200e7 vs. Patriarch vs. HSTA.. OR ZILLION?

[Stasher1]

I stand corrected.

A 5" Senko weighs more than a 7" Power Worm, 3/0 EWG, and an 1/8 oz. bullet weight.

A 4" Senko with no hook weighs the same as a 7" Power Worm, 3/0 EWG, and an 1/8 oz. bullet weight.

4" Senko (Kinami Flash)

7" Power Worm, hook, weight

For the record, a 5" Senko (0.40) weighs almost as much as two Trick Worms (0.45), according to my little shop scale.

[dodgeguy]

i would get a patriarch xt.

Dodge - as much as I like Suffix, I finally spooled up a reel with Fireline braid. It's looking like it may be my new favorite.

told you it was good.i'm not using braid this year.i'm doing a study.fireline braid and diwa samurai are the 2 best braids.

[RoLo]

I apologize for going somewhat off-topic, but every lure has an intrinsic weight,

with or without a sinker. It might be better to call them unweighted senkos

rather than 'weightless' senkos.

Heavily salted lures such as the senko, usually exhibit a considerable variation in weight.

I just weighed several 5.0" senkos of different colors & laminates and the intrinsic weight

ranged from 155 to 170 grains. Since 3/8oz is equivalent to 164 grains,

it would be fair to say that an unweighted 5.0" senko weighs 3/8oz.

BTW, an unweighted 7.0 Zoom trick worm weighs 90 grains, just a bit over 3/16oz (3/16oz = 82 grains).

Roger

[Mike__D]

Curado hands down.

Mike

[rubba bubba]

A weightless Senko is still a fairly heavy lure. If you want to see how well it handles weightless lures, try casting a 6" floating worm, 4" ring worm, or a Trickworm rigged with a 2/0 offset round bend hook.

I didn't specify any size Senko, you assumed it's a 5". I'm sure not aware of a "standard Senko". However, I did weigh a 5" with hook and it came to 9 grams (8 without the hook); and so doing the 1g to 0.0352739619 oz conversion, that puts it at .317466 oz, with 3/8 oz = .375 oz.

Now since Burley asked nice, I weighed a 4" Senko with hook at 6 grams, or .211644 oz. The Zillion casts either just fine; so does my STX, S, and Bpro Extreme.

Where did I say the Zillion "excels at casting weightless soft plastics"? By all means, quote my post and prove me wrong. Was I misleading in referencing Senkos only? Again your words not mine - did you miss the drop shot part? Go re-read my post again. Quote away.

Now I realize spinning tackle is pretty challenging for Burley, however if he or you would like some tutelage on casting a .21164 oz Senko on a Zillion (or even a 3"), I would be more than glad to spend some quality time with you. The point never was the Zillion "excels" at casting light weights, the point is that it casts light weights just fine. If there's a difference in casting light weights between the Zillion and the Curado, it's miniscule at best.

Will a Zillion "excel" at casting 6" floating worm, 4" ring worm, or a Trickworm rigged with a 2/0 offset round bend hook? No. Will a Curado? No.

The hyperbole by the posse never ceases to amaze me.