it is the same measurment weather it is a soft tape or metal one. the only way it would be different is if the person traces the fishes body with the tape instead of putting it beside the fish.
And there are significant entries yet this year worthy enough to start any arguments.
I will reply here because I can't reply to the gripes board. Nice fish everyone posted so far. Just a complaint about the cloth type sewing measuring devices. I like to see how long the fish is, not the contour of the ice plus fish measurement. Straight rules keep everyone on the same page. And shouldn't all of the tape be visible. Someone may cut the tape and slip both ends under the fish to gain an inch or two. I missed out on the tourney last year and looking forward to a great tourney this year. Sorry for gripping this early. Glad I don't have to make the decision.
Good luck everyone.
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Soft rules make the fish bigger in they measure every contour of fish if layed on top and ice if laying on ice. Would be a nightmare scaling it to be sure it is accurate.
so can we use metal tape measures? i was confused about wat was going on ;D
From what I understand all measurements must be made with Montgomery Ward's yard-sticks.
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It is not the same measurement be it soft or ridgid. I must take into account all the extra fractions of an inch , etc. , that accumulate from waves, bulges, folds, etc. in soft measures. That is the reason I placed "no cloth measures" in the rules from the beginning of this season. I upgraded it to cloth/soft because an entry was made using a "soft vinyl" tape and this is the reason why. :callcops:
A simple push/pull style tape works great and you can get them anywhere and relatively inexpensive. The yellow shows up well against the ice/snow.
Slap .... I opened the Gripes Board ... sorry I forgot. :whistle:
my only concern is finding a ruler long enough to measure NY fish????
one thing that I don't like about those rules.... TOO SHORT.... when I fish for pike... I want something longer than 32 inches....... got a 32 on the tourny right now that measured 32.5 out there and I lost some larger ones.... they are too short I will buy a 100 foot tape.. JKLOL,WOW 100' ruler thats some dam big fish.lol