Fishing tournament recording and verifying systems suitable for ensuring honesty, accuracy and integrity in reporting and recording sizes of fish caught in a fishing tournament may include at least one scale configured to obtain at least one measured weight of a fish. At least one head unit may communicably interface with the at least one scale. The at least one head unit may be 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 may communicably interface with the at least one head unit. The at least one external database may be 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 may communicably interface with the at least one external database. The at least one personal electronic device may be configured to receive the weight and image data from the at least one external database. A mobile app may be provided on the at least one personal electronic device. The mobile app may be configured to present the at least one measured weight paired with the at least one image of the fish on the personal electronic device. Fishing tournament recording and verifying methods are also disclosed.