I use a digital postal scale that also can be run on batteries. For weighing I just use a Dollar store plastic container. I always dip just a little water into it and zero the scale to that. Then place fish in. The battery operation allows me to take it out on the boat or anywhere around the pond I want. That is for weight. Measuring on the dock I screwed a plastic yardstick down. Never place a fish on a hot Golden Rule or any other hot metal measuring board!! Another nice portable option is a sewing measuring tape...the plastic or cloth kind that you can stick in your back pocket. The kind they would use to measure you for a suit. Which I hope that never happens again!! I used to glue a measuring tape to the bottom of my weighing tub but my fish got too long. Just what I do. Good luck. Postal scale was only about $30 and weighs up to 50 pounds.

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