Method and appartus to measure size of trophy game

摘要

The instant invention is a ribbon for use with sport fishing in conjunction with a GPS-enabled smart-phone. The ribbon tape is calculated in terms of estimated weight allowing an ocean weigh-in, versus a dock located weigh-in, to meet the fishing tournament requirements and/or a recreational angler's requirements, and the GPS-enabled smart-phone allows accurate documentation of the catch for competition or recreational purposes. The ribbon tape of the instant invention provides an estimate of fish weights based upon fish length, the fish weights based upon a statistical averaging of a particular fish species. The objective of the invention is to eliminate the destruction of fish caught only for the purpose of determining fish size and weight, and to eliminate the risk caused by tournament fishing boats racing back to weigh-in stations.

主权项

1. A system of determining and documenting the size of a fish comprising of:
a ribbon positionable alongside the fish, said ribbon having a proximal end and a distal end and a plurality of sequential linear graduation markings therealong specific to units of length to allow visual indication of the length of the fish, said units of length corresponds to a group of said graduation markings corresponding to a weight of the fish; a smart-phone used in combination with said ribbon, said smart-phone equipped with a camera for capturing the image of the fish and ribbon placed alongside and an application for receipt of a GPS signal for inserting a UTC time from the GPS signal into the image; wherein the smart-phone user can capture an image of the fish together with the UTC time the image was taken whereby the length of the fish is determined by reviewing the markings on the ribbon and the weight of the fish is determined by reviewing a group of graduation markings on the ribbon.