Super User webertime Posted February 19, 2015 Super User Posted February 19, 2015 I see posts fairly frequently saying, "I'm going to flip 3/8oz Texas Rigs... what rod?" It seems that a lot of people don't take into account the weight of the plastics that they will be throwing when considering a rod. I got bored one night this last summer and weighed out a bunch of baits I use a lot and thought that some people might find this useful. I weighted 5 random baits and averaged them. GYBC Fat Ika .38oz Senko 5" .37oz Senko 6" .37oz (weird...) Senko 7" .50oz Senko 10" (Doc Irv) 1.59oz Keitech Swing Impact Fat 2.8 .12z Keitech S I F 3.8 .30oz Keitech S I F 4.8 .39oz Keitech S I F 5.8 .77oz Keitech Easy Shiner 4" .17oz Keitech Easy Shiner 5" .34oz Pit Boss 4" .34oz Pit Boss 3" .19oz Zoom Ultravibe Speedcraw .23oz Kickerfish Tail Slapper 4.8" .46oz Kickerfish Tail Slapper 3.8" .31oz Zoom 5" Fluke .29oz Keitech Sexy Impact 5" .37oz Keitech Sexy Impact 4" .21oz Zoom Fluke 7" .81oz Big Bite Baits Real Deal Craw .35oz Keitech Salty Core Stick 5" .40oz 7 1 Quote
Super User Catt Posted February 19, 2015 Super User Posted February 19, 2015 What no Rage Tail! Ya ever weigh a 1/4 ounce spinner bait? 4 Quote
Super User webertime Posted February 19, 2015 Author Super User Posted February 19, 2015 What no Rage Tail! Ya ever weigh a 1/4 ounce spinner bait? Hahaha, I bet it's more than a 1/4oz... Last year on Champlain the Smallies were not biting the really aggressive plastics. It was the smaller more subtle acting plastics that hammered them, hence no Rage Tail. Quote
Hogsticker Posted February 19, 2015 Posted February 19, 2015 It always amazes me how we still find reasons to fondle our gear, even when they're not getting put to good use cause we can't be on the water. Gotta love it 6 Quote
ABW Posted February 19, 2015 Posted February 19, 2015 Still confused on the 5 and 6 inch senkos... how? 1 Quote
Super User QUAKEnSHAKE Posted February 19, 2015 Super User Posted February 19, 2015 What no Rage Tail! Ya ever weigh a 1/4 ounce spinner bait? I have a SK Rocket Shad spinnerbait rated at 1/4oz and actual is .2409oz its a bit smaller than a regular spinnerbait though. For a couple Rage tails Anaconda 10" .5116oz Thumper 10" .54205oz My 6" senkos .57658oz For the Ikas, SIF3.8, salty core stick 5" mine are right with your weights webertime Quote
Super User F14A-B Posted February 19, 2015 Super User Posted February 19, 2015 One of you guys weigh a trick worm! Quote
Super User senile1 Posted February 19, 2015 Super User Posted February 19, 2015 It always amazes me how we still find reasons to fondle our gear, even when they're not getting put to good use cause we can't be on the water. Gotta love it That will make you go blind. 5 2 Quote
Super User QUAKEnSHAKE Posted February 19, 2015 Super User Posted February 19, 2015 One of you guys weigh a trick worm! .19227oz 5.451g WATERMELON SLICE COLOR 2 Quote
Super User F14A-B Posted February 19, 2015 Super User Posted February 19, 2015 .19227oz 5.451g WATERMELON SLICE COLOR Thank you! Quote
Super User Catt Posted February 19, 2015 Super User Posted February 19, 2015 .19227oz 5.451g WATERMELON SLICE COLOR That's an awesome color in a Fluke Quote
kingmotorboat Posted February 19, 2015 Posted February 19, 2015 We need to keep this topic going ive always wondered weights so i can properly weight my soft plastic. Seems i went overkill with the speed craw and 3/16 maybe i need to cut it to an 1/8! Quote
kingmotorboat Posted February 19, 2015 Posted February 19, 2015 and thanks to ts for starting this Quote
Josh Smith Posted February 20, 2015 Posted February 20, 2015 Hello, I'll toss in: Rat-L-Chunk, chunk only: 110 grains, or about 1/4 oz Mann's 6" Jelly Worm: 70 grains, or about 3/16 oz Yum Dinger, 4": 110 grains, or about 1/4 oz Yum worm, 6" action tail: 100 grains, or a little less than 1/4 oz Yum 3.25" Crawbug: 145 grains, or about 1/3 oz (I consider it 3/8 oz, 0.33143 oz is the decimal) Yum 6" Sallemander: 164 grains, or about 3/8 oz Josh Quote
Super User SirSnookalot Posted February 20, 2015 Super User Posted February 20, 2015 I'm speechless. Quote
Josh Smith Posted February 20, 2015 Posted February 20, 2015 I'm speechless. Amazing, ain't it? Know what else? Spell check accepts "ain't" as a word. Take that, teachers! Quote
Super User Munkin Posted February 20, 2015 Super User Posted February 20, 2015 When I have 3/8oz custom spinnerbait mold made they just used the weight of the lead itself. Most spinnerbaits weigh twice what the package says. Allen Quote
Super User rippin-lips Posted February 20, 2015 Super User Posted February 20, 2015 Baby paca - 8.1g Reg paca - 12g Paca chunk - 5.2g 10" Ol' monster - 10g Rage thumper - 5.3g Rage cut R - 8.7g Rage craw - 7.7g D bomb - 10.1g Rage rooster - 11.5g Rage shell c - 11.3g GYB flappin hog - 13g RI beaver - 10.4g Sk rodent - 13.8g Sk dreamshot - 3.9g Jackall fs 5.8 - 3.5 Zoom finesse - 3.9g Havoc sub w - 7.1g Fat Albert - 4.9g U-vibe worm - 6.5g SK shim e - 9.3g SK ocho - 10.1g Zoom lizard - 6.5g A conversion chart for the lazy people. 1/16 - 1.7g 1/8 - 3.5g 3/16 - 5.3g 1/4 - 7.0g 3/8 - 10.6 1/2 - 14.1g 3/4 - 21g 1oz - 28g Something to think about when you say how well your new reel can handle light baits such as a weightless senko. Well it's 3/8oz 2 Quote
kingmotorboat Posted February 20, 2015 Posted February 20, 2015 Anyone figure out rage tails yet or the zoom lizard Quote
kingmotorboat Posted February 20, 2015 Posted February 20, 2015 nevermind just need the zoom lizard now Quote
Super User QUAKEnSHAKE Posted February 26, 2015 Super User Posted February 26, 2015 Rage Baby Craw 3.653g .1288oz Rage Rage Chunk 4.942g .1743oz Rage Toad 15.412g .5436oz Rage Shad 13.487g .4757oz SK 7" Finesse worm 5.532g .1951oz SK Coffee Tube 3.5" 6.936g .2446oz 4.5" 11.021g .3887oz YUM Tube 4" 10.798g .3808oz Quote
Super User F14A-B Posted February 26, 2015 Super User Posted February 26, 2015 Good stuff guys! Quote
Comfortably Numb Posted February 26, 2015 Posted February 26, 2015 Remember that most plastic float somewhat. Especially ones without salt. So they actually are much lighter in the water. Any yes spinnerbait weight is usually head only and can weigh double with blades and hardware Quote
Super User Goose52 Posted February 26, 2015 Super User Posted February 26, 2015 Regarding spinnerbaits, I posted this about 4 years ago - actual weights of some spinnerbaits that I had on had, with the weights rounded off to the nearest 1/8th. Quote
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