No-Roll Sinkers

[doubledge]

This may be a dumb question; I was just wondering why they call them "No-Roll"?

[BUSHWAC]

I believe because they are flat and generally used in current. They keep your bait from rolling down stream by lying flat on the bottom. I used standard bell sinkers and just pounded them flat to get by cat fishing one year.

[OldBear]

I'd agree with the use of them in heavy current. I use heavier pyramid sinkers when fishin bends in the river so it stays where I want the bait. The barrel sinkers will travel right up against the bank otherwise..

[Ed Carlson]

The term No-Roll is best attributed to straight line fishing in current behind a boat. They resist rolling when fished from shore and cast into the crosscurrents but due to factors like line resistance they will be dragged a bit.

They are most certainly the best in-line sinker configuration around for straight-line bait rigging. They offer very good bait placement characteristics for most other river applications. A tip is use 1-3 oz more from shore to stick larger baits then you would need in an in-line rigging application from a boat. Another is use a thin diameter superbraid line such as Power Pro to achieve less horizontal line drift. A shorter leader helps in faster water too. Try to achieve the highest vertical line aspect to the water from shore as you can, longer rods help to reduce line sweep. I often use rods up to 11' for fast water shore sets to keep the line out of the current.

I use No-Rolls up to 6 oz for cut bait applications, so for larger live baits it is wise to look to the heavy weights to stick a bait when casting from shore.

I hope this helps out.