Best sinker in fast current

[mn86]

opinions on best sinkers for fast deep water? oh yea, i should say sinkers that will work with team catfish slider rigs. thanks in advance

 

 

[556LaGue]

Disc or pyramid sinkers work well with that slider rig. I've been using the "no roll" flat sinkers lately. I secure it between 2 swivels and run my snell down from that. Works well also 

[mn86]

i used bot no rolls and pyramids and it would pin it was off really fast water though. i cant find pyramids heavier then five at any store

 

[556LaGue]

If you shop online, Bulletweights HSOforum has just about any weight you could imagine if that helps?

Edited June 9, 2015 by 556LaGue

[derbier122x]

15 lb boat anchor. 

For real though. I've been hearing a lot of good things about the no rolls. 

[aanderud]

no rolls are designed to hold in more current, but I haven't actually noticed that they do.  I use bank sinkers almost exclusively.  Pyramids probably would hold well in strong current too.  Online sourcing is the only way to go with sinkers.  Ebaaay is where I get mine.

[mn86]

i was looking at some 9 oz bank sinkers the other day and thought 5oz of lead would be good for the spot i was going. boy was i wrong!!! aanderud is the eyelet on the bigger bank sinkers big enough to feed the sinker on the slider rig? and do you think 9oz is enough lead for fast current?

 

 

Edited June 10, 2015 by mn86

[mn86]

i dont care for the no roll sinkers unless there is no snags and only use weights that work with e slider rigs for the simple fact with a no roll if a fish bring u into cover and jams up your weight your done. that weight is tied directly to you main line unless the weight pops free your going to break your line every time. with the slider rigs the eyelet will break and u lose the weight but not the fish

 

[aanderud]

I've rarely used those slider things, so I'm not sure exactly how big you can go before you can't get the snap around the eyelet.  I'm sure it varies based on the exact size/brand of the slider as well as the design of the bank sinker.  The ones I use are just regular "bank" sinkers and I suspect you'd have problems with anything over 6 ounces.  The "flat bank" sinkers seem to have a smaller lead collar around the eyelet, and you could probably go even bigger with those.  

[556LaGue]

All good points above. There's tons of different rigs for different situations. Get the ones that suit you best and experiment with them.