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Pencil lead

31 (59.6%)

Split shot

15 (28.8%)

Other

6 (11.5%)

Total Members Voted: 51

Voting closed: February 25, 2011, 08:11:43 PM

[Juwtee]

What in your fishing vest?

[BigFisher]

Both, time and place. Dirty water and pocket water Ill use lead.  Longer slower runs, or lower clear water ill use split shots.

[Fish Assassin]

Split shots for slower water and pools and pencil lead for faster water.

[deepcovehooker]

Split shot, stealth  float and cp reel for steelhead, pencil lead, drenan float and bait caster the rest of the year.

[steelie-slayer]

for river fishing i use lead and just use pieces about 3/4 of an inch long but for lakes and smaller streams split shots that is if im not flyfishing

[DionJL]

Never liked carrying a pound of lead around in my vest, which is how much those coils weigh. Plus split shot takes less effort to adjust your weight.

[hue-nut]

picked up 10 pounds a shot on ebay a few years ago and that's all I use

[skaha]

--slinky: best of both worlds.

--either split shot in a shoe lace or split shot in rubber tube.. can add or remove shot at will plus smooth outer surface.
--and can use non-lead shot
--While gold panning... I'm sure you all do in your spare time on the Fraser...the heavy black sand that the gold flakes are in is a good weight source for a lite slinky... you can remove gold first if you wish.

--have also used old bird shot cheap from the trap range to fill slinky.. if you're old enough.. remember the lead shot bean bag ashtray for your car.. or office paper weights.

-- cool camo boot laces work well or you could use bright coloured laces.. as long as they melt.

[fly fisher]

i am gonna trie 55 caliber bird shot as chuck at freds says he uses all you do is drill a hole threw it and you use way less weights

[fetoid]

Last summer somebody showed me how to attach surgical tubing to a line so that it is adjustable up and down the line.  Then he inserted the lead into the tubing, of course.  I have since forgotten how he tied the tubing to the line and I can't find a "how to" video on youtube.
If anybody knows what i'm talking about or seen a video, please attach a link.  Thanks.


BTW, i prefer split shot; however, might switch to pencil lead.  You don't have to carry the entire coil, just cut off three pieces for the day. 

[mattyo]

Split shot now. I used to only use pencil lead but I've always wondered if the act of pinching metal onto mono/fluoro destroys the line in anyway.

 

[BigFisher]

i am gonna trie 55 caliber bird shot as chuck at freds says he uses all you do is drill a hole threw it and you use way less weights

Huh, can you go into depth? I dont understand?

[4x4]

For the few times a year I gear fish I use split shots. Used to use pencil lead but my line would twist. What's the solution for that?

[fetoid]

Huh, can you go into depth? I dont understand?

I think he's referring to using the shot inside of a shotgun shell.  Shells are sold by "shot number" which is the number and size of the "shot" or pellets inside the shell.  Depending on what animal you are hunting, you may use a shell w/ a lot of very small shot (like for birds) or a shell w/ only a few large shot, or slugs, like for deer.

I guess what you can do is open a shell, get the shot out, and drill a hole down the middle and use that as weight.  Thread your line right down threw it like a hollow pencil lead weight above the swivel.

"55 caliber" doesn't make sense and I think he's mistaken.  Here are the sizes:

http://www.shotgunworld.com/amm.html

[fly fisher]

i mean the shot for long barrel rifles cause it is pure lead and you use less making it less visible to the fish i will get the size from chuck next time i am their