If you need the scale get the bogo. The scale is pretty damn accurate and as mentioned above they last forever. Over the years I managed to pick up two of them (one for boat and one for surf) and they work very well. However, at the RISSA show a few years back (maybe 5 or so) I bought an AVET reel and they guy gave me a cheapo clone of a bogo. I have used it on the boat and it works fine for holding a fish. The scale on that one sucks and is way off. I mainly give it to the kids so they can hold a toothy fish for a photo. For the price (nothing) it was a great deal and still works fine today.
So my rec would be to get a cheap one just to hold fish, if you want a good scale as well with you get the bogo.
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