Types of Fishing Sinkers and When to Use Them (underwater video)

How to pick the right fishing sinker. There are a ton of different fishing sinkers and many of them have specific purposes. Learn about the many types of fishing weights and how to pick the right one for the job.
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Are "bobbers" what you tend to call fishing floats, ​@@FishingwithNat? Over here, "bobber" tends to mean a couple of specific types of floats...

[@FishingwithNat]

@@NobleKorhedron I use the term "bobber" fairly loosely to mean any type of floating plastic/foam/balsa hardware that keeps a bait suspended below it. Sometimes I use that term specifically to mean a round, plastic bobber and "float" to mean a skinnier one made from foam or balsa. But the term "slip bobber" generally refers to a skinny balsa float, so I think the terms "bobber" and "float" get used interchangeably a lot. How do you distinguish between the two?

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I'm not sure, @@FishingwithNat; haven't been fishing with floats in a while... I guess over here, "bobber" means either those hollow ball floats, or wooden/plastic floats with a large rounded part near the top. In the plastic ones this will be an air pocket, but on wooden ones it's just made of the same wood as the rest of the float.

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@@NobleKorhedron That would make sense as a way to distinguish them. Air-filled vs foam/wood.

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[@_DB.COOPER]

My dad used washers and nuts for sinkers, he caught fish like a pro!

[@FishingwithNat]

Those work too!

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[@walden6272]

The dropshot clip I thought it so you can pull on the line when you get snag and you only lose the weight. I never thought about using the clip to change the distance between the hook and sinker. Great idea.

[@FishingwithNat]

The dropshot clip serves both of those purposes. You're absolutely right - it lessens the amount of hardware you lose if you get snagged. That's also the reason why tungsten is good for dropshot rigs, because lost lead sinkers often get eaten by waterbirds and cause them to die from lead poisoning, along with anything that eats the dying bird.

[@walden6272]

@@FishingwithNat That's a good point about using lead and poisoning the water and fish. Next time I'll buy tungsten. I like that it's more dense than lead so you get the same weight at a smaller size.

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Great information! Thanks for the video.

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[@jake9705]

I heard drop shot sinkers were designed to help save your rig above the weight. You simply press your line into the drop shot's pinching wire (without tying a knot) and if your weight gets stuck while dragging it along the bottom you just pull hard and your line comes loose from the weight. That way you only lose the small weight. Is that true? I've never used drop shots before.

[@FishingwithNat]

Yes, that's true. The clip-on dropshot weights like I showed will slide off of the line if they get jammed in something. Unfortunately, the sinker is far more expensive than the hook so it doesn't end up saving you much money. Just a bit of time to not have to re-tie the rig.

[@_DB.COOPER]

Thanks!

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[@monkeboy6561]

What about pyramid weights. I always use them when I'm fishing on a beach shore for barred surfperch.

[@FishingwithNat]

Pyramid weights are nice for surf fishing because they resist rolling very well and have a streamlined shape. Sand will often build up behind the flat part and that really helps them hold in one spot in strong currents or waves.

[@am932]

I see other different shapes of lead weights at walmart like Pyramid, torpedo, spoon, now theres tungsten, steel and brass

[@FishingwithNat]

Yes, there are several lead alternatives now (including those you mentioned and tin), which are more environmentally friendly, particularly when a bird or other animal swallows them by accident. Lead will slowly poison a waterbird over a period of a few weeks. Pyramid sinkers are good in sandy rivers with fast current. Torpedo weights are heavy and pointed for trolling without a downrigger. I'm not sure about the "spoon" style you mentioned.

[@CaptnScott]

Good video

[@FishingwithNat]

Thanks - I appreciate the feedback

[@Unspoke]

I'm confused about pencil sinkers. How are they different from cylinder drop shot sinkers? I know that pencil sinkers are longer but is that an advantage over the cylinder sinkers that is used for bass?

[@FishingwithNat]

A cylindrical drop shot sinker is very similar to a pencil sinker. Usually, a drop shot sinker has a clip at the top that can be repositioned to change the distance from the sinker to the hook. A pencil sinker tends to have a solid ring at the top and is generally used when drifting in current or with the wind. The sinker bounces along the bottom and the bait is held just above the bottom.

[@Cornelius798]

During summer, I Texas rig soft plastics a lot. I fish from the bank, and the lakes are chocked with weeds. Should I peg or non peg my slip sinker?

[@FishingwithNat]

I would peg it. If you don't, your sinker might sink down through the vegetation, while your plastic is sitting on top.

[@Cornelius798]

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[@kunaiwithchain5278]

What’s the difference between having a sinker be inline or not? The no roll and coin both are flat to resist rolling but does it being inline make it that much different?

[@FishingwithNat]

Inline sinkers have the line passing directly through instead of through an extra wire loop. Egg sinkers, bullet sinkers, and no-roll sinkers are all inlines. Coin and no-roll sinkers are both flat to resist rolling like you said, but the inline is definitely the best at hugging the bottom and not moving. The eye on the coin sinker allows it to lift up and be pulled on an angle across the sand if the current or surf is strong enough to move it.

[@whitetroutchannel]

the second weights are called arlesey bombs developed by the great uk fisherman richard walker

[@FishingwithNat]

Interesting. Thanks for sharing - I hadn't heard that term before.

[@user-ux1zr4ue7e]

drill a hole in a few rocks, works fine

[@FishingwithNat]

That works too!

[@PolarBearXx]

Drop shot is king

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[@ramonmejia2601]

You forgot the Pyramid weights 😢

[@FishingwithNat]

I didn't want to make the video too long so I cut a couple of styles out. I've found that the pyramid sinkers perform similarly to no-roll sinkers or bank sinkers.