Looking for a replacement for split shot

[TreednNC]

why not just use a 1/8 jighead .....lots less complicated .....

Finicky, hot, clear-water black fish.

Saturday is the first day I've been able to catch one on 1/8th since early June, and it's not because I don't like fishing heavy stuff.

[silverside]

I have used medium sized crane swivels to replace split shots. Work very well.

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[Danny Lang]

The article was more for the picture of the egg sinker, beads and rubber stops to give you visual. If you are locking the egg sinker on the line in place with the bead and rubber stops it would fish the same as a split shot I would think. Unless you’re casting it hard and slinging the weight down the line. Have you tried just not crimping the split shot so hard on the line?

superdave can you get egg sinkers as small as #7 split shot.

[Danny Lang]

I use the smaller split shot to help slow down the presentation of my jig to his face, the longer I can keep it there the more bites I can get, don’t know where most of the people here live but here in Georgia the crappie wants the jig with a very slow presentation and the way I get that is with the split shot, but it crimps my line to cause it to break at hang ups.

[SuperDave336]

superdave can you get egg sinkers as small as #7 split shot.

From what I see online #7 split shot is 1/24oz weight. Not sure I’ve seen egg sinker that small.

[SuperDave336]

I would use either a single jig or egg weight and super light jig. I’ve had good luck with egg sinker and then tiny jig. You can control the drop with your line. The tiny jig will swing down slow after the initial drop. Also the more space between the sinker and jig can help slow it. I watch this action on livescope

[Danny Lang]

From what I see online #7 split shot is 1/24oz weight. Not sure I’ve seen egg sinker that small.

thanks Dave I will have to use the split shot or try the egg sinker deal, I just have tried and tried this with almost zero success.

[Oregon slabman]

Water Gremlin makes a 1/16oz rubber core sinker. A little heavier but might work?

[pescador]

Might give the small worm weights a try??


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