Bass Pro shop fish weights.

[wplatehunter]

Has anyone used the inline fish shaped weights? If so how do you like them? I'm looking at picking some up. Thanks

[markkstanley]

Since they are "fishy" looking I tend to run a shorter leader - maybe 6ft to 10ft. Otherwise work like any other inline keel weight.

[zepman]

I use them from time to time and have caught some decent fish with them. I really like to use them while searching for suspended crappies. I trail small cranks behind them and cover some ground.

[wplatehunter]

Thanks for the info.

[Northlander]

I have used the on Lake Superior . I ran them on some spinner rigs behind boards. I like them so far after 1 season. I dont think they are any better than regular inline chain weights though and the cahin weights are cheaper.

[hanso612]

I like snapp weights better. With keel weights, three ways, or these fish weight you are limited to a leader only as long as your rod,or you end up hand lineing the fish at boatside. I like the stealth of the snap weight 50 feet in front of the lure, more than I do the extra atraction of the fish weight.

I also think fish move down and off to the side when a weight passes by and occasionally even turn a full circle around. They miss the lure coming next if it is too close because they're still in their turn, but a lure trailing just at the right time can trigger a strike from these fish that have been pushed off.

Big lake fisherman use the SWR for this reason and often run rigs off and to the side of their ball rigs. I think boats and planner boards work like this too. Hans