The caller frantically said his Scale Master was reading overload as they were trying to weigh a fish. No names were exchanged, but I could hear a lot of noise & commotion in the background. It was a frantic phone call, late in the day here in San Diego, on May 30th from Bermuda. We’ll include the picture and your story in our “Tracking the Scale Masters around the World’s Page on our web site Remember, IWS Scale Master is a supporter of catch and release, but when that isn’t possible, it’s nice to be prepared! So if you have a current model or a Classic ScaleMaster, send us a picture of your Scale Master II, Scale Master MiniPro or Tournament Master being used to weigh a fish. So, finally, to make a long story short, we at IWS Scale Master would be interested to know. There are still a few oldies out there, and one was even up for auction from the personal collection of the late Billy Pate. Imagine having anything these days lasting 27 years. It was originally purchased in 1986 and used by Mariner’s Point in Huntington Beach, CA. What got me thinking about all this history was a Scale Master that came in a couple of weeks ago for annual service & certification. Since that time, The Scale Master Dual Range Tournament Fishing Scale has gone through many updates, & revisions and is relied upon by countless international tournament organizers, weigh stations, world record fishermen, captains, outfitters and the person hoping to have a good fish story to tell and be able to prove it! When everyone is doing something they consider fun good minds together can create incredible things. Mike Leech, past President of the IGFA, was one of our earliest and staunchest supporters. Father and son worked together to produce an elite, precision instrument that could be used in any location around the world to document the pride of the fisherman, his catch. The product came about through the love of fishing and the happenstance of this family being in the industrial scale business. As some of you may know, The Scale Master was originally produced in 1984, nearly 30 years ago.
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