Best Digital Fish Scale

Etekcity Digital Fish Scale

For a simple, easy-to-use scale look no further than the Etekcity Digital Fish Scale. Unlike traditional scales, the backlight feature means you can weigh your trout in the day as well as your squid at night, and other features such as unit conversions and taring also remind us why it’s worth investing in a digital scale.

Like all our featured scales, it is battery-powered, but it has an auto-off feature to protect battery life.

With a weight capacity of up to 50kg, this can be used for most standard fish and it and it even has an in-built tape measure so you can get your fish dimensions spot on.

Handy extra features include warnings when the battery is low or the maximum weight has been exceeded. And if that wasn’t enough, it can also double up as a handy tool to check your luggage allowances for your next fishing trip.

Its major drawbacks are its lack of robustness and water resistance – you don’t want this scale to take a swim with the fishes – but its simplicity and attractive price tag certainly make it a scale worth considering.

TyhoTech Fishing Scale

Weighing in at just 140g, the TyhoTech fishing scale is one of the lightest options out there, yet it still pulls its weight and can be used with fish up to 50kg.

It also has a foldaway hook, in-built tape measure and comes with a clip and bag, making it perfect to slip into your pocket or attach to your waders.

With an intuitive interface, comfortable handle, and large LCD unit display, this scale is easy to use by fishermen of all ages.

Again, the TyhoTech scale is lacking water resistance and it isn’t the most robust model out there, so you’ll need to keep it somewhere safe, but in terms of user-friendliness and compactness, it can’t be beaten.

JOOKKI Hanging Scale

One way to sidestep around a lack of water resistance while keeping costs down is to keep your scale in a waterproof carrying pouch and use a metal hand strap when using the scale in action – just what the JOOKKI hanging scales comes with.

This scale weighs from 20g up to 50kg and again has auto-off, unit conversion, and tape measure features.

On the downside, this scale can be slightly awkward to handle and, like most of the low-budget options, might not last you decades, but it will definitely make a great addition to your tackle box.

NEXT-SHINE Digital Fish Scale

The NEXT-SHINE Digital Fish Scale stands apart from the other low-cost options with its increased weight capacity of up to 75kg, perfect for those bigger catches. Similar to the other models, it comes with auto-off and backlight options and is portable and easy to use.

It also has an in-built temperature detection feature, so you can make sure your scale won’t overheat on those long days out in the sunshine.

This scale is more durable than some of the other low-cost options, and the included 1-year warranty means you can rest assured that it will last you at least a few outings.

One drawback of this model is that the batteries can drain pretty quickly, but you can always try popping out the batteries when you aren’t using them to try and save some juice.

ReelSonar Digital Fish Scale

One scale you don’t have to worry about batteries with is the ReelSonar Digital Fish scale, which boasts an incredible 500-hour battery life – vital when you plan on being out on the water all day.

Like most of our featured scales, the ReelSonar digital fish scale has a built-in ruler, power-saving feature, and an LCD screen.

Crucially, however, this scale also comes with a fish lip gripper, making the weighing process kinder on the fish, and it can handle fish up to 45kg.

Rapala Digital Scale

The Rapala scale is the most compact option that comes with a lip gripper. It also has various other features, such as an LCD screen, and memory option, and it even comes with a bottle opener on the top!

The price may seem a little steep, but if a lip gripper and small size are your top priorities then this is the one for you.

Piscifun Fish Lip Gripper

Introducing our first featured water-resistant scale… the Piscifun Fish Lip Gripper.

With a sealed rubber gasket and a water-resistant display screen, this scale can withstand raindrops, splashes on the boat and even being fully submerged in salt water for a minute, more than enough time to swoop down and pick it up if you do happen to have a little slip (although the chances are low seeing as it comes with a wrist strap anyway).

You can measure your catch with ease thanks to its 360° rotatable non-slip handle, and no hooks are needed thanks to the powerful lip gripping mechanism. It also has a simple-to-use memory feature so you can save up to 10 readings in just two clicks, so you don’t have to waste time scribbling anything down at the moment.

Its major drawbacks are its reduced loading capacity (27kg) and larger size and weight compared to the compact options that lack a fish lip gripper. It also has a fairly hefty price tag compared to some of the simpler options, although this does include a 1-year warranty.

Overall, as long as heavy fish and compactness aren’t your top priorities, it’s probably worth investing the extra for a scale that has actually been designed for fishing.