Types of Weights & Sinkers
Bank Sinker
- also known as a cast sinker
- line tie / eye shaped directly out of lead
- flat sides roll less than smooth rounded sinkers
- good choice snaggy bottom
- all around vertstile sinker
Bank
Bass Casting Sinker
- also known as a dipsey sinker or swivel sinker
- line tie is a swivel encased in the weight
- similar to bank sinker but offered in smaller sizes
Bass Casting
Cannonball Sinker
- line tie is a fixed eye
- general purpose weight
Cannonball
Egg Sinker
- line is run through hole in center
- better choice for live bait or bottom fishing
- also used in casting rigs
Egg
Frog Tongue Sinker
- an improved version of pyramid sinker
- line tie is a fixed eye
- made for soft sand
- as you retrieve the top edge works like a lip and digs sinker below the sand
- so effective can be tiring to reel in compared to pyramid
Frog Tongue
Pyramid Sinker
- line tie is a fixed eye
- made for sand or other soft snag free bottom
- point penetrates sand on landing
- flat top provides resistance as you reel in
Pyramid
