Idea: Changing Sinkers

[Kruzenvax]

Hi all,

I've got that idea, which I'd like to share and get people's opinion on it. All my live baiting/trilling/bait rods are set up in the following way: double in the mainline (braid) tied to a reasonable sized swivel-and-snap. than I have various fluoro traces (different hooks, 2-hook rigs for squid, etc) that all end up with the swivel. This alloows me to change rigs quickly w/out re-tying knots (epsecially on braid). The only question remains is what if I want to add a sinker. So that's what I decided to do:

- took a piece of a wire trace (125kg) - about 5cm long,

- threaded through a barrel snker (various sizes)

- used a krimping tool to create loops,

- one loop has the same swivel-and-snap.

So to add/change sinkers I just need to use 2 snaps and that's it. But the downside is that I have more points of failure (2 krimped loops and a snap):

===braid===SNAP/---wire trace-- OOsinkerOOO---wire trace---SNAP/Swivel......leader....hook

So what do you think? Good idea or it was not worth the trouble?

Thanks

[donjuarez]

sounds a bit complex to me... but if it works for you, then by all means!

I simply tie a tagless dropper loop where I want my sinker to sit and add/remove/change sinkers as the the conditions require it...

Which raises my next question, does this reduce the strength of my leader line?

---- braid ---------====leader===(sinker on loop)========= Hook on the end ??

Thoughts?

Edited June 24, 2008 by throw me a fish

[Robbielites]

Snapper lead with an elastic band through the eye onto the snap and away you go.

If you are not using a swivel you can still wrap the elastic onto the main line and it won't move..

Easy ....

Robbie.

[slinkymalinky]

Most knots will reduce the strength of line but if you're tying them in leader heavier than the main line anyway, its not likely to be the weakest link. I often tie a loop of mono to the swivel connecting the trace or sometimes rubberbands which are even eaiser.

Cheers, Slinky

[inhlanzi]

Kruzenvax

Try these if you can find them.

http://www.fishsa.com/csinkers.php

Cheers

inhlanzi

[Kruzenvax]

Thanks everybody for replying. I tried loops and those plastic things that have a clip on them... but somehow I didn' like the way the sinker hangs from the "side" of my line - if you cath my drift

Th whole idea was to change barrel and ball sinkers that will sit straight on the line. You right, it is complex though, hence my doubts.

Perhaps I'll make couple tonight and see how they go...

inhlanzi, looks like those "C Sinkers" are spot on idea... if I evere be able to find them; the web site is doen (not your linl, but the following link to the manufacturer).