On Foot Angler

                                        Check this out. 
                  A ruler over 24inches that you can roll up 

Here’s a cool little device that should help solve some future arguments between you and your buddies about the length of fish you caught.

The Snap Shot Ruler is a vertical fish measuring device that you can easily attach to your line or fish gripper (BogaGrips, etc). It’s a two birds with one stone type of deal: You can simultaneously snap a photo of your fish while getting a measurement… 

Made of durable vinyl, the Snap Shot is simply a soft (easily stowed) ruler with a clip on the top side for attaching to your gripper or scale and a weight on the bottom so that it hangs straight. We recently tried it out on some Nor Cal stripers. With the fish lipped with a gripper, all we did was snap the ruler onto the Boga and then snap a couple quick shots.

Just slide your grippper or scale through the slot and measure away...

What’s pretty cool about this thing is you can measure your fish without handling it so much — or flopping it around on the deck — so it’s a handy catch and release tool. Also, it’s good for those of us who are…well…”measurement challenged.” I can give you a pretty accurate estimate of a fish’s weight, but when it comes to it’s length I’m not so good. Unfortunately, I may find out that all those 24-inch trout I’ve been catching in the creek are actually a little shorter than I had thought!

I can also see the Snap Shot being useful when you get together with some buddies for a little fun catch & release derby. If everybody has one of these rulers on board, “weigh-in” can be done with digital photos. That way, you don’t have to kill or haul a fish around in the livewell all day.