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3:34 pm
May 11, 2011
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OutdoorFrontiers
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Andy,
If you've got a BassPro or Cabela's nearby, then by all means go there. However, if it means a special trip, hold off and check the shops more local to your home. With gas prices the way they are, anytime you can save some cash, it's a good thing.
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Steve Huber Editor in Chief/Executive Producer OutdoorFrontiers Multi-Media
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1:13 pm
May 10, 2011
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lilmule
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Walmart just about any sporting goods store as well any gas station or hardware store within ten miles of any body of water.Its a common item,pay no shipping then as included in their price.
Couple of bucks come in a nice lil plastic ziplock type of small plastic bag.
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11:10 am
May 10, 2011
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andyfender
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Thanks for the feed back. I think I am going yo go with Lead if I can find them. I'll check Bass Pro and Cabelas'
Thanks,
Andy
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7:34 am
May 10, 2011
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lilmule
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Also viable at times without weight,often schoolers here on ky lake suspend and one sees the line jump as it goes down then nothing,thats because it went by them.Its one of Steves favorite methods,ten pd power pro circle hook and wacky style.
One would think with ky lake high out of its banks not something a top finisher in aba/bass weekend series held last weekend at moors resort ,used 8 pd test line and wacjky worms in someones floodeed backyard.
So regardless of what is used or not object is to get it in front of the fish and have it stay there.
Worms in particular senkos have some weight bulit in due to salt content along with texture,some harder and heavier than a soft worm-lighter.
As for steel ,lead,tungsten its mostly an environmentalist thing,while one may weigh more or less in same mass ,you will fnd the same weights in all,just less or more mass to achieve it.
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7:08 am
May 10, 2011
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OutdoorFrontiers
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Well Andy, I see it this way. What exactly does a worm sinker do? It provides weight to get the lure to the lake's bottom. That's it's primary function and anything else is secondary.
I know, I've heard tungsten is more dense, so the sinkers can be smaller, and I've heard that steel is harder, so it makes more noise, but I can't help but think that at the end of the day, you'll catch as many fish with lead sinkers as with anything else.
And isn't that what it's all about? Catching fish? I could care less if I can carry more sinkers in a box because they're smaller, I could care less if the sinkers I carry make more noise. I care about being able to afford to have the tools I need to fish with. I can buy a 5 pack of lead sinkers for one heck of a lot less than tungsten or steel. So I use lead, unless I can find one heck of a sale on the alternative materials.
So I buy my sinkers on sale. Sometimes I get them at Wal-Mart, sometimes BassPro or Gander Mountain. I know if I get hung up and have to break off, it's a LOT less painful to lose a thirty cent sinker than one that costs a buck!
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4:58 am
May 10, 2011
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andyfender
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Okay, you have Lead,Steel,Tunsten. What weights do you use for Texas rig? What size? Where do you buy them? The prices of some of these are crazy! Looking to stock up?
Thanks,
Andy
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