I think those Berkley scales could be heartbreakers! I weighed my largest ever bass this year on mine, she went 9.6, I just missed! Then a freind from work weighed a bass last week that was like 8.5 on the Berkley, it went 10.3 on the lake scale, which is very accurate. Oh man- Next big one I'll try to weigh on a better scale, I had no live well so she went right back in. She will remain a 9.6, as that is what she weighed on my scale.