Fishing tournament recording and verifying systems and methods

1. A fishing tournament recording and verifying system suitable for ensuring honesty, accuracy and integrity in reporting and recording sizes of fish caught in a fishing tournament, comprising:

a support structure configured for deployment on a boat;

at least one scales carried by the support structure, the at least one scales configured to obtain at least one measured weight of a fish;

at least one head unit carried by the support structure, the at least one head unit communicably interfacing with the at least one scales, the at least one head unit configured to capture at least one image of the fish and pair the at least one image of the fish with the at least one measured weight;

at least one external database communicably interfacing with the at least one head unit, the at least one external database configured to receive weight and image data corresponding to the at least one measured weight paired with the at least one image of the fish;

at least one personal electronic device communicably interfacing with the at least one external database, the at least one personal electronic device configured to receive the weight and image data from the at least one external database; and

a mobile app on the at least one personal electronic device, the mobile app configured to present the at least one measured weight paired with the at least one image of the fish on the personal electronic device.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the at least one scales comprises a scales housing, a scales display on the scales housing and a scales handle extending from the scales housing, and the at least one scales is detachably carried by the support structure.

3. A fishing tournament recording and verifying system suitable for ensuring honesty, accuracy and integrity in reporting and recording sizes of fish caught in a fishing tournament, comprising:

at least one scales configured to obtain at least one measured weight of a fish;

at least one head unit communicably interfacing with the at least one scales, the at least one head unit configured to capture at least one image of the fish and pair the at least one image of the fish with the at least one measured weight;

at least one external database communicably interfacing with the at least one head unit, the at least one external database configured to receive weight and image data corresponding to the at least one measured weight paired with the at least one image of the fish;

at least one personal electronic device communicably interfacing with the at least one external database, the at least one personal electronic device configured to receive the weight and image data from the at least one external database;

a mobile app on the at least one personal electronic device, the mobile app configured to present the at least one measured weight paired with the at least one image of the fish on the personal electronic device; and

wherein the support structure comprises a base, a receptacle carried by the base and a support arm carried by the receptacle, and the at least one head unit is carried by the support arm.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein the at least one head unit is positionally adjustable with respect to the support am structure.

5. A fishing tournament recording and verifying system suitable for ensuring honesty, accuracy and integrity in reporting and recording sizes offish caught in a fishing tournament, comprising:

a support structure configured for deployment on a boat;

at least one scales configured to obtain at least one measured weight of a fish;

at least one head unit carried by the support structure, the at least one head unit positionally adjustable with respect to the support structure, the at least one head unit communicably interfacing with the at least one scales, the at least one head unit configured to capture at least one image of the fish and pair the at least one image of the fish with the at least one measured weight;

at least one external database communicably interfacing with the at least one head unit, the at least one external database configured to receive weight and image data corresponding to the at least one measured weight paired with the at least one image of the fish;

at least one personal electronic device communicably interfacing with the at least one external database, the at least one personal electronic device configured to receive the weight and image data from the at least one external database; and

a mobile app on the at least one personal electronic device, the mobile app configured to present the at least one measured weight paired with the at least one image of the fish on the personal electronic device; and

a mount bracket carried by the support arm, and wherein the at least one head unit is horizontally adjustable on the mount bracket.

6. The system of claim 5 further comprising a head unit adjusting assembly rotatably adjustably carried by the support arm about a vertical axis, and wherein the mount bracket is rotatably adjustably carried by the head unit adjusting assembly about a horizontal axis.

7. A fishing tournament recording and verifying system suitable for ensuring honesty, accuracy and integrity in reporting and recording sizes of fish caught in a fishing tournament, comprising:

a support structure for deployment on a boat, the support structure comprising:

a base configured for attachment to the boat;

a receptacle adjustment assembly carried by the base;

a receptacle carried by the receptacle adjustment assembly, the receptacle capable of pivoting in a vertical plane to a selected vertical angle with respect to the base;

a support arm carried by and telescopically extendable from the receptacle;

a head unit adjusting assembly rotatably adjustably carried by the support arm about a vertical axis; and

a mount bracket rotatably adjustably carried by the head unit adjusting assembly about a horizontal axis;

at least one scales carried by the support structure, the at least one scales configured to obtain at least one measured weight of a fish;

at least one head unit carried by and horizontally adjustable on the mount bracket, the at least one head unit communicably interfacing with the at least one scales, the at least one head unit having at least one camera configured to capture at least one image of the fish and pair the at least one image of the fish with the at least one measured weight;

at least one external database communicably interfacing with the at least one head unit, the at least one external database configured to receive weight and image data corresponding to the at least one measured weight paired with the at least one image of the fish;

at least one personal electronic device communicably interfacing with the at least one external database, the at least one personal electronic device configured to receive the weight and image data from the at least one external database; and

a mobile app on the at least one personal electronic device, the mobile app configured to present the at least one measured weight paired with the at least one image of the fish on the personal electronic device.

8. The system of claim 7 wherein the at least one scales comprises a scales housing, a scales display on the scales housing and a scales handle extending from the scales housing.

9. The system of claim 7 wherein the at least one scales is detachably carried by the support structure.

10. The system of claim 7 wherein the at least one camera comprises a plurality of cameras.

11. The system of claim 10 wherein the cameras are oriented at a 90-degree angle to each other.

12. The system of claim 10 wherein the cameras are oriented in 180-degree relationship with each other.

13. The system of claim 7 wherein the mount bracket comprises a vertical side bracket portion carried by the support arm and a horizontal top bracket portion extending perpendicularly from the side bracket portion, and the at least one head unit is carried by the top bracket portion.

14. The system of claim 7 further comprising a main processor, and wherein the head unit comprises a main receiver interfacing with the main processor, the main receiver configured to receive the at least one measured weight of the fish from the at least one scales and transmit the measured weight to the main processor.

15. The system of claim 14 wherein the head unit comprises the main processor.

16. The system of claim 14 further comprising a main processor housing, and wherein the main processor is provided in the main processor housing.

17. The system of claim 14 further comprising a data port interfacing with the main processor, a computer-readable storage medium interfacing with the data port and an external display device interfacing with the computer-readable storage medium.

18. A fishing tournament recording and verifying method for ensuring honesty, accuracy and integrity in reporting and recording sizes of fish caught in a fishing tournament, comprising:

deploying a fishing tournament recording and verifying system comprising:

a support structure;

at least one scales carried by the support structure, the at least one scales configured to obtain at least one measured weight of a fish;

at least one head unit carried by the support structure, the at least one head unit communicably interfacing with the at least one scales, the at least one head unit configured to capture at least one image of the fish and pair the at least one image of the fish with the at least one measured weight;

at least one external database communicably interfacing with the at least one head unit, the at least one external database configured to receive weight and image data corresponding to the at least one measured weight paired with the at least one image of the fish;

at least one personal electronic device communicably interfacing with the at least one external database, the at least one personal electronic device configured to receive the weight and image data from the at least one external database; and

a mobile app on the at least one personal electronic device, the mobile app configured to present the at least one measured weight paired with the at least one image of the fish on the personal electronic device;

capturing and recording at least one image of at least one fish caught by a participant by operation of the at least one head unit;

obtaining and recording at least one weight of the at least one fish by operation of the at least one scales;

displaying the at least one image with the at least one weight of the at least one fish;

transmitting the at least one image and the at least one weight of the at least one fish to the at least one external database; and

displaying the at least one image with the at least one weight on the mobile app on the at least one personal electronic device.