Fishing with Rod Discussion Forum
Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: ALBA CHIEFISH on May 09, 2013, 10:06:45 PM
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Please can anybody tell us how much pencil lead weighs?
I dont have kitchen scales and i am wondering how long the lead should be to set a 30gram float.
could somebody give a scientific answer ?
I am struggling to Google it.
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Haha, no idea how much it weighs !! but... go with a finger length, and maybe scale back a tad from there. You only want the top of the float above water or u will miss the subtle hits.
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Use a tall glass filled with water, attach different lengths of lead to the bottom of the float, see where the float rides.
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2 3/4" of lead will balance a 25 gram float great so I would say try 3" of lead for 30 gram float.
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It depends on the diameter of the lead you are using. I think there are different alloys used as well.
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Sorry forgot to mention that was 1/4" diameter
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It depends on the diameter of the lead you are using. I think there are different alloys used as well.
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Hey ALBA CHIEFISH . If it is that important to you, you should bring a scale along with you when you go fishing.
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1 inch about 9 grams.
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2 3/4" of lead will balance a 25 gram float great so I would say try 3" of lead for 30 gram float.
X2. However I find 2.5 inches for a 25g float and 3 inches for a 30g float. Speaking of 1/4 lead that is. I don't like the thicker lead I find it gets hung up more often.
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1 inch about 9 grams.
That's for sure.
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Go to post office and ask the clerk to weight for you.