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difiCa

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Old Brunswick hook potentials converted to a new rating?
« on: October 30, 2007, 06:58:24 AM »
So, what's the formula for converting old Brunswick hook potentials (such as 10.5 (shiny)/18.5 (dull) ) to the current 10-175 rating?

Edited on 10/30/2007 2:59 PM

 

shelley

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Re: Old Brunswick hook potentials converted to a new rating?
« Reply #1 on: October 30, 2007, 03:14:25 PM »
If it's on a scale of 1-20, I'd probably call "20" the new 130-140.  What was a heavy oil ball 7-10 years ago may not be much more than a medium to medium-heavy ball now.

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MegaMav

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Re: Old Brunswick hook potentials converted to a new rating?
« Reply #2 on: October 30, 2007, 03:24:03 PM »
I'm with shelley on this one, I think if you were to do a proportion then -25% that would be accurate from the old equipment i've thrown on today's conditions.
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difiCa

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Re: Old Brunswick hook potentials converted to a new rating?
« Reply #3 on: October 30, 2007, 03:42:30 PM »
It's not up to only 20, since for example Brunswick states a dull Danger Zone HPH to be 22.

RSalas

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Re: Old Brunswick hook potentials converted to a new rating?
« Reply #4 on: October 30, 2007, 03:49:30 PM »
IIRC, when the new scale was created, it assumed that the original Danger Zone, in box finish, had a hook potential of 100 and a length of 100.
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