How does the weight-to-size ratio change as a vibration bait gets longer?
Short answer
It rises, and it rises fastest at the top of the ladder. Rapala publishes the Rippin' Rap at 5 cm and 9 g, 6 cm and 14 g, and 7 cm and 24 g, all sinking.
In detail
That is roughly 1.8 grams per centimetre at the smallest rung and about 3.4 at the largest, so the biggest bait carries close to twice the weight per centimetre of the smallest. Berkley's Jack 7 is published at 2 3/4 inch and 3/4 ounce with tungsten internal weighting and a fast fall. The ratio, not the length, is what fall rate is bought with.
The numbers behind this answer
| Construction | What the published description says | What to lock in writing |
|---|---|---|
| Hollow plastic vibration bait | A vibe lure is described as looking like a lipless crankbait with the line tie on top and treble hooks front and back (Sport Fishing Mag); Rapala sells the Rippin' Rap as a lipless, tall body profile with a loud BB rattle system (Rapala) | Body length, body weight, chamber type and the two hook sizes, front and rear |
| Construction | What the published description says | What to lock in writing |
|---|---|---|
| Metal blade bait | The style is described as covering metal blade baits as well, worked by vibrating on the fall and on the retrieve (Sport Fishing Mag); our sampled listings include a zinc alloy vibration bait priced from US$0.24 per piece at MOQ 500 (our sampled listings) | Alloy and plating, plus whether the harness is wire-through or moulded into the body |
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Part of the product record Lipless vibration baits (VIB): body, rattle, weight, MOQ (Hard lures). The record carries the tables this answer is drawn from, the fields a factory needs before quoting, and an explicit list of what has not been verified.
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Other questions in this record
- How does a VIB differ from a lipless crankbait?
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- Why is a vibration bait fished vertically, and what did sonar change?
- What hooks should a vibration bait ship with?
- Should the body be hard plastic, soft TPE or metal?
- How is a vibration bait priced from a Chinese factory?
- Why does a low MOQ make a vibration bait a trial-order product?
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Sources
- How to Fish Vibe Lures in Saltwater, Sport Fishing Mag - what a vibe lure is, the soft, hard and metal blade versions, through-wiring and the exaggerated wobble on the fall
- Big Clack or Multi Micro Clinks?, Rapala USA - single chamber versus multiple ball-bearing rattle chambers, the external metal-to-metal chamber and the VMC SureSet belly hook
- Rippin' Rap, Rapala Europe - the published 5 cm / 9 g, 6 cm / 14 g and 7 cm / 24 g ladder with hook sizes per model, BB rattle system and VMC black nickel hooks
- Gear Review: Berkley Jack 7 Lipless Crankbait, Bassmaster - 2 3/4 inch and 3/4 ounce with tungsten internal weighting, fast sink, vertical use on sonar targets and fishing to 40 feet
- Vertrex Max 75 Vibe 3 inch, Nomad Tackle - TPE soft vibe built for vibration and depth, sinking level and straight at roughly twice the sink rate of the Vertrex Swim, fitted with BKK hooks
- VIB price band, size range and MOQ quoted from our own sampled listings at /products/ - a factory price basis
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Last reviewed: 2026-09-18 · build 2026-09-18-sz27n