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Leon Dodd

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Hi all,
thuoght I'd start a new thread for this instead of hijacking the weighmaster scales thread (sorry). I am considering the purchase of some rueben heaton digital scales and just wondered if anybody had any experience of these and whether they would reccommend them, also how easy are they to zero with a wet weigh sling on, accuracy? battery life etc.
i know it's a lot they are quite expensive considering I only weigh maybe 6 fish a season
thanks to all, Leon
 
I've got a set had them for 2 years and touch wood no problems so far good at night with the illuminated option my only gripe is I don't find it easy to zero them in so revert to deducting weight of the sling each time bit of a pain prob more my ignorance by not finding out correct way to do it! I would say there pretty good but then everyone has different opinions must admit I would prob spend bit extra and get illuminated Reuben dials if hadn't bought these already only for the zeroing mind! Batts haven't needed changing in that time either
 
Ive also had problems zeroing my reubin heaton digis..problem is that if you put your sling on first to zero it,then take it off you only have to move the scales slightly and they jump by 1 to 2oz and then hold on that reading..pain in the arse!!!!:eek:
 
Your money may well be spent better on RH specimen scales. Then all the pain with zeroing, batts, will they work, endurance etc, would be taken out of the equation.
 
I've found the only way is to hang the things from a heavy duty screw hook stuck in the nearest tree. I've been slowly adding 'bore holes' to trees adjacent to all the swims I've been fishing, rivers, lakes & canals, in the last 6 months. If I forget to remove it at the end of the session I just leave it 'till next time (It's useful to carry a spare ;)) I've got to liking the digitals more by doing this as its easier to go through the zeroing process :)

Steve
 
i have the reueben heaton specimen scales, and i've had no problems at all. they're abit bulky, but very accurate and easy to use. it's not digital, so you don't have to fiddle about with it, you just put the wet weigh sling on, zero that, and then weigh your fish. simple.
 
Leon , Jon and Ahmed have hit the nail on the head . For me there is always that element of doubt with digitals , i.e are they going to work at that crucial moment when you have the fish of a lifetime at your feet and no mates to call , or will the batteries be dead ?... Reubon Heaton specimen dial scales or Avons , in my experience ,[and I have owned both] , tough ,totally reliable and accurate .
 
I agree with the posts above. I had a set of Chub digitals (made by Ruebon Heaton) which were very fuctional and accurate, but let me down twice under warranty. Can't fault the customer service, they were replaced twice with a new set.

However, i am not prepared to have a 13lb plus barbel in my landing net and not be able to weight it (yeah, in my dreams Jonny;)) so i bought some reubon heaton specimen hunters so i have peace of mind.

On a separate matter, a know it all bailiff i encountered fishing in France said that i was significantly reducing the accuracy of my dial scales by taring them with the sling first, due to the mechanics of the scales being set up to weigh from the top of the dial. The result has been the slight irritation of weighing my sling after captures and deducting.....but is there any truth in his pedantry?
 
Simple test Graham: try a known weight/object and weigh it using both methods. If there's a significant difference, the whole fishing community needs to know!
 
Test them through the range - some scales are spot on at certain weights, but can be out at others. You may be surprised.
Cheers
Bob
 
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