Rod Weight 2025
ScorpiFish reply :
Is 3.9oz heavy for a quality 7ft MFA spinning rod?
iabass8 reply :
..no
JaxBasser reply :
That is quite light.
Delaware Valley Tackle reply :
No, but It depends on how the weight was achieved as well.
mrpao reply :
On 2/21/2016 at 8:53 AM, Delaware Valley Tackle said:No, but It depends on how the weight was achieved as well.
Could you explain . .
QUAKEnSHAKE reply :
My St Croix Legend Elite 7'6" M/F is 3.9oz
WI_Angler1989 reply :
On 2/21/2016 at 10:32 AM, QUAKEnSHAKE said:My St Croix Legend Elite 7'6" M/F is 3.9oz
Oooooo....a new 2016 one?
Delaware Valley Tackle reply :
On 2/21/2016 at 10:12 AM, mrpao said:Could you explain . .
My point was just that light weight alone is not a sole indicator of build quality. Chances are any sub 4oz 7' Rod has decent components though. A Rod with an extra guide or two might perform better even with the extra grams of weight. The opposite is true as well. There are various grip designs and materials that affect total weight. Getting the feel and durability you want may come at the cost of a little extra weight. It is possible to get the best of all and still be under 4oz just look at the whole package as well as weight or any one aspect for that matter.
QUAKEnSHAKE reply :
On 2/21/2016 at 11:01 AM, WI_Angler1989 said:Oooooo....a new 2016 one?
no a few years old now.
WI_Angler1989 reply :
On 2/21/2016 at 11:53 AM, QUAKEnSHAKE said:no a few years old now.
An old Elite blows most rods out of the water anyway haha.
Raul reply :
What does weight gotta do with quality ? 
Further North reply :
Lighter rods tend to be higher quality.
It's not an absolute, and like anything else, you need to do your due diligence regarding individual maker quality.
...but within any high quality maker's line of rods, lighter should indicate higher quality.
Raul reply :
On 2/21/2016 at 10:44 PM, Further North said:Lighter rods tend to be higher quality.
It's not an absolute, and like anything else, you need to do your due diligence regarding individual maker quality.
...but within any high quality maker's line of rods, lighter should indicate higher quality.
Nope, it doesn´t work that way. Lighter rods tend to have lighter materials but those lighter materials do not equal better quality.
Further North reply :
On 2/22/2016 at 4:21 AM, Raul said:Nope, it doesn´t work that way. Lighter rods tend to have lighter materials but those lighter materials do not equal better quality.
That's why I put "tend" and "should" in italics.
If you look at a single maker's rods,the lighter ones tend to show up nearer the top end, and be more expensive, and be of higher quality. Move to another manufacturer, and you start from scratch...don't compare weights across makers.
...also: swing weight will be different from actual weight. Much harder to measure, but probably more important.
Raul reply :
I will say it again: weight has absolutely nothing to do with quality.
Further North reply :
Wasn't saying it did.
I said lighter rods tend to be higher quality within a given maker's range.
Lighter materials cost more, and tend to be used in a maker's higher end rods...since higher end rod buyers tend to expect higher quality, the rods tend to be built with greater attention to detail, fit and finish etc.
Are there exceptions? Sure. But in the big picture, it's a solid bet. It's a tendency not a rock solid fact.
If you've got more detail to explain, please help me understand what you're getting at.
shaggydog reply :
Yeah lightweight rods have less material so they are crap and made like junk
Raul reply :
On 2/23/2016 at 3:52 AM, Further North said:Wasn't saying it did.
I said lighter rods tend to be higher quality within a given maker's range.
Lighter materials cost more, and tend to be used in a maker's higher end rods...since higher end rod buyers tend to expect higher quality, the rods tend to be built with greater attention to detail, fit and finish etc.
Are there exceptions? Sure. But in the big picture, it's a solid bet. It's a tendency not a rock solid fact.
If you've got more detail to explain, please help me understand what you're getting at.
Still don't get it ? Rod weight has nothing to do with the quality of the components.
BassWhole! reply :
You know how they say with lures, size, profile, action then color?
With rods, action, balance, length, and then weight. A heavier rod with a better balance will feel lighter and fish better.
And its true that weight is no indicator of quality from a technical point of view, but it does end up being that way with most rod lines because of how they are marketed. Lighter is better for rods, so now they are silly light (with the corresponding warranty claims) and faster is better for reels, so now your 7.0 reel is too slow...
Further North reply :
On 2/23/2016 at 1:20 PM, Raul said:Still don't get it ? Rod weight has nothing to do with the quality of the components.
Saying the same thing over and over does nothing to further anyone's understanding...maybe it makes you feel better?
...and you are wrong within the context of what I wrote...This says it perfectly:
On 2/23/2016 at 8:55 PM, reason said:You know how they say with lures, size, profile, action then color?
With rods, action, balance, length, and then weight. A heavier rod with a better balance will feel lighter and fish better.
And its true that weight is no indicator of quality from a technical point of view, but it does end up being that way with most rod lines because of how they are marketed. Lighter is better for rods, so now they are silly light (with the corresponding warranty claims) and faster is better for reels, so now your 7.0 reel is too slow...
bigfruits reply :
On 2/23/2016 at 8:49 AM, shaggydog said:Yeah lightweight rods have less material so they are crap and made like junk
still trying to justify that ugly stick purchase?
S Hovanec reply :
Yea, my 3.2 oz. Croix SCV and 2.9 oz NFC IM are both serious pieces of s#!t.
Rick Howard reply :
On 2/24/2016 at 5:45 AM, S Hovanec said:Yea, my 3.2 oz. Croix SCV and 2.9 oz NFC IM are both serious pieces of s#!t.
I will give them a good home. I will PM you my address.
shaggydog reply :
On 2/24/2016 at 5:51 AM, Rick Howard said:I will give them a good home. I will PM you my address.
Why would you even want them? If they are that light they must be crap.
Rick Howard reply :
On 2/24/2016 at 7:25 AM, shaggydog said:Why would you even want them? If they are that light they must be crap.
Free is my price range. And I don't subscribe to any theories over what makes a good Rod or bad one. If I like it than its a good Rod.
Further North reply :
On 2/25/2016 at 9:44 AM, Rick Howard said:
I don't subscribe to any theories over what makes a good Rod or bad one. If I like it than its a good Rod.
I'm with you...
How's that old joke go?
She, "Who are you going to please with that?"
He, "Myself."
burrows reply :
I personally like a light rod or I won't buy it straight up!
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