Bought a high end blank listed at 1.94 oz., weighs 2.15 oz. Sounds close to me. Any thoughts?

Lynn,
You brought-up a good point. If a 9% difference in weight is good enough for you, then who can say otherwise. While it is to be expected and accepted that same model blanks, even from the same batch, will differ slightly in weight, length, butt and tip diameter, acceptable limits differ as well, both from manufacturers and consumers perspective. Certainly a “gray” area which will unlikely get any clearer. Do the blank manufacturers weigh a certain percentage of a “run” and then average the weight to be publicized (I would suspect) or do they take the lightest obtained weight? While the majority of us are very weight conscious with our builds and might question a 9% increase from the advertised weight, there is a flip-side to that. If a blank is found to be 9% less in weight than advertised, there may be those who might question if the blank is as strong as advertised.
Although stepping on Lynn’s post, and I apologize, how often do all of you discover a blank to be lighter than advertised versus heavier than advertised?

Mark Talmo
FISHING IS NOT AN ESCAPE FROM LIFE BUT RATHER A DEEPER IMMERSION INTO IT!!! BUILDING YOUR OWN SIMPLY ENHANCES THE EXPERIENCE.

My work with various blank manufacturers in terms of their target specs versus actual weight indicates a 7% difference is not uncommon. You're close to that range.

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More than 10% out of spec seems a bit high to me. I would ask the rod maker them how much variation they think is acceptable or they tolerate?

If it is supposed to be under 2oz then I expect it to be under 2oz. It makes a difference if you are trying to make it light. Maybe it is longer than what you bought it as and you can cut the weight off the butt.

Less than a quarter ounce...... not bad in my book either.

As far as have I ever had a blank be lighter than its' advertised weight? Yes. Once. I have had one blank that weighed its' advertised weight. All the others have been over. The most one has been over was 33 oz.

I'm more concerned when I find large discrepancies in blank dimensions, than I am with discrepancies in weight. When I get a blank that is a lot bigger than its' advertised dimensions, I immediately start wondering if I got the right blank.

A recent high end blank I purchase was touted as 38 grams, my $30 kitchen digital scale measured it at 41. Close enough for me.

If you paid more than $100 for the blank I would ask the blank maker or seller.

This is a MHF 7' caster, and I did spring for a Fuji RV-6 T-2 guide train so weight is something of a concern. I can't make it lighter as I go. Guess it is what it is. I did get one blank that was a bit lighter than listed, SC-5 76MLXF. Two totally different animals

Out of curiosity I weighed another blank from the same family, It was listed at 1.58oz., actual wgt. 1.55oz.