Odd Lure Weights, Need Help Trying To Decipher 2024
ghost reply :
I'm reaching out to you math geniuses.
Berkley has a couple new topwater lures I have interests in, but they have those odd weights.
What's heavier? 2/3 oz or 3/5 oz?
I'm looking at a couple fishing lures and they have weird weights, that I'm not accustomed to.
Is there a way to convert these odd weight to what I understand, or close to? I know 1/4, 1/2, 1 oz, etc. How do I know what 2/3 oz is closer to?
Thank you for your help.
Catt reply :
1/5 = 0.2
1/4 = 0.25
3/8 = 0.375
1/2 = 0.5
5/8 = 0.6 25
2/3 = 0.667
3/4 = 0.75
I/MBasser reply :
On 10/15/2018 at 11:18 AM, ghost said:I'm reaching out to you math geniuses.
Berkley has a couple new topwater lures I have interests in, but they have those odd weights.
What's heavier? 2/3 oz or 3/5 oz?
I'm looking at a couple fishing lures and they have weird weights, that I'm not accustomed to.
Is there a way to convert these odd weight to what I understand, or close to? I know 1/4, 1/2, 1 oz, etc. How do I know what 2/3 oz is closer to?
Thank you for your help.
2/3 = .66
3/5 = .60
islandbass reply :
The answer has been given, but if you know the concept of what they did, then you will have the means to calculate this on your own in the future.
Simply convert the two weights, which are usually given in the form of a fraction, into a it’s decimal equalvalent.
It is not rocket science, lol. A fraction can be thought if as a division problem anyway. For example, the fraction 3/4 can also be thought as 3 divided by 4, which turns out to be 0.75.
Once you convert both fractions into a decimal, the larger of the two will be the heavier lure.
Voila. You’re done. Thought I’d teach you to fish as opposed to giving you fish, lol.
Bluebasser86 reply :
Not sure what baits you're looking at but I've been fishing a few of their new topwaters and they've been great!
Catt reply :
Google ????
burrows reply :
Check out the wakebull it’s 3/8 ounce and it’s a bad mama jama!
tander reply :
Convert it to numbers that you can compare. Find a number that the bottom number in both fractions will go into.
2/3, 3/5, find a number that 3 and 5 will divide into (get that number by x the 2 numbers 3 and 5). That number is 15.
3 into 15 = 5 x the top number 2 = 10.
5 into 15 = 3 x the top number 3 = 9.
2/3 = 10
3/5 = 9
Does this make sense or am I totally confused.
J Francho reply :
And you thought you'd never use math again after school, lol.
Catt reply :
On 10/15/2018 at 10:05 PM, J Francho said:And you thought you'd never use math again after school, lol.
????
Don't know why everyone wants to teach @ghost how to figure it out...just Google it!
You can even ask your phone & it'll answer
J Francho reply :
Roadwarror's flip phone doesn't have Siri? 
Catt reply :
On 10/15/2018 at 11:06 PM, J Francho said:Roadwarror's flip phone doesn't have Siri?
What's a Siri? ????
tander reply :
On 10/15/2018 at 11:01 PM, Catt said:
You can even ask your phone & it'll answer
Don't think so. ????
Bass_Fishing_Socal reply :
You guys are funny and this is just fishing.
@ghostSo far I only use one odd weight 5/32 but this one is pretty easy to figure out, 5/32 heavier that 1/8(4/32) but not quite 1/4(8/32).
You can compare to known weight like 1/4, 3/8, 1/2, 5/8 and 3/4.
your weight 2/3(x3 =6/9) is lighter than 3/4(6/8) but heavier than 5/8.
another 3/5 (x2=6/10) which tougher but for sure heavier than 1/2 may be closer to 5/8.
This is just scratch on the surface, wait until you venture to other side where they show lure weight in Grams and try to covert to oz. I've been shopping for Lure which shown gram for the past 6 months and still don't remember what 5 grams compare to. This case you have to use both google and calculator lol.
@BurrowsI definitely getting that one.
On 10/15/2018 at 11:01 PM, Catt said:
You can even ask your phone & it'll answer
Last time I asked my iPhone, Siri told me to speak better English ????.
thedilettantedad reply :
On 10/15/2018 at 11:27 AM, I/MBasser said:2/3 = .66
3/5 = .60
2/3 = .66 = 10/15
3/5 = .60 = 9/15
Minus any atoms that may have been lost from use. 
burrows reply :
Math wins wars
Tennessee Boy reply :
On 10/15/2018 at 11:01 PM, Catt said:Don't know why everyone wants to teach @ghost how to figure it out...just Google it!
You can even ask your phone & it'll answer
Or you can just write a quick lisp program to do it for you ????
(map (fn [x] (println (format "%5s" x) "=" (format "%.2f" (float x)))) (range 1/16 1 1/16))
1/16 = 0.06
1/8 = 0.13
3/16 = 0.19
1/4 = 0.25
5/16 = 0.31
3/8 = 0.38
7/16 = 0.44
1/2 = 0.50
9/16 = 0.56
5/8 = 0.63
11/16 = 0.69
3/4 = 0.75
13/16 = 0.81
7/8 = 0.88
15/16 = 0.94
J Francho reply :
Just do the math. Your program only evaluates 1/(2^4) increments. What about fifth and third ounces?
Tennessee Boy reply :
On 10/16/2018 at 3:31 AM, J Francho said:Just do the math. Your program only evaluates 1/(2^4) increments. What about fifth and third ounces?
Good point.... I hate it when the requirements are always changing ????
J Francho reply :
Scope Creep!
WRB reply :
Addition, subtraction is 3rd grade math, multiplication and division 4 th grade and converting fractions to decimals is 4th or 5th grade math. Fractions have upper number called numerator and lower number caller denominator, remember? You use your division skills and divide the numerator (upper number) by the denominator (lower number or divider) to equal decimals.
This is elementary math not high school level math.
Tom
J Francho reply :
L'Hôpital it!
WRB reply :
On 10/16/2018 at 4:09 AM, J Francho said:L'Hôpital it!
Skip high school math and go straight to calculus.
fractions to decimals can be done using a crayon and 3 X 5 card, no calculator needed.
Tom
Tennessee Boy reply :
On 10/16/2018 at 4:06 AM, WRB said:Addition, subtraction is 3rd grade math, multiplication and division 4 th grade and converting fractions to decimals is 4th or 5th grade math. Fractions have upper number called numerator and lower number caller denominator, remember? You use your division skills and divide the numerator (upper number) by the denominator (lower number or divider) to equal decimals.
This is elementary math not high school level math.
Tom
The smart ones were fishing while the rest of us were going to math class.
J Francho reply :
Years ago, I had a developer actually ask me how to evaluate percentages, lol. He knew how to do it if it was a ten question quiz. He literally stepped through case score is 10, then 100...case score is 9, then 90, etc. The problem was there were 11 questions. LMAO.
Tennessee Boy reply :
On 10/16/2018 at 4:26 AM, J Francho said:Years ago, I had a developer actually ask me how to evaluate percentages, lol. He knew how to do it if it was a ten question quiz. He literally stepped through case score is 10, then 100...case score is 9, then 90, etc. The problem was there were 11 questions. LMAO.
I've been a developer for over 30 years and I've had my share of brain farts.
jbrew73 reply :
On 10/16/2018 at 4:06 AM, WRB said:Addition, subtraction is 3rd grade math, multiplication and division 4 th grade and converting fractions to decimals is 4th or 5th grade math. Fractions have upper number called numerator and lower number caller denominator, remember? You use your division skills and divide the numerator (upper number) by the denominator (lower number or divider) to equal decimals.
This is elementary math not high school level math.
Tom
It must be tough always being the smartest guy in the room. 
islandbass reply :
On 10/15/2018 at 11:01 PM, Catt said:
????
Don't know why everyone wants to teach @ghost how to figure it out...just Google it!
You can even ask your phone & it'll answer
Indeed. Just ask Siri what 0/0 is!
Anyway, for our US unit lacking, metric using brethren, I made a table showing the gram equivalents just in case we're outside of the United States, lol.
U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A! lol.
WRB reply :
On 10/16/2018 at 5:35 AM, jbrew73 said:It must be tough always being the smartest guy in the room.
Quiz; what is more 2/5 or 3/5? Use you hand and count your fingers, including the thumb, each digit is 1/5.
Tom
islandbass reply :
On 10/16/2018 at 5:48 AM, WRB said:Quiz; what is more 2/5 or 3/5? Use you hand and count your fingers, including the thumb, each digit is 1/5.
Tom
For those who immediately started to perform division...there may not be any hope left for you, lol.
ghost reply :
Thank you Islandbass! That is what I was looking for.
islandbass reply :
You’re welcome.
In tomorrow’s lesson we’ll cover how to compute factorials and how to calculate the slope of a line given two points, lol.
ghost reply :
IB, um, you had me at you're welcome...
Good fishing Bruddah!
J Francho reply :
Thanks for hanging in there with us nerds! 
Derek1 reply :
The easiest way for the op. with the bottom number being a whole ounce is to cut the bottom number in half. Half of 5 is 2.5 so 2/5 is just under a half ounce and 3/5 is just over a half ounce. If your trying to stay roughly within your rods guidelines. Not exact math but close enough.
BassWhole! reply :
Geniuses to compare two fractions? We're doomed!
I was actually having a protracted conversation about reality and existence with someone recently, (began with electoral college math and how each one represents a different number of voters, and went down hill from there) where I proposed that numbers aren't the universal language at all, but rather that they don't actually exist. Too long to get into here, but concluded discussions of the potential for yet to be defined AI abilities which may encompass non computational calculations, and how we as a species will or won't keep up. Any how, It is rather easy to experimentally without math figure out which of 2/3 or 3/5 is larger (or any other quantities). Take some string, a liquid or some putty, divide or separate into equal parts equal to the number to the right of the /. Now take the same number as on the left of the / and compare which is bigger. You'll also have a visual as to how much bigger. I used leggos and Pizza to teach my nieces and nephew basic math concepts, and I found, often the visual of what the numbers represent often made the learning quicker. Now don't get me started on why the weight of plastics is irrelevant (cause it is)...
J Francho reply :
Congrats @reason, you invented common core, or "new math."
On 10/16/2018 at 11:00 PM, reason said:weight of plastics
I think you meant mass, here.
BassWhole! reply :
On 10/16/2018 at 11:02 PM, J Francho said:Congrats @reason, you invented common core, or "new math."
I think you meant mass, here.
Are you inviting me to go fishing on the moon?....
J Francho reply :
That's no moon....
islandbass reply :
On 10/16/2018 at 11:00 PM, reason said:Geniuses to compare two fractions? We're doomed!
...You'll also have a visual as to how much bigger. I used leggos and Pizza to teach my nieces and nephew basic math concepts, and I found, often the visual of what the numbers represent often made the learning quicker. Now don't get me started on why the weight of plastics is irrelevant (cause it is)...
Too true, lol.
With regard to weight, no fat jokes, lol. Besides, what really matters is what planet or other celestial body you're on. One way to lose weight with no effort on your part is to go to another planet whose mass is significantly less than the earth. Can't promise you'll survive, though. Weight matters, lol!
The calculate the slope given two points was from real life. My youngest is learning this stuff right now. That is the only reason why it's relatively fresh in my mind. It's been well over 40 years since I've learned fractions and other elementary math, but my teachers were good and passionate and their lessons stuck. I can see a fraction and know it's decimal equivalent for the most common ones like I was still in 3rd grade. They burned those concepts into my mind, lol.
Trigonometry next week. ????
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