5/15 Long Creek

[Mitch f]

32 minutes ago, dtrs5kprs said:

Wonder how they measure up to a Golden Rule board (sorry, had to).

You'd think an inch would be an inch, but that doesn't always hold true. Would be great to hear if anyone has compared the two.

Thats ok, I hear you. Im a measuring guy for a living...Ive never compared them, but I love my Hawg Trough, the cupped surface keeps the fish straighter too. As far as an "inch for inch" thing, I use the ole mm/inch lost in conversion tactic on my wife!

[Champ188]

48 minutes ago, dtrs5kprs said:

Wonder how they measure up to a Golden Rule board (sorry, had to).

You'd think an inch would be an inch, but that doesn't always hold true. Would be great to hear if anyone has compared the two.

Lots of you will recall the old plastic "belly boards" that were made from molded plastic in a concave shape to "cradle" the fish. I've seen more than one instance in which someone would measure a "line burner" fish on a belly board out in the boat and the fish would end measuring short on a straight board (i.e., Golden Rule) at the weigh-in. Frankly, I don't buy the old "livewell shrink" excuse but I do believe the two different styles of boards can measure slightly different.