Manufacturers’ Listed Lure Weights 2025
Manly Studson reply :
I purchased a small 1/8 oz spinner bait and a 1/4 oz lipless crank bait—both of them by SK. But the actual weights were .25 oz and .46 oz respectively. Anyone else notice that lures are heavier than listed?
EGbassing reply :
Are you sure your scale isn't measuring over?
Manly Studson reply :
On 4/14/2019 at 3:35 AM, EGbassing said:Are you sure your scale isn't measuring over?
I don’t think so, because my scale accurately weighed the SK 1/8 oz and 1/4 oz tungsten weights that I bought.
jbrew73 reply :
It seems that some lure company’s weight hard baits without the hooks and rings. Same with some jigs and spinnerbaits, they seem to be only weighing the lead used not the complete lure. You never really know until you weigh them yourself and what also bites is rod manufacture ratings seem off too.
Once I got a feel for the ratings, or lack of, it really hasn’t remained an issue for me.
Manly Studson reply :
On 4/14/2019 at 4:52 AM, jbrew73 said:It seems that some lure company’s weight hard baits without the hooks and rings. Same with some jigs and spinnerbaits, they seem to be only weighing the lead used not the complete lure. You never really know until you weigh them yourself and what also bites is rod manufacture ratings seem off too.
Once I got a feel for the ratings, or lack of, it really hasn’t remained an issue for me.
This makes sense. I’ve seen some sites show pics of lures without hooks too.
WRB reply :
Weigh in grams and convert to oz. 28.35 grams per ounce, divide weighed mass by 28.35 = oz.
Tom
MickD reply :
On 4/14/2019 at 5:17 AM, WRB said:Weigh in grams and convert to oz. 28.35 grams per ounce, divide weighed mass by 28.35 = oz.
Tom
Tom, respectfully, it's not about the units. The lures were listed in oz and on what appears to be a calibrated scale, they are heavier than advertised. If your point is that you need a scale properly sized for the objects being weighed, right on. You cannot trust a postal scale for 1/4 oz lures.
I have never weighed lures. While often a skeptic, I never saw a need to.
Glaucus reply :
Lures such as spinnerbaits and jigs will always weigh more than listed because only the weight of the head is taken into consideration. Add the skirt, hook, blades, wires, guards, etc and the weight ends up nowhere close to what is listed. Also important to remember when adding a trailer.
The lipless has me confused. Those hooks and split rings shouldnt have a 1/4oz registering at almost 1/2oz.
WRB reply :
On 4/14/2019 at 5:34 AM, MickD said:Tom, respectfully, it's not about the units. The lures were listed in oz and on what appears to be a calibrated scale, they are heavier than advertised. If your point is that you need a scale properly sized for the objects being weighed, right on. You cannot trust a postal scale for 1/4 oz lures.
I have never weighed lures. While often a skeptic, I never saw a need to.
Scales that weigh in grams are more accurate then ounces.
We have had this discussion in past threads and came to the conclusion mfr weights vary greatly from package listed weights because the weight may or may not include hardware like hooks, blades, skirts etc.
Tom
Manly Studson reply :
I found this review of the lure on BP’s site:
”I just got 7 baits in 1/4oz size. Opened them up and thought they seemed pretty hefty for a 1/4 oz bait. Just for laughs I threw a couple on my scale and they each weighed .460 oz thats over 80% again what they should weigh. I have dozens of these baits in the 1/2 and 3/4 oz size and love how they work. The sad part is I thought they casted a mile due to maybe being aerodynamic or better yet my casting skills. Nope it's not me. For the record they did work great on the small mouth bass I bought them for.”
Munkin reply :
Any lead bait that is manufactured the weight is based on the lead alone. Most spinnerbaits weigh close to double what is on the package. The man that owns Cast Industries explained it when I had them make me a custom mold.
Allen
MickD reply :
On 4/14/2019 at 5:58 AM, WRB said:Scales that weigh in grams are more accurate then ounces.
We have had this discussion in past threads and came to the conclusion mfr weights vary greatly from package listed weights because the weight may or may not include hardware like hooks, blades, skirts etc.
Tom
I have a scale that weighs in all units. It is not that capability that is important.
The important thing is that your scale must be matched roughly to the weight you are trying to weigh. Regardless of units. A bathroom scale, regardless of its units, will not weigh the weight of lures, or epoxy proportions, or any other "light" weights accurately. My scale is designed for , and is accurate, in the range of 0-10 oz or so. And is accurate in whatever other units of weight I want to use. It's not about the units.
Catt reply :
On 4/14/2019 at 3:18 AM, Manly Studson said:I purchased a small 1/8 oz spinner bait and a 1/4 oz lipless crank bait—both of them by SK. But the actual weights were .25 oz and .46 oz respectively. Anyone else notice that lures are heavier than listed?
On 4/14/2019 at 5:38 AM, Glaucus said:Lures such as spinnerbaits and jigs will always weigh more than listed because only the weight of the head is taken into consideration. Add the skirt, hook, blades, wires, guards, etc and the weight ends up nowhere close to what is listed. Also important to remember when adding a trailer.
The lipless has me confused. Those hooks and split rings shouldnt have a 1/4oz registering at almost 1/2oz.
There's your answer!
I'm not positive about the lipless but they may not consider the BBs for this rattling.
Manly Studson reply :
Thanks for the replies. I’m targeting spotted and smallmouth bass for the first time, and I’m purchasing lighter lures to fish in streams. I was mostly curious about the actual weights of the lures.
Glaucus reply :
On 4/14/2019 at 8:40 AM, Manly Studson said:Thanks for the replies. I’m targeting spotted and smallmouth bass for the first time, and I’m purchasing lighter lures to fish in streams. I was mostly curious about the actual weights of the lures.
Smallmouth in streams love a Ned Rig.
The smaller Whopper Ploppers are OK too.
KVD 1.5s bashed ferociously off the bottom rocks is OK too.
Fishes in trees reply :
I used to not weight anything - didn't see the point in it -either a bait cast ok or it didn't. Then for some reason which escapes me right now I got a scale which weighs in grams and now it is important to me to KNOW how much any given bait weighs. True fact, many companies stated weights on hard baits, spinner baits, jigs, etc., have just a casual relationship to actual weights.
I'm not sure what purpose knowing this serves, but it is a pleasant pastime - sorting & weighing baits with the stereo blasting and a cold, frosty IPA close at hand. Brewer Slider heads in particular, can be off a couple of grams either way from the weight stated on the package.
Munkin reply :
Answer me this; why is a pizza round placed in a square box but cut into triangles?
Allen
OkobojiEagle reply :
...now I have to worry whether I actually got a cup of coffee.
WRB reply :
On 4/14/2019 at 11:23 AM, OkobojiEagle said:...now I have to worry whether I actually got a cup of coffee.
A lb of coffee weighs 12 oz!
Tom
WRB reply :
On 4/14/2019 at 7:57 AM, MickD said:I have a scale that weighs in all units. It is not that capability that is important.
The important thing is that your scale must be matched roughly to the weight you are trying to weigh. Regardless of units. A bathroom scale, regardless of its units, will not weigh the weight of lures, or epoxy proportions, or any other "light" weights accurately. My scale is designed for , and is accurate, in the range of 0-10 oz or so. And is accurate in whatever other units of weight I want to use. It's not about the units.
A scale is only as accurate as it's caligrated unit of measure. If that unit of measure is in ounces it may not display smaller units the 1/8 oz, then displayed in smaller of grams for example.
The OP has his answer and no reason to beat this dead horse.
Tom
OnthePotomac reply :
Oh yes, there is a difference on many weights posted on the product. Years ago I began dropping new weights on my fancy digital gram/OZ scale and was surprised at the difference in posted weight and actual. Not much in some cases, but a difference. I mark all of my hard baits with a sharpie with weight and depth, so just use the scale data.
MickD reply :
On 4/14/2019 at 11:11 PM, WRB said:A scale is only as accurate as it's caligrated unit of measure. If that unit of measure is in ounces it may not display smaller units the 1/8 oz, then displayed in smaller of grams for example.
The OP has his answer and no reason to beat this dead horse.
Tom
I see this concept is hard to comprehend.
detroit1 reply :
Ok Munkin..here you go. Pizza is round because it is the easiest / quickest shape, square boxes are easier to make and fold,and they are cut in triangles to divide in relatively equal pieces and easier to eat. Next!
fin reply :
As @Munkin already answered, the weights listed are just the amount of lead used.
Some traditions might make sense at the beginning, but end up making no sense after many years. This may be one of those cases. In the case of spinnerbaits, it’s understandable - you could have the same spinnerbait design with different amounts of lead. In the case of crankbaits though, it doesn’t make sense to list anything other than the actual weight, and I don’t see how they ever got started down the road of listing the lead weight.
Weight listings on lures are about as relevant as coffee sizes at Starbuck’s.
WRB reply :
On 4/15/2019 at 4:25 AM, MickD said:I see this concept is hard to comprehend.
If your scale reads in ounces and the smallest fraction of an ounce displayed is 1/8 oz it will read 0 with 3 grams on the scale or if it reads in 1/16 oz increments it will read 1/16 oz, both are inaccurate. 1 gram is 0.0353 oz will not display on a ounce reading scale, must change to grams units or for example add more of the same samples; 5 of the same lures and divide by 5 to determine accurate weight.
Not too difficult to comprehend.
Tom
kenmitch reply :
On 4/14/2019 at 8:07 AM, Catt said:
There's your answer!
I'm not positive about the lipless but they may not consider the BBs for this rattling.
After viewing this thread I decided to weigh some lures just to see. From what I can tell there isn't really any set weight for Traps, Warpigs and Red Eyes as the weight fluctuates from one to another.
I didn't break out the calibration slug to check my scale for 100% accuracy as I was more or less just looking for consistency. I did weigh each lure multiple times and reset it between weigh ins.
1/2 oz lures stock hooks and rings
Traps were .5994-.6176 oz 3 examples
Warpigs were .7418-.7580 oz 3 examples
Red Eye were .5940-.6170 oz 2 examples
I didn't examine the hooks and rings to see if they at least all looked like they were the same.
3/4 oz lures 2 stock and 1 modded
Red Eye were .8640-.9076 oz 3 examples.
The lightest 3/4 oz Red Eye was gifted to me by A-Jay and he had changed the rings and hooks. The other two had the stock hooks and rings on them still. The heaviest one clearly has slightly larger and beefier looking hooks on it, but they are the stock hooks.
I didn't remove the hooks and rings and weigh them or just the actual lures by themselves.
BassWhole! reply :
On 4/14/2019 at 5:58 AM, WRB said:Scales that weigh in grams are more accurate then ounces.
No. The precision of a scale is not determined by the unit used. Now if you are saying that you are comparing scales that only displays whole units with no decimals or fractions, then your statement would be correct. Most of today's scales can toggle between units. Or maybe you are right, and we should all get scales that measure in grains or karats... 
To the OP's question, lures often vary (usually heavier) than labeled. Not an issue in my mind.
GrumpyOlPhartte reply :
So which weighs most?
a. 1/2 - oz. tin sinker
b. 1/2 - oz. lead sinker
c. 1/2 - oz. tungsten sinker
Inquiring minds want to know. (And for this discussion we will not consider 1/2 ounce of feathers.)
Oh, please let the weather warm up and the rain stop!!!
jbrew73 reply :
I’d rather get hit with a lb of feathers than a lb of lead.
MickD reply :
Or just get a scale of the proper range and read the weights directly in ounces.
https://www.amazon.com/Accuracy-Electronic-Calibration-Weighing-Portable/dp/B0736QWVT2/ref=sr_1_11?hvadid=77721779360511&hvbmt=be&hvdev=c&hvqmt=e&keywords=digital+mini+scales&qid=1555365333&s=gateway&sr=8-11
RealtreeByGod reply :
On 4/15/2019 at 9:28 AM, kenmitch said:After viewing this thread I decided to weigh some lures just to see. From what I can tell there isn't really any set weight for Traps, Warpigs and Red Eyes as the weight fluctuates from one to another.
I didn't break out the calibration slug to check my scale for 100% accuracy as I was more or less just looking for consistency. I did weigh each lure multiple times and reset it between weigh ins.
1/2 oz lures stock hooks and rings
Traps were .5994-.6176 oz 3 examples
Warpigs were .7418-.7580 oz 3 examples
Red Eye were .5940-.6170 oz 2 examples
I didn't examine the hooks and rings to see if they at least all looked like they were the same.
3/4 oz lures 2 stock and 1 modded
Red Eye were .8640-.9076 oz 3 examples.
The lightest 3/4 oz Red Eye was gifted to me by A-Jay and he had changed the rings and hooks. The other two had the stock hooks and rings on them still. The heaviest one clearly has slightly larger and beefier looking hooks on it, but they are the stock hooks.
I didn't remove the hooks and rings and weigh them or just the actual lures by themselves.
I did this too a while back, I had pictures at one time but now I can't find them. The only crankbaits, lipless or otherwise that were at their advertised weight where my Yo-Zuri 3DBs. Jerkbaits, however were almost all dead-on.
QUAKEnSHAKE reply :
webertime reply :
On 4/16/2019 at 6:56 AM, QUAKEnSHAKE said:
A constant reminder of how boring VT in the Winter is for a bass fisherman...
Boomstick reply :
On 4/14/2019 at 11:11 PM, WRB said:A scale is only as accurate as it's caligrated unit of measure. If that unit of measure is in ounces it may not display smaller units the 1/8 oz, then displayed in smaller of grams for example.
The OP has his answer and no reason to beat this dead horse.
Tom
Actually, it depends on the quality of the scale and the precision of the measurement. It actually has little to nothing to do with the unit of measure. Logically, a scale made to weigh in single grams will be more accurate than a scale made to weigh single ounces due to their weight in difference, but a scale made to accurately weigh to the nearest thousandth of an ounce is going to be more accurate than a scale to weigh single gram. And with today's digital scales, you can usually weigh in grams or ounces with the press of a button -- and in the end of the day the scale will perform exactly the same.
On 4/16/2019 at 7:23 AM, webertime said:A constant reminder of how boring VT in the Winter is for a bass fisherman...
I feel your pain!
WRB reply :
On 4/16/2019 at 9:10 AM, Boomstick said:Actually, it depends on the quality of the scale and the precision of the measurement. It actually has little to nothing to do with the unit of measure. Logically, a scale made to weigh in single grams will be more accurate than a scale made to weigh single ounces due to their weight in difference, but a scale made to accurately weigh to the nearest thousandth of an ounce is going to be more accurate than a scale to weigh single gram. And with today's digital scales, you can usually weigh in grams or ounces with the press of a button -- and in the end of the day the scale will perform exactly the same.
I feel your pain!
Before battery powered digital scales we used 4 beam gram scales calibrated to .01 gram. The only deviation was dust, humidity and temperature. Digital scales rely on a 4 wire bridge memory chip and the power source is critical and batteries are crucial to accuracy.
At the end of the day we are talking about lures in ounces and packaged weight of lures as we use them are inaccurate up to 50%.
Tom
Boomstick reply :
On 4/16/2019 at 11:04 AM, WRB said:At the end of the day we are talking about lures in ounces and packaged weight of lures as we use them are inaccurate up to 50%.
Tom
That's my larger point as I don't think it really matters too much if his scale is reading to the hundredths of an ounce.
I haven't personally bothered weighing lures, but I've always suspected that a 3/8oz spinnerbait or jig is heavier than a 3/8oz crankbait largely regardless of manufacturer.
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