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No snag sinkers.. worth messing with ?

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#1 ·
There seem to be some, but they don't seem popular
 
#5 ·
I tried the ones like Larry uses. I ended up dumping the shot back into my bags to reload the shot into shells again. While they are smooth, I like to be able to feel the bottom and know what i am trolling over. I want the sinker to drag and yank the bait. It helps make the rattle I use rattle. Been making my own version of the Demon Dragons for over 3 years. Ordered right from China for $0.75 each
 
#7 ·
[B said:
No snag sinkers.. worth messing with ?[/B]
Yes, because they work and if you are doing any sort of dragging they are head and shoulders better than a weight, even a pencil lead.
I make them with soft plastic hose, lead rod and a snap swivel. I still have some that are 20 years old and have literally hundreds of dragging miles on them; if that's not an indication of how rarely they hang up and are lost, I don't know what is.

...W
 
#11 ·
I made up four of the Larry Muse style this summer, I love them for fishing the Ohio. I throw two out the back of the boat and for the most part forget them until I get a "take down", I use them in conjunction with two suspended rigs in the front of the boat which require a lot more adjustment as the depth changes. So far if one did get snagged simply giving it some slack followed by a few quick jerks dislodged it. I am sure it isn't an indication of anything other than fishing luck but when fishing both I have caught about the same number of fish dragging as suspended but the bigger fish have came off the suspended rigs.
 
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How long an heavy do yall normally make your dragging weights. I've been thinking about making some
I think I made mine 32" long with 4oz of #6 shot shell shot in the tube. That is my recollection anyway, I typed in "Dragon Tail" weights and found a U-tube video of Steve Douglas interviewing Larry Muse in a motel parking lot during the Monsters On The Ohio catfish tournament, they gave detailed instruction along with diagrams on how Mr. Muse built them and I shamelessly copied them exactly. So far I have not found a down side to using them.
 
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...found a U-tube video of Steve Douglas interviewing Larry Muse in a motel parking lot during the Monsters On The Ohio catfish tournament, they gave detailed instruction along with diagrams on how Mr. Muse built them..
I saw that interview and was very impressed that Larry gave up such detailed info on his rig. That there is a sportsman!
 
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