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Victorinox Fish Scaler/Ruler

Several of the larger Swiss Army knives from Victorinox include a combination fish scaler, ruler and hook disgorger.

The tool is about 3" (74 mm) long. It's quite effective for removing scales from panfish, trout, bass, catfish, and about anything else you'll catch during casual fishing expeditions. If you are scaling large quantities of fish, you'll probably want a larger tool!

Use the prong at the end of this tool to grip fish hooks and pull them out.

The ruler is a bit small for measuring real fish directly, unless you are a minnow fisherman and like to be precise about the size of fish that you catch. However you can make it work for measuring longer fish (or anything else). Just follow these steps:

  1. Put the end of the ruler at one end of the fish, and mark the location of the base of the rule.
  2. Move the ruler so the end is now where the base used to be.
  3. Repeat step 2 until you have reached the other end of the fish. Keep track of how many times you have 'stepped'.
  4. Multiply the number of steps times 3" or 75 mm, then add the remaining length.

The rule is definitely good enough for quick use, when you are on a roof without a tape measure!

This tool is found on the following Swiss Army knives:

Angler

Fisherman

SwissChamp

SwissChamp XLT

 

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