My vest is only 7 lbs.mostly from the asortment of slinky sizes,pencil lead spinners and spoons. It really feels nice to wear my flyvest when flyfishing.I also keep in my car a duffle bag with more gear incase needed--4 extra pips leader holder with different size hooks,leader lb.test,leader length,more lead,slinkies,spoons,spinners and jigs.Just got to be perpared for all different fishing conditions.