
Ultralight Fish Counter
I like knowing how many fish I catch. I know not every angler cares about this, but I do. I wanted an easy way to keep track of this number without having to pull out my phone or a big, bulky mechanical clicker. The Ultralight Fish Counter is what I came up with. The Ultralight Fish Counter is based off of the ranger beads (aka pace count beads) used in the military to keep track of how many steps you've taken and how many miles you've covered when no other method is available. (You can learn more on the ranger beads Wikipedia page here.) I show in this YouTube video how to use the Ultralight Fish Counter. It will probably make more sense than the following written description. You'll notice that there are two groupings of beads on each fish counter: an upper one (with 4 beads) and a lower one (with 9 beads). Each bead in the lower grouping represents one fish. Each bead in the upper grouping represents 10 fish. The Ultralight Bead Counter can count up to a total of 49 fish. When you