Fishing with Rod Discussion Forum
Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: bentrod on October 30, 2008, 10:33:47 PM
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for no other reason than to have another poll, and possibly discuss some merits of each that I haven't already thought of.
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I drift fish slinkies almost exclusivly without float and about an 18 inch leader, I love them and rarely lose one to the river.
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I prefer pencil lead. Easy to rig.
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Why isn't split shot up there? I have never used slinkie weights and have used pencil lead less than a half dozen times.
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If I find a slinkie I'll use it. I also like split shot spread out on the line at times. And of course a BB.
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should be a spot for split shot or "neither" has it's not just a pencil lead world out there.
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I know there are a billion ways to get your bait down, but only want to talk about these two ways. That's why I didn't add more options.
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I prefer slinkies when I'm side drifting because it's easier to keep everyone bouncing at the same rate when you have that kind of accuracy on the amount of weight.
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Wouldn't using a slinky mean your bottom feeding :-\ I mean the darn thing is designed to not get snagged on the bottom. Cheers to those bottom feeding slinky sloughdogs. :)
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IMO slinkies are fished the exact way as lead. Slinkies are a little more expensive to make and not easy to adjust on the water. If your lead is a little too heavy, you can always cut off a small chunk and keep rollin. I do however, like to add scent to the slinkie. The webbing will hold some nectar which increases the scent trail of the bait your using.
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Of these two options...neither.
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well i like pencil lead, easy to rig up, easy to ajust and u know ur bait is gonna get down. Split shot on occasion
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Pencil Lead for me
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I crimp pencil lead strait through on my line above the leader swivel