sinker's for flatty's

[anth123]

whats the best sinkers to use when flatty fishing plain or grippers?.i think most people use plain.but when i do they just roll round into the side.up or down from where im fishing.is this ok?

[Charlton]

whats the best sinkers to use when flatty fishing plain or grippers?.i think most people use plain.but when i do they just roll round into the side.up or down from where im fishing.is this ok?

depends where you fish, what the tide is like, I tend to use flat ones, shaped like a flattened pear, made mould myself, the tide tends to keep them stuck to the bottom. If you are bouncing around use spiders.

[codseeker]

grippers work for me as the tide pulls they still move though but when the tide isnt strong try pulling ya bottom lead a foot or 2 to disturb the sand or mud it will attract any fish close by and become curious

[anth123]

cheers coddy and me old mate charlton i will try that.most times i use a 3oz gripper.its just some people say its best to use a plain so there's some movement on your bait and you should catch more flatty's that way. ps how did your few day's break go charlton did you have a nice time

[Wayne Eastlake]

cheers coddy and me old mate charlton i will try that.most times i use a 3oz gripper.its just some people say its best to use a plain so there's some movement on your bait and you should catch more flatty's that way

I use 2oz bombs hammered flat, and they hold canny gud m8

[anth123]

I use 2oz bombs hammered flat, and they hold canny gud m8

i will give that a go to mate i'll just hammer 1 ov my 3oz flat cheers matey for info

[NICKY]

depends on the tide mate pyrimid or star shap hold well and move a little

[g-force]

I often use the flattened ones described above (ready-made), some people use plain bombs hammered flat. I'm also a fan of the watch leads, particularly when using heavier weights (4 or 5oz) at longer range or in a stronger tide. These give you good grip, but still allow you to move the lead occasionally, unlike grip-wires where you'll trip the wires & start drifting in the tide.

Plain leads are good when you can get away with them; I particularly like using the half-ounce ones with 10lb braid - by fishing very light you don't get hit by the tide as much, less drag on the thin braid.

Gary

[anth123]

cheer's for info lads (nicky/g force)i will get a few ov them diff weights to try and ive got a light rod witch i can try fishing light with a 1oz weight

[Charlton]

cheers coddy and me old mate charlton i will try that.most times i use a 3oz gripper.its just some people say its best to use a plain so there's some movement on your bait and you should catch more flatty's that way. ps how did your few day's break go charlton did you have a nice time

had a brilliant time mate, carp to 14lb, had a great day at the gun dog trials, entered my sons dog to see how he would do. Three events 10points per event, he got a two nines and an eight, considering he is a family pet and up against gun dogs who do it week and week about he did great. Even the other competitors said he did really well for a family pet. Got some good photos as well Barn Owl, tree creeper, coal tits etc, all in all a great weekend, felt like a fortnight. Back to normal yesterday, grand kids, went fishing with them this afternoon up Copthorne, managed one flounder each.

[canman]

I can tell you, the best two shaped weights are the ones you get with kids hand lines, round with a centre hole and pips of lead around for extra grip. The other is home made using a tea spoon for the mould with a loop of wire with lead poured in. Once they have flipped onto the flat side down, with the domed side up, they stay put.

[anth123]

had a brilliant time mate, carp to 14lb, had a great day at the gun dog trials, entered my sons dog to see how he would do. Three events 10points per event, he got a two nines and an eight, considering he is a family pet and up against gun dogs who do it week and week about he did great. Even the other competitors said he did really well for a family pet. Got some good photos as well Barn Owl, tree creeper, coal tits etc, all in all a great weekend, felt like a fortnight. Back to normal yesterday, grand kids, went fishing with them this afternoon up Copthorne, managed one flounder each.

it's good to hear you and the family had a brilliant time mate plus + a nice reward with a fantastic carp to. the family dog sounds like a smart one. you should keep training it cos its done that good on its first time ya mite have a winner there.and well done to the grand kids on there flatty's i bet they were over the moon.

[anth123]

I can tell you, the best two shaped weights are the ones you get with kids hand lines, round with a centre hole and pips of lead around for extra grip. The other is home made using a tea spoon for the mould with a loop of wire with lead poured in. Once they have flipped onto the flat side down, with the domed side up, they stay put.

cheers canman i will have a go at that to m8.ive got losts to try now one should work