COMPARISON
CHARTS
WEIGHTS AND LENGTHS
Many
lures come from the U.S.A. where Imperial measures are still used, but some lures
are European in origin and so come labelled up with metric sizes. Rather than
convert them I leave them as they are. This dual approach does not confuse me,
but it might do you. So here is a rough and ready conversion chart.
LENGTH
|
in
| mm
|
| in
| mm
|
| in
| mm
|
½
| 12.5
|
| 5
| 127
|
| 8
| 200
|
1
| 25
|
| 5½
| 140
|
| 9
| 228
|
1½
| 38
|
| 6
| 152
|
| 10
| 253
|
2
| 50
|
| 6½
| 165
|
| 11
| 280
|
3
| 76
|
| 7
| 180
|
| 12
| 305
|
4
| 100
|
| 7½
| 190
|
|
|
|
WEIGHT
|
oz
| gm
|
| oz
| gm
|
½
| 14
|
| 2
| 56
|
¾
| 21
|
| 2½
| 70
|
1
| 28
|
| 3
| 84
|
1½
| 42
|
| 4
| 112
|
LINE DIAMETERS
This
chart is a guideline to what you can expect from nylon monofilament. It will also
allow you to compare other types of lines (copolymers or braids) with monofilament
by their diameters.
| TEST |
DIAMETER |
| | (mm) |
(in) |
| 10lb |
0.300 |
0.0135 |
| 12lb |
0.325 |
0.0147 |
| 15lb |
0.350 |
0.0158 |
| 18lb |
0.375 |
0.0169 |
| 20lb |
0.400 |
0.0181 |
| 25lb |
0.425 |
0.0192 |
| 30lb |
0.450 |
0.0203 |
