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I've just bought a set of these and checked them against my avons. They weigh exactly the same! I never thought I'd go digital but for £16 I thought they were worth a punt.
One advantage I can think of straight off the bat is the tare function, I'm a stickler for accuracy and I zero my scales...
Same, I zero them to read 1lb and knock 1lb off the end result. I've tried it with a 4oz, 6oz etc "zero" and weighed the same item and got the same results after deducting the "zero"!
I bought a set of flyweights which I checked against a set that I knew to be accurate, they were a few ounces...
I had a very large haul of Barbel from the Trent some years ago fishing 10mm halibut boilies over a spodded bed of particles.
It was a partiblend with red and yellow maize in it, I'm getting another sack this season to try the same tactics on the Swale.
I have these, https://www.daiwasports.co.uk/product/specialist/19-emcast-br-lt in 5000 and have handled them in all sizes. I really like them. I got the price match less 10% from go outdoors.
If you really want budget have a look at THESE if they turn out crap you can hardly moan about the price. I reckon a tin of luncheon meat will soon be more than that!
I like the BT hooks for big baits but I don't think you can beat the Drennan super spades or specialists for maggot/castor/smaller baits for targeting big fish. My PB barbel fell to a bunch of maggots on a drennan ss size 14
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