If you have the pair with the narrow opening return them, it's not easy getting it on the lip of a striper. the magnum has a larger opening and would be much easer to use.
or go with the Boga
"The sea was angry that day, my friends, like an old man trying to send back soup in a deli... " - George Costanza
I have one & have weighed a few fish this year. Takes a little getting used to get a good grip on the fish's jaw but I think its just a matter of practice.
Better than the alternative 60LB scale - the Boga that is almost $200 more and is huge & heavy for a surf belt.
Im curious about these things......I kinda though it was a boat tool...for reaching over...or a safe alterative to a gaff..
How do you try and land a fish with that thing in the surf??? Or is it strictly to weigh the fish after grabbing it?