Lure Weights?
Lure Weights?
Just got some Bill Lewis rattle traps, the 1/4 oz. come in at 11g.? The 1/8 oz. are 5g. Also noticed some of my small sq. bills that are supposed to be 1/4oz. are 9-11g. My scale is not perfect but a 1/4oz. tungsten weight is 7g. so not that far off.
Anyone else???
Anyone else???
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Re: Lure Weights?
Most crankbait weights are the weight of the bait prior to adding the hardware and hooks to them.
Re: Lure Weights?
Thanks, that would explain why a medium rod loads so well!!!
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Re: Lure Weights?
TommyG wrote:Just got some Bill Lewis rattle traps, the 1/4 oz. come in at 11g.? The 1/8 oz. are 5g. Also noticed some of my small sq. bills that are supposed to be 1/4oz. are 9-11g. My scale is not perfect but a 1/4oz. tungsten weight is 7g. so not that far off.
Anyone else???
it wont copy over very well but if really interested it can be figured out, grams is the first number ounces after. All weighed on calibrated certified scale.
WEIGHTS
SOFT PLASTICS grams ounces
FAT IKA 10.91 0.384
PALM TREE 11.149 0.3932
SENKO 3" 3.868 0.1364
SENKO 4" 7.146 0.25206
SENKO 5" 10.323 0.36413
SENKO 6" 16.346 0.57658
FLAPPIN HOG 12.526 0.4418
DAMIKI HYDRA 4" 12.18 0.429
DAMIKI HYDRA 3" 7.093 0.2502
BPS STIK-O 3" 3.485 0.12292
HAVOC FLAT DAWG 5" 7.574 0.26716
JACKALL RHYTHM WAVE 3. 6.772 0.23887
KEITECK S.C. STICK 5" 11.468 0.40452
KEITECH S.C. STCIK 4.5" 5.808 0.20487
KEITECH S.C.TUBE 4.25" 13.525 0.47715
MEGABASS HAZEDONG 4.2" 7.674 0.27070
KEITECH LEECH 3" 1.367 0.4825
KEITECH SWING IMPACT 2" 0.923
4" 4.706 0.166
KEITECH FAT IMPACT 3.8" 8.418 0.29693
4.3" 10.583 0.37330
4.8" 12.906 0.45525
KEITECH EASY SHINER 2" 0.994 0.03505
Kickerfish 8.094 0.28550
MEGASTRIKE MEGA STICK 9.178 0.32374
NORIES SPOONTAIL SHAD 5" 10.679 0.37669
SK CAFFEINE SHAD 7.736 0.27287
SK 7" Finesse worm 5.532 0.1951
SK RT ANACONDA 10" 14.504 0.5116
SK RT 10" THUMPER 15.368 0.54205
SK Coffee Tube 3.5" 6.936 0.2446oz
4.5" 11.021 0.3887oz
Rage Baby Craw 3.653 0.1288oz
Rage Rage Chunk 4.942 0.1743oz
Rage Toad 15.412 0.5436oz
Rage Shad 13.487 0.4757oz
Rage Swimmer 8.66 0.30547
Reaction Strike 6.84 0.24127
ROBOWORM FAT 6" 5.522 0.19475
YUM DINGER 5" 8.637 0.30466
YUM DINGER 4" 6.525 0.23005
YUM Tube 4" 10.798 0.3808oz
ZOOM SUPER FLUKE 8.485 0.29925
ZOOM TRICK WORM 5.451 0.19227
ZMAN TRD 2.75" 3.913-4.331 0.1380-0.1527
ZMAN BIG TRD 6.540-6.644 0.23070
ZMAN ZINKERZ 9.823-9.290
FROGS grams ounces
FLIP 'N' THE BIRD 15.46 0.544
IOBEE FROG 15.46 0.54535
DAHLBERG FROG 16.32 0.5757
SPRO GREEN TREE 17.037 0.60095
SPRO MIDNIGHT BLACK 15.187 0.5357
SPRO POPPER LEOPARD 13.952 0.49215
KOPPERS GREEN FROG 18.653 0.65795
KOPPERS BROWN FROG 19.211 0.67765
KOPPERS 2 1/4" 13.237 0.46692
KOPPERS 1 3/4" 7.521 0.26529
KVD SEXY FROG 15.742 0.55528
NORIES NF60 16.512 0.58244
BOOYAH PAD CRASHER 15.273 0.53875
BOOYAH PAD CRASHER JR 0.31085
RIVER2SEA BULLY WA 55 11.061 0.39025
RIVER2SEA BULLY WA 55 11.517 0.40625
RIVER2SEA SPIT 14.404 0.50810
LIPLESS CRANKS grams ounces
KOPPERS LT CRAWFISH 1/2 15.395 0.54295
XCALIBER XR75 23.21 0.8187
XR75 22.888 0.80735
XR50 5/8 16.657 0.58755
XR50 5/8 16.802 0.5927
XR50 REAL GILL 5/8 17.05 0.60145
SPRO ARUKA SHAD JR 3/8 10.806 0.3812
SPRO ARUKA SHAD 75 22.033 0.77715
STR KING RES 3/4 24.649 0.86945
SK RES 1/2 17.469 0.6162
SK RES 1/2 17.038 0.60255
SK RES 1/2 17.063 0.60185
SK RES 1/2 17.18 0.6061
RAP RPR-6 1/2 14.95 0.52735
RAP RPR-6 5/16 8.939 0.31535
RAP RPR-6 14.938 0.52685
RAP CNR-6 13.75 0.4851
RAP CNR-6 13.696 0.4831
RAP RATTLIN RAP 15.546 0.54835
YZ RATTL N VIBE 5/8 16.927 0.5971
CRANKBAITS grams ounces
SK BITSY MINO BABY BASS 2.336 0.0823
SK BM FIRE TIGER 2.371 0.0836
SK BM GHOST 2.388 0.0842
SK BM GIZZARD SHAD 2.35 0.0829
SK BM TENNESEE SHAD 2.44 0.0862
RAP MFR-3 FIRETIGER 4.29 0.1513
RAP MFR-3 FIRETIGER 4.109 0.14494
RAP MFR-3 OLIVE GREEN 3.958 0.13961
RAP MFR-3 CRAWDAD 4.002 0.14116
RAP ULC-3 SILVER BLUE 4.294 0.1514
RAP DT-10 BLUEGILL 3/5 16.267 0.5738
BOMBER B04 FOXY SHAD 5.907 0.2083
REB S TEENY R TEN SHAD 3.844 0.1356
REB FROG-R LEOPARD 9.02 0.318
BOMBER B04 FOXY SHAD 5.907 0.2083
KVD 1.0 BLK BK CHART 7.38 0.26
KVD 1.5 SEXY SHAD 11.412 0.40255
KVD 1.5 BLUEGILL 11.703 0.41275
KVD 2.5 BLK BK CHART 18.346 0.64715
MAT KINCHOU CRO SHI 1/4 6.629 0.2338
STM ARASHI FLAT 7 7/16 12.572 0.44345
STM ARASHI SQR 3I 1/2 14.393 0.5077
STM ARASHI SQR 5 5/8 19.719 0.6956
SPINNERBAITS grams ounces
BYH PND MAGIC CRAW 3/16 9.757 0.34415
SK ROCKET SHAD CHAR 12.447 0.43905
SK RS CHAR/ORANGE 1/4 6.83 0.2409
SK REYE MINI KING 1/8 7.523 0.2653
TRMNTR STAINLES WHT 3/8 19.524 0.68865
WAR EAGLE WHT GD 3/4 23.75 0.83775
WAR EAGLE WHT-CHAR 3/8 19.919 0.70265
R2S WHOPPER PLOPPER 130 33.339 1.17699
JIGHEADS ZMAN SHROOMS
1/20 1.669 0.05890
1/10 3.740 0.13195
1/5 5.399 0.19045
CASTING PLUGS
1/4 7.326 0.25845
3/8 10.328 0.36430
1/2 13.913 0.49080
Re: Lure Weights?
WOW!! Thanks QuakenShake, that is some fine work right there. I'm finding I can use 1 rod instead of packing 2 for a lot of stuff.
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Re: Lure Weights?
This is a copy of a thread that I started tow years ago in April 2015
I have not checked for agreements, At that time, my wife was a research scientist at a medical school lab, and she did the weighing on a scale in the lab.
One point that interested me was the weight of the Z Man TRD , a popular NED bait. As shown below, the TRD at 2.75 inches actually weighs more than a 3-inch Senko. The TRD mst be loaded with salt.
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Plastic Bait Weights – April 10, 2015
The baits were weighed on a very accurate scale in a medical research lab of a major university.
Senko – 4 inch................. 7.30 grams…….0.257 oz
Senko – 3 inch................. 3.86 g…………...0.136
Fat Senko – 3 inch............. 5.37 g………… .0.189
Z-Man Finesse TRD 2.75 inch.....4.60 g…………...0.162
Bass Pro Shops 4 ¼ Stik-O-Worm 7.37 g…………...0.260
Zoom Magnum Finesse 9.32 g…………...0.329
Keitech Salty Core Stick 5.5 in. 11.24 g…… ..0.396
Reaction Innovations Skinny Dipper 12.9 g…………..0.455
Reaction Innovations Little Dipper 6.38 g…………..0.225
NetBait Paca Craw................. 12.0 g…………..0.423
Keitech Swing Impact Fat 3.8 inch...8.52 g…………..0.301
Keitech Swing Impact 3.5 inch...3.25 g…………..0.115
Reaction Innov. Sweet Beaver 4.2....10.92 g…………0.385
Havo Pit Boss 4 inch...............10.94 g…………0.386
Mann’s StingRay Grub 4-inch.......7.58 g…………..0.267
Gambler Ugly Otter 4 inch.........10.16 g…………........0.358
Zoom Ultra Vibe Speed Worm........7.4 g ………….........0.261
Berkley Power Worm 7 inch........ 5.45 g …………........0.192
Strike King Flip-N-Tube 4.5 inch... 10.5 g…………........0.370
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The following lures were weighed in 2012 and posted here at
viewtopic.php?f=51&t=42748
Repeated here for easy reference.
5-inch Senko .................................... 0.39 oz
5-inch WaveWorm Tiki Stick.................. 0.28
5-inch Yum Dinger.............................. 0.30
5 3/8-inch Bass Pro Stik-o-Worm ............. 0.38 oz
4-inch Senko..................................... 0.26 oz
4-inch Bass Pro Stik-o-Worm.................. 0.25
4-inch Kinami Flash............................ 0.26
4 ¼ -inch Bass Pro Stik-o-Worm.............. 0.27
6-inch Senko..................................... 0.59 oz
6-inch Bass Pro Stik-o-Worm.................. 0.45
Reaction Innov. 3.5 Smallie Beaver.......... 0.21 oz
Reaction Innov. 4.2 Sweet Beaver........... 0.40
Zoom Baby Brush Hog .......................... 0.24 oz
Zoom 8-inch Lizard............................. 0.36
Zoom Horny Toad............................... 0.45
Zoom 5-inch Finesse Worm.................... 0.16
Berkley 7-inch Power Worm................... 0.19
Paca Craw....................................... 0.41 oz
Berkley Crazy Legs Chigger Craw............ 0.32
Note that a few baits like the 4-inch Senko and the Smallie Beaver were weighed on both occasions. Thus was done deliberately just to check on the continuity. There was some rounding that accounts for the differences, and there are some small difference like 0.01 oz. The small weight difference could also be accounted for by the differences in the salt content.
I have not checked for agreements, At that time, my wife was a research scientist at a medical school lab, and she did the weighing on a scale in the lab.
One point that interested me was the weight of the Z Man TRD , a popular NED bait. As shown below, the TRD at 2.75 inches actually weighs more than a 3-inch Senko. The TRD mst be loaded with salt.
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Plastic Bait Weights – April 10, 2015
The baits were weighed on a very accurate scale in a medical research lab of a major university.
Senko – 4 inch................. 7.30 grams…….0.257 oz
Senko – 3 inch................. 3.86 g…………...0.136
Fat Senko – 3 inch............. 5.37 g………… .0.189
Z-Man Finesse TRD 2.75 inch.....4.60 g…………...0.162
Bass Pro Shops 4 ¼ Stik-O-Worm 7.37 g…………...0.260
Zoom Magnum Finesse 9.32 g…………...0.329
Keitech Salty Core Stick 5.5 in. 11.24 g…… ..0.396
Reaction Innovations Skinny Dipper 12.9 g…………..0.455
Reaction Innovations Little Dipper 6.38 g…………..0.225
NetBait Paca Craw................. 12.0 g…………..0.423
Keitech Swing Impact Fat 3.8 inch...8.52 g…………..0.301
Keitech Swing Impact 3.5 inch...3.25 g…………..0.115
Reaction Innov. Sweet Beaver 4.2....10.92 g…………0.385
Havo Pit Boss 4 inch...............10.94 g…………0.386
Mann’s StingRay Grub 4-inch.......7.58 g…………..0.267
Gambler Ugly Otter 4 inch.........10.16 g…………........0.358
Zoom Ultra Vibe Speed Worm........7.4 g ………….........0.261
Berkley Power Worm 7 inch........ 5.45 g …………........0.192
Strike King Flip-N-Tube 4.5 inch... 10.5 g…………........0.370
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The following lures were weighed in 2012 and posted here at
viewtopic.php?f=51&t=42748
Repeated here for easy reference.
5-inch Senko .................................... 0.39 oz
5-inch WaveWorm Tiki Stick.................. 0.28
5-inch Yum Dinger.............................. 0.30
5 3/8-inch Bass Pro Stik-o-Worm ............. 0.38 oz
4-inch Senko..................................... 0.26 oz
4-inch Bass Pro Stik-o-Worm.................. 0.25
4-inch Kinami Flash............................ 0.26
4 ¼ -inch Bass Pro Stik-o-Worm.............. 0.27
6-inch Senko..................................... 0.59 oz
6-inch Bass Pro Stik-o-Worm.................. 0.45
Reaction Innov. 3.5 Smallie Beaver.......... 0.21 oz
Reaction Innov. 4.2 Sweet Beaver........... 0.40
Zoom Baby Brush Hog .......................... 0.24 oz
Zoom 8-inch Lizard............................. 0.36
Zoom Horny Toad............................... 0.45
Zoom 5-inch Finesse Worm.................... 0.16
Berkley 7-inch Power Worm................... 0.19
Paca Craw....................................... 0.41 oz
Berkley Crazy Legs Chigger Craw............ 0.32
Note that a few baits like the 4-inch Senko and the Smallie Beaver were weighed on both occasions. Thus was done deliberately just to check on the continuity. There was some rounding that accounts for the differences, and there are some small difference like 0.01 oz. The small weight difference could also be accounted for by the differences in the salt content.
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Re: Lure Weights?
Just a spot check comparison between the two sets of lure weights...
5-inch Senko Quake = 0.3614 oz and BlaineFred = 0.39
4-inch Senko Quake = 0.251 oz and BlaineFred = 0.257
3-inch Senko Quake = 0.1364 oz and BlaineFred = 0.136
There are small differences. I attribute the differences to the lure weights themselves, not differences in the scales.
Plastic lures are loaded with salt to provide weight, and some of the same lures may get a little more salt than others.
Thus two 5-inch Senkos out of the same bag may have slightly different weighs.
So much for lure weights. Hey, it's now time to get on with the rest of my life.
5-inch Senko Quake = 0.3614 oz and BlaineFred = 0.39
4-inch Senko Quake = 0.251 oz and BlaineFred = 0.257
3-inch Senko Quake = 0.1364 oz and BlaineFred = 0.136
There are small differences. I attribute the differences to the lure weights themselves, not differences in the scales.
Plastic lures are loaded with salt to provide weight, and some of the same lures may get a little more salt than others.
Thus two 5-inch Senkos out of the same bag may have slightly different weighs.
So much for lure weights. Hey, it's now time to get on with the rest of my life.