sinkers

is one type of sinker better than others for spider rigging? who has the best price on them? thanks JB

I like egg sinkers in open water on top of a barrel swivel and 1 to 1.5 feet of leader
DP

Egg sinker and Grizzly jig has the best price I have found. Get em in 5 pound bag.

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Originally Posted by cray

Egg sinker and Grizzly jig has the best price I have found. Get em in 1/2 pound bag.

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5lb bag also:biggrin Working on using a different type of sinker idea. Will post if it works out. Should know in a day or 3. Guaranteed to revolutionize the way you fish.:Rofl

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Originally Posted by RCC

5lb bag also:biggrin Working on using a different type of sinker idea. Will post if it works out. Should know in a day or 3. Guaranteed to revolutionize the way you fish.:Rofl

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Thanks RCC I fixed it. Trying to watch TV and type. Geezered out there for a minute.
Hurry up with your idea. Always ready to try something new.

I like to torpedo weight with swivel on both end.

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Thanks RCC I fixed it. Trying to watch TV and type. Geezered out there for a minute.
Hurry up with your idea. Always ready to try something new.

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:Rofl I thought I was going crazy when I came back and read it again. I gotta be the worst on the board for doing stuff like that. See Cache22's sig. :Rofl

Thanks everyone...

I found a whole bunch of .40 cal round balls (yea know fer muzzleloader) drilled a small hole thur them and they work like a charm ����

I like the rubber core wieghts. Easy to change without changing complete rig. Also not as much chance of hard lead cutting the line. Drawback is that there isn't any real cheap place to buy them. Get mine from Academy and Sportsmans Warehouse.

Looking forward to seeing your sinker idea RCC.

Likewise, RCC. Keep in mind the the last fellas that tried hand grenades didn't fare too well. LOL

I'll just post up the conversation Cray and I had about the sinker idea and see what ya'll think. Don't know if it will work or not. You can see our concerns about this.

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Pinching the line is my concern as well. I don't know if they will stay on the line with them pushed down and they still slide. I'm gonna try it and I'll let you know if it works or not. It's going to be a few days. Chasing ducks now and have only fished 2 days since the open of season.

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Bought 15 packages (3/8 and 1/2 ounce), today, of those old sinkers with the slot for the line and tabs on each end. I have started using 1/4 and 3/8ths egg sinkers to try to get a getter bite, but I suffer on a windy day. I thought I could add a little weight if needed using the tabbed sinkers. I also thought it may help get cranks or jigs deeper if needed. I just don't know if the tabs will hold everything in place. Time will tell.

I wondered about the .5 lb bags:Rofl


I use a #10 swivel with a bead above it and my weight above that. Then tie a 8/10 in dropper on the bottom. Might try that and just close the Tabs and let them slide up and down the line. I really don't like pinching anything down on the line. Been trying to find a mold or source for 1/2 oz finess weights like bass guys use.. They are long and slender like the ones Wally Marshal has on those stainless Riggs he sells. Less resistance going through the water. Ole DonDon uses those weights you got.

RCC

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Did ya quit using old spark plugs Randall ?:Rofl

Would wing it quickswap brand work, it looks like it would to me and easy to change the weight

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Originally Posted by NIMROD

Did ya quit using old spark plugs Randall ?:Rofl

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:RoflDang dude. You're on a roll.:Rofl. Hope the lake gets fishable soon.:Rofl

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:RoflDang dude. You're on a roll.:Rofl. Hope the lake gets fishable soon.:Rofl

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You got that right , and when it does hope to see Carol and Yourself wearin em out.

I just changed my weight system on my rigs. I wanted a way to change the weight without changing rigs and keep the weight inline with the rig like an egg sinker, so I bought the Water Gremlin Bull Shot weights from BPS. They are shaped like a Bullet/Worm weight, and they are a split shot. You can wrap the line around them a few times and press them closed. They have a groove on the back side that the line fits in as well. All I have to do to change weight is open them back up, and put whatever size I want on the line. Makes it easy to keep about a 1/2 oz of weight when changing your rigs from bait hooks to weighted jigs.

The Bull Shots come in all sizes up to 1/2.

BTW, this weight system hasn't changed my poor fish catching ability one danged bit, but my confidence level is thru the roof!!!!! :-)

Trying to not be a "LOSER" is a tough, lifelong job!!!!! Hehehe

I like water Gremlin's Bull Shot weights.

I make my own with lead mold, egg sinkers but you can still rig em to work. I use em catfishing swift water, and Carolina Rigging for bass also, 1/4, 3/8, and 1/2OZ

I've been using the Bull shots for a couple yrs and they work very well. They don't twist or spin in the water like the wts with the tabs do.

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i've been using the bull shots for a couple yrs and they work very well. They don't twist or spin in the water like the wts with the tabs do.

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I use a combination of "bass casting" or egg sinkers. It really depends on the water I'm fishing. On lakes like Greers where I will be in some timber, I like the egg sinker with a bead below it so I can down size my leader and only break the leader if I get hung.

Open water, I like 1 ounce bell sinkers ("bass casting" to be correct). That's just me and what works for me.

JW turned me onto the bull shot a few years when all he did was push jigs. It seems like just yesterday. I use them like Bill does.

Bull shot????

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Originally Posted by constructskeeter

Bull shot????

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http://www.watergremlin.com/my-tackl...ed-split-shot/

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Originally Posted by BigRiverMarine

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and you can add or take off weight in a second.

What he said!!!!!!!!

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Originally Posted by BigRiverMarine

I just changed my weight system on my rigs. I wanted a way to change the weight without changing rigs and keep the weight inline with the rig like an egg sinker, so I bought the Water Gremlin Bull Shot weights from BPS. They are shaped like a Bullet/Worm weight, and they are a split shot. You can wrap the line around them a few times and press them closed. They have a groove on the back side that the line fits in as well. All I have to do to change weight is open them back up, and put whatever size I want on the line. Makes it easy to keep about a 1/2 oz of weight when changing your rigs from bait hooks to weighted jigs.

The Bull Shots come in all sizes up to 1/2.

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