishes]

"The Golden Rule"

http://www.landbigfish.com/Gator-Grip/Gator-Grip-Golden-Rule-Fish-Ruler.cfm

if they only make them 22" long that's not going to cut it.

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I care about the weight and look of the fish more than length.

Thanks - very helpful.

 

[Enslow]

I measure them on slot lakes though cuz i have too.

 

[Account Deleted]

if they only make them 22" long that's not going to cut it.

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For some anglers, yes. For you, I don't see it being a problem.

 

[Fracman]

We just took a piece of plexiglass and put a boat sticker one on it.

 

[guywhofishes]

that's how my homemade aluminum one was made - with a sticker - worked well enough - guess I could just make another

 

[Enslow]

I put a fish on a cutting board and measured her this weekend with a measuring tape. Thats an option hey guy???

 

[guywhofishes]

I put a fish on a cutting board and measured her this weekend with a measuring tape. Thats an option hey guy???

What?

Why did you measure it? Didn't like the weight and the look of the fish?

 

[Enslow]

Nah the fish was skinny and long. A friend caught it and wanted to measure it. I didnt want the boat carpet touching the fishes skin.

 

[Ristorapper]

keep an eye on your sales flyer from Menards. Stainless steel yard (36") stick for free with rebate. Regularly $8 I think. Sale for $4 with $ 4 rebate if memory serves me correctly. Missed it twice already this year.

 

[DirtyMike]

Lyin tamer is riveted to the deck by my livewell. Works pretty slick.

 

[riverfisher]

http://www.rusticworkbench.com/prod/ruler.htm
these guys make a good ruler it always seem to catch bigger fish

 

[sweeney]

i got an expandable one from Scheels for 9 bucks its grey and measures to 19 all the time and you can expand it out to 38. It has been used and abused 5 years so far and still holding up.

 

[svnmag]

What would be really cool is making one with beer cans, cast iron and sand.