Elton 172 Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 Posted on behalf of Stephen. Please add all replies to this thread: I am very new to the sport of fishing (3 weeks)is their anyone who can explain or knows where on the web to explain what the numbers on floats mean ie 4ssg, 5ssg etc other than its the amount of weight you use. how much weight is 4SSG Anglers' Net Shopping Partners - Please Support Your Forum CLICK HERE for all your Amazon purchases - books, photography equipment, DVD's and more! CLICK HERE for Go Outdoors. HUGE discounts! FOLLOW ANGLERS' NET ON TWITTER- CLICK HERE - @anglersnetPLEASE 'LIKE' US ON FACEBOOK - CLICK HERE Link to post Share on other sites
ayjay 482 Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 There's a chart here Link to post Share on other sites
DDineley 0 Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 Posted on behalf of Stephen. Please add all replies to this thread: I don't know how accurate this is but found it while browsing a while back for Styl weight equivalents when setting up pole rigs. Hope it helps Split shot size Weight Shot equivalent 3SSG 4.8g 6 x AAA 2SSG 3.2g 4 x AAA LG 3g LSG 2g SSG 1.6g 2 x AAA AAA 0.8g 2 x BB AB 0.6g 2 x No1 BB 0.4g 2 x No4 No1 0.3g 3 x No6 No3 0.25g 2 x No6 No4 0.2g 3 x No9 No5 0.15g 2 x No8 No6 0.1g 2 x No10 No8 0.06g 2 x No11 No9 0.05g No10 0.04g 2 x No12 No11 0.03g No12 0.02g 2 x No13 No13 0.01g Pole float size Weight Shot equivalent 3 x 10 0.10g 2 x No10 shot 4 x 10 0.15g 3 x No9 shot 4 x 12 0.2g 5 x No10 shot 4 x 14 0.4g 6 x No8 shot 4 x 16 0.5g 8 x No8 shot 4 x 18 0.75g 3 x No3 shot 4 x 20 1g 4 x No3 shot 5 x 20 1.25g 5 x No3 shot 6 x 20 1.5g 6 x No3 shot Link to post Share on other sites
yorkio 0 Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 Actually, now that I come to think of it, what is that 'G' in SSG about? Link to post Share on other sites
chavender 16 Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 there is also a comparison / shot & weight calculator http://moopoo.net/fishing/calculator/ ChavenderI try to be funny... but sometimes I merely look it! Steve Link to post Share on other sites
Cyranne12 0 Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 Actually, now that I come to think of it, what is that 'G' in SSG about? Swan,Stag and Goose was what I was led to believe a long time ago. Link to post Share on other sites
Andy Macfarlane 58 Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 This might be a little simpler for folk like myself, who just want to throw a float around now and again with a reasonable amount of accuracy. I doubt I'll ever use a pole, so this is about all I need to know. Split Shot Size - Weight 3SSG = 4.8g 2SSG = 3.2g LG = 3g LSG = 2g SSG = 1.6g AAA = 0.8g AB = 0.6g BB = 0.4g No.1 = 0.3g No.3 = 0.25g No.4 = 0.2g No.5 = 0.15g No.6 = 0.1g ¤«Thʤ«PÔâ©H¤MëíTë®»¤ Click HERE for in-fighting, scrapping, name-calling, objectional and often explicit behaviour and cakes. Mind your tin-hat Click HERE for Tench Fishing World forums "I envy not him that eats better meat than I do, nor him that is richer, or that wears better clothes than I do. I envy nobody but him, and him only, that catches more fish than I do" ...Izaac Walton... "It looked a really nice swim betwixt weedbed and bank" ...Vagabond... Link to post Share on other sites
yorkio 0 Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 Swan,Stag and Goose was what I was led to believe a long time ago. Aha! Thanks for that. Link to post Share on other sites
Dan Dan 0 Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 I've just always gone by the rule of each is half the weight of the one above it...easier than learning all those numbers! Link to post Share on other sites
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