Bait Weights. I Got Bored One Night... 2024

webertime reply : 

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

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Catt reply : 

What no Rage Tail!

Ya ever weigh a 1/4 ounce spinner bait?

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webertime reply : 

  On 2/19/2015 at 11:58 PM, Catt said:

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.

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Hogsticker reply : 

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

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ABW reply : 

Still confused on the 5 and 6 inch senkos... how?

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QUAKEnSHAKE reply : 

  On 2/19/2015 at 11:58 PM, Catt said:

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

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Alonerankin2 reply : 

One of you guys weigh a trick worm!

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senile1 reply : 

  On 2/20/2015 at 2:36 AM, Hogsticker said:

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. 

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QUAKEnSHAKE reply : 

  On 2/20/2015 at 4:25 AM, Alonerankin2 said:

One of you guys weigh a trick worm!

 

.19227oz  5.451g  WATERMELON SLICE COLOR

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Alonerankin2 reply : 

  On 2/20/2015 at 4:47 AM, QUAKEnSHAKE said:

.19227oz 5.451g WATERMELON SLICE COLOR

Thank you!

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Catt reply : 

  On 2/20/2015 at 4:47 AM, QUAKEnSHAKE said:

.19227oz 5.451g WATERMELON SLICE COLOR

That's an awesome color in a Fluke

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kingmotorboat reply : 

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!

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kingmotorboat reply : 

and thanks to ts for starting this

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Josh Smith reply : 

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

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SirSnookalot reply : 

I'm speechless.

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Josh Smith reply : 

  On 2/20/2015 at 5:00 PM, SirSnookalot said:

I'm speechless.

 

Amazing, ain't it?

 

Know what else?  Spell check accepts "ain't" as a word.  Take that, teachers!

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Munkin reply : 

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

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rippin-lips reply : 

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

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kingmotorboat reply : 

Anyone figure out rage tails yet or the zoom lizard

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kingmotorboat reply : 

nevermind just need the zoom lizard now

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QUAKEnSHAKE reply : 

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

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Alonerankin2 reply : 

Good stuff guys!

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Comfortably Numb reply : 

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

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nascar2428 reply : 

Great information. Thanks

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Goose52 reply : 

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.

 

 

 

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Josh Smith reply : 

Hello,

 

The Zoom Yum Craw Papi, 2.75", is 1/10oz.

 

Regards,

 

Josh

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OK Bass Hunter reply : 

Thanks for this. It needs to be stickied and expanded upon.

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QUAKEnSHAKE reply : 

 

some updates 1/25/2018

JACKALL RHYTHM WAVE 3.8"          6.772           0.23887

KEITECH S.C. STICK  5"                  11.468          0.40452

KEITECH S.C. STICK  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 2.8"                   3.455         0.12190

                                 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

                                   3"                2.242            0.07910

                                   5"                10.404           0.3670

 

Kickerfish   3.8                                 8.094            0.28550

MEGASTRIKE MEGA STICK                  9.178            0.32374

NORIES SPOONTAIL SHAD 5"              10.679            0.37669

REINS C-POD                 4"                 9.509            0.33545

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
ROBOWORM FAT 6"                           5.522            0.19475

ROBOWORM NED WORM   3"                 5.195            0.1832

                                    4.5"                 9.664            0.34090

Rage Swimmer                                8.66             0.30547

Rage Baby Craw                               3.653            0.1288

Rage Rage Chunk                             4.942            0.1743

Rage Toad                                      15.412            0.5436

Rage Shad                                      13.487            0.4757

 

 

 

13 OMEN BLACK 2 7'6" MH/F         165.25            5.829

GLX TSR 801-2                              88.20           3.111

 

 

 

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Grizzn N Bassin reply : 

Cool info thanks!

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kingmotorboat reply : 

Gonna revive this topic. Super informative for anyone that hasn't seen it

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nhpleasantlakebass reply : 

  On 2/24/2016 at 8:01 AM, kingmotorboat said:

Gonna revive this topic. Super informative for anyone that hasn't seen it

Thanks for that , a great reminder how heavy some plastics can be

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kingmotorboat reply : 

  On 2/24/2016 at 8:33 AM, nhpleasantlakebass said:

Thanks for that , a great reminder how heavy some plastics can be

Exactly that's why I cut back on the weight of tungsten I use

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QUAKEnSHAKE reply : 

KEITECH SWING IMPACT 4"                 4.706           0.166

KEITECH  FAT IMPACT  4.3"               10.583            0.37330

KEITECH EASY SHINER   2"                0.994            0.03505

MEGABASS HAZEDONG  4.2"             7.674            0.27070

NORIES SPOONTAIL SHAD 5"           10.679           0.37669

RIVER2SEA SPITTIN WA FROG        14.404           0.50810

ROBOWORM FAT 6"                             5.522           0.19475

ZMAN TRD 2.75"                          3.913-4.331          0.1380-0.1527

 

JIGHEADS

ZMAN SHROOMS   1/20                           1.669           0.05890
                                 1/10                           3.740           0.13195
                                 1/5                             5.399           0.19045

 ** BLACK 2   7'6" MH/F                            165.25         5.829                                   

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Scarborough817 reply : 

  On 2/20/2015 at 2:40 AM, ABW said:

Still confused on the 5 and 6 inch senkos... how?

same amount of material just poured into a thinner longer mold?

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RB 77 reply : 

  On 2/24/2016 at 10:22 PM, Scarborough817 said:

  On 2/20/2015 at 2:40 AM, ABW said:

Still confused on the 5 and 6 inch senkos... how?

same amount of material just poured into a thinner longer mold?

Me thinks maybe it has a different plastisol, salt, etc composition?

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bigfruits reply : 

was the 6" senko used? maybe some salt dissolved when it was used?

did you measure more than one 5" and one 6"?

Z-Man TRD = 4.2 grams

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Raul reply : 

  On 2/19/2015 at 10:28 PM, webertime said:

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

VT is Vermont ? 

Ok, yes it is, so that means the North, above the Mason-Dixon line where right now it´s cold, snowy and the water is in solid form and it won´t be liquid in several months.

Well, we us guys down here in the South don´t got time to go ´round weighting baits, we are actually using them to catch fish.

 

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webertime reply : 

LOL yep we spend 7 months fishing and complaining about the wind and weather.  Then spend 5 months talking about how we miss it and how awesome next season will be!

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BassWhole! reply : 

What does the get a life emogie look like?

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Big_Easy_Bassin reply : 

Already posted this on another thread I found, but I want to revive this topic bc it is very informative. Definitely something to think about...

 

 

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QUAKEnSHAKE reply : 

Additions                                    grams           ounces

 

JACKALL RHYTHM WAVE 2.8"        2.513           0.09965

 

KALINS TUBE         3.5"                5.515          0.19455

 

MOLIX RA SHAD     3.8"                6.286          0.22175

 

REINS C-POD         4"                   9.509          0.33545

 

YUM VIBRA KING TUBE 4.25"        10.138         0.35760

 

ZMAN PADDLERZ 5"                      9.0114        0.31795

 

MOLIX SCULPO crankbait 1/2        12.347         0.43550

 

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bigbill reply : 

Revive a 2016 Post.......

 

now wow I never thought of this, what about my manns 1/4 oz classic spinnerbait with double Indiana blades plus the mister twister 4” split double tail grub with the trailer hook. I know it’s heavy.

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