Inch and Foot are terms that come from the United States and are commonly used by our anglers. But do you really know what these measures correspond to? And how do you convert them to our French measurements? Here's how to interpret Inch and Foot in your everyday fishing.
Voici un calculateur automatique d’équivalence entre inch et centimètres mais aussi Foot et mètres adapté à la pêche:
Inch and Foot are units commonly used in the fishing industry to measure the the power of our rods and the length of our lures. Here are a few things to remember about these two measures for anglers.
Inch or Thumb is a unit of measurement for length. 1 inch equals exactly 2.54 centimetres.
Foot or Foot is a unit that also measures length, but on a slightly larger scale. 1 Foot is equivalent to 30.48 centimetres.
The Inch and the Foot sont avant tout utilisés dans la vie de tous les jours aux Etats-Unis. Elles sont arrivés chez les pêcheurs en même temps que les leurres et cannes provenant de l’étranger : Etats-Unis et Japon. Passer l’ensemble des mesures en Inch and Foot made it possible to d’uniformiser les échelles à de taille au niveau mondial. Cepedant, nous continuons bien entendu d’utiliser le centimètre et le mètre comme unités de longueur.
As explained above, 1 inch = 2.54 cm. Fishing, This unit of measurement allows us to measure the size of your lures.
Voici un tableau d’équivalence entre Inch et Centimètres utile pour la pêche aux leurres :
| Inch | Centimetres |
| 3/4 " | 2 cm |
| 1 " | 2.5 cm |
| 2 " | 5 cm |
| 2 ½ " | 6 cm |
| 2 3/4 " | 7 cm |
| 3 1/8 " | 8 cm |
| 3 ½ " | 9 cm |
| 4 1/8 " | 10.5 cm |
| 4 ¾ " | 12 cm |
| 5 " | 12.5 cm |
| 5 5/8 " | 14 cm |
| 7 ¼ " | 18 cm |
| 7 2/3 " | 20 cm |
As explained above, 1 Foot = 12 Inch = 30.48 cm. In fishing, the Foot is a unit of measurement used to indicate the size of our fishing rods.
Voici un tableau d’équivalence entre Inch et Centimètres utile pour la pêche aux leurres :
| Foot | Metres |
| 6 ‘ | 182.88 cm |
| 6 ‘ 6 « | 198 cm |
| 7 ‘ | 213.36 cm |
| 7 ‘ 2 « | 218 cm |
| 7 ‘ 6 « | 229 cm |
| 8 ‘ | 243.84 cm |
| 8 ‘ 6 « | 260 cm |
| 9 ‘ | 274.32 cm |
| 10 ‘ | 304.8 cm |
| 11 ‘ | 335.280 cm |
| 12 ‘ | 365.76 cm |
| 13 ‘ | 396.24 cm |
| 14 ‘ | 426.72 cm |
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