Various river rigs

[Guest]

I am fairly new to fishing fast current rivers. Would bottom bouncers work for fishing from shore and result in fewer hang-ups? I know some people use them for trolling and was wondering if they work the same in the heavy current while still fishing. Is the current enough to keep them upright or would they just fall over? Also, back home in tennessee when I would fish rivers, i had weights that were flat and teardrop shaped with just a hole at the point of the teardrop to attach to. I have been unable to locate any up here. Has anyone seen these or know where to find them? i figured "catters" would know about these if anyone would. Thanks

[EBass]

I wouldn't use bottom bouncers from shore. You're bound to loose some even if claimed to be snag free. Too spendy to toss in a bunch of rocks.

I can't find those flat weights either.

There's a post on here somewhere where we talked about taking egg weights and putting a hot piece of a metal hanger through the egg weight and beat the F^%$ outa it. I guess it works even though I haven't tried it. Cheaper too.

[Fisher Dave]

The bottom bouncer will not serve the purpose you are looking for from shore.

The weight you are looking for are called *No Snag* sinkers and I cant think of anywhere around the metro that carries them anymore (since I stopped distributing). If you pour your own lead, the molds are available from the Do-It molds® company. There is another version of No Snags by another company that are pencil type weights, but they are spendy and still snag once in a while.

A good option if your having problems with snags is to go with a 3-way rig. It consist of your line tied to a 3 way swivel, a leader from the swivel to your hook, and another leader from the swivel to a weight. The leader to the weight you make lighter than your main lin so if it does snag .. you lose the weight and not your entire rig(in theory). The system works well.

[Walleye_GFA]

FD is just a wealth of knowledge !!!! Really, Im not sassing you...

Pouring your own is the only choice... FD howsabout you come down soon and we will pour some sinkers ??? Ill buy the lead if you have the molds...

Wally

[korn_fish]

fisher Dave - How come you stopped distributing?

[Aquaman01]

Welcome, Tennessean! (sp)

A word search under "No Roll" might turn up something, too. Do-It makes a mold for 'em, as well. There's a really good thread in this forum called "more hooksets" or something like that, that has lots of cat & river tackle pointers.

Come back often - this is the best fishing site on the net for content, and community.

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[Lunker]

I always read of people using slip bobbers for cats to keep the bait of the bottom. But I can't imagine that would give the kittys much time in a fast moving body of water like the miss or minn. Does anyone use this tactic?

[Fisher Dave]

Korn fish .. I stopped distributing/manufacturing due to my health(lead and paints very toxic), and the fact of had a child coming into the world. I started into another field (outdoor related) that payed much better with far less competition... and far less toxic.

As for the bobber fishing question .. they work wonders under the right environment, at the proper time, no matter what size the body of water is. I have had exceptional luck within Minneapolis with floats for cats. Certain times of the year, its the only way to fish due to dead leaves and debris on the bottom. Any large eddy, or areas with relatively slack current can be fished with a float. If your lines moving to fast, set your depth deeper do *bump* the bottom.

[Guest]

I'm not talkin about no roll sinkers, the ones I'm talkin about are teardropped like a no roll but there's just a hole through the teardrop part; not running the entire length of the sinker.

[fiskyknut]

TN,
I've seen exactly the sinkers you're describing. Not sure where you could find them though. These would work very well on a 3-way rig from shore no doubt. Maybe you could get yourself some bell sinkers and squeeze them in a vice or smash flat with large hammer? 3 sided pyramid type sinkers wouls also work good for this presentation also.

If you ever get up to the Red near Drayton the baitstore there had both types of these sinkers on hand....been a while since I've been in there though.

Regards....Fisky

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[Fisher Dave]

tenesseean ..

The No Snag sinkers I was describing are most commonly found in 1, 1 1/2, and 2 oz sizes and shaped like a colorado spinner blade (tear drop shaped and flat) with the hole in the top, not all the way through it.

They are by far my favorite weight for most catfishing applications. There is only one downfall to them .. on a retrieve they tend to spin like a giant spinner and create alot of resistance. I can live with that not getting snags every other cast.

[korn_fish]

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Oops - my bad...I should have read all the messages before I repeated what someone just wrote

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[Sturgeon46]

I like slip bobbers - just not in the real fast current. They really work great in eddy areas.

[Guest]

TN,
Send me an email if your still looking for these sinkers.. I found a good online source for "NO-ROLL" sinkers..

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