1/4oz Plastic

[Explorer]

How heavy is a 3" or 4" Tube? Anyone have a digital scale that have weighted it before? I am looking at Building a rod that is rated for 1/4oz-1/2oz to pitch a "Weightless" Plastic........thinking if my BPS 4" Tube or my Yamamoto 5 3/4" KutTail will be heavy enough to pitch with this new rod.

Anyone know how heavy they are?


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[SUPERCHUGBUG]

man, you're thining way too much! not sure what they weigh, but i would suggest tossing a few around with your current rods and evaluating the action from there. build accordingly.

[Explorer]

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I have a few Blanks to pick from so can try them out without guides and reeel seat..... I guesss I will be better off buying a digital Scale huh

Thanks anyways..

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[Bfallon]

As far as pitching the weightless tube.Put a piece of an old worm in it to add weight.I like to pitch lizards weightless to bedding fish.

[bassman11]

I've learned that the weight for pitching plastics really doesn't matter (but still needs to be close to the weights specified on the rod). If you will spend some time fine-tuning your flipping/pitching reel, you can pitch/flip almost anything. When I'm using weightless plastics (or plastics with a 1/32 oz. weight) I never put tension on my rod tip, I simply hold the reel and the bait almost chest-level, drop the bait, then raise my rod tip. Well good luck and don't give up!
Tight lines

[teelman]

I've gone to a 6'9"MLXF Avid for my senkos. It fishes alot like my 7' rods, but is just a little lighter. I also use a 100d curado.