SANDSINKERS

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#1 Post by gfkelly1969 »

handy idea if you run out of lead http://www.perkons1.com/SANDSINKERS/Sandsinkers.html
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#2 Post by hugo »

:) You're great at turning up these sites GF.... these should be very handy for fishing rotten bottom rigs. At the moment I'm using beach stones wrapped up in a bit of onion bag but the sandsinkers look a bit more aerodynamic for casting 8)
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#3 Post by corbyeire »

a great idea - nice find
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#4 Post by RockHunter »

Excellent idea!!!!
Aerodynamic as well and would substantially reduce snags.
Well done for finding that.
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#5 Post by rex hunt »

Thanks GF, there's nothing worse than having to head home because you've run out of lead. I've no excuse now!! :lol:
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#6 Post by fishermannum1 »

nice find mate well done, will be useing that one for the rough ground :P
as ole rab c said " see me' see the sea' i love the sea me"
right i'am off for a swally!!!!!!! so were's the F***'n purse!!!!!!!
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#7 Post by round_ourway »

nice find fella. great idea
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#8 Post by beachcaster »

would like to see someone use them before i made my mind up about them??
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#9 Post by evan699 »

Good idea. You'd probly want to wet them and weigh them before you seal them. If you seal them dry then you wont' have an acurate weight because it will increase when it hits the water so will be alot heavier on the next cast.
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Re: SANDSINKERS

#10 Post by The Austrian »

not sure if sand is heavy enough but you can always fill the bag with lead shot :lol: :wink:
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#11 Post by seahorse »

Nice link gf.

It reminded me of something I read a while back and just realized what it was; in an old Angling Times book 'Sea Fishing in Dorset' (pub.1960), the author Hugh Stoker details how to make a "sandbag sinker" for dealing with the more snaggy marks in the area:

'...to avoid losing tackle it is advisable to use a sinker made from a 6 in length of bicycle tyre inner tube filled with wet sand and tied firmly at either end. This "sandbag sinker" will swim to the surface when retrieved briskly.'
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