How Do You Use The Ez Sinker Slide?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHOYyMXaue8

What does a sinker slide do?

Sinker slides allow the use of many different types of weight and work with virtually any catfish rig.The sinker slide allows you to swap weights quickly and easily without having to cut fishing line and tie new rigs.

What are sliding swivels used for?

The line from a rod and reel is tied to one end, and a length of fishing line, often terminated by a hook, lure or sinker, is tied to the other. The main purpose of the swivel is to allow the line to untwist during line retrieval, preventing undesirable tangling.

Where do you put the sinker on a fishing line?

Step 2: Attach 1 or 2 sinkers, 6 to 12 inches above the hook. This weight will keep your bait or lure down in the water and will help swing it away from shore. Step 3: Clip a bobber on the line. A bobber lets you know when fish are biting, because it moves up and down in the water as fish nibble at the bait.

What’s the difference between a sinker and a slider?

What’s the difference between a sinker and a slider? A sinker is a fastball variation that has slight armside movement–called “run”–and sinking action. A slider is a type of breaking pitch in baseball that moves toward the pitcher’s gloveside of the plate with diagonal break.

How do I know what size sinker to use?

In general, you should use a lighter weight sinker in shallower water, and deeper water requires heavier weight. For shallow water, a ⅛-ounce weight works well to create a slow-falling lure action. In deeper water that is up to 20 feet, it’s best to use between ¼ to ⅜-ounce sinker weights.

How far should the sinker be from the hook?

Tie a hook on the end of your fishing line with one of your fishing knots. Pinch one or two small split shot sinkers to your main line about 6-12 inches from the hook to add a bit of weight to your line (this will keep your bait suspended vertically).

Do you use a sinker with soft plastics?

You do use a sinker with soft plastic lures based on certain fishing scenarios. Adding a sinker to a soft plastic worm, lizard or crayfish can turn your bass rig into a Texas or a Carolina rig and mean the difference between catching big bass all day and going home without having any bites.

How do you identify a slider?

A good slider is a hard-mix between a fastball and a curveball but works more as an off-speed pitch instead of a breaking ball. Also, pitchers will throw their Slider off of the fastball to keep the hitter off-balance since the Slider looks very similar to the fastball out of the pitcher’s hand.

Why do they call it a slider in baseball?

Ward calls it a fastball… It just came to me all of a sudden, letting the ball go along my index finger and using my ring finger and pinky to give it just a little bit of a twist. It was a sailing fastball, and that’s how come I named it the slider.

How heavy should your sinker be?

Generally, sizes range from fractions of an ounce for light line fishing and small fish rigs, up to several pounds for dropping rigs in deep ocean. More usually, sinkers in the 0.5–8oz category cover most of what the average angler will use in fresh or saltwater.

How much does a size 4 sinker weight?

Ball Sinkers For Sale – Fishing Sinker

What size weight should I use for surf fishing?

2 ounces (57 grams) is the minimum weight to cast when fishing the surf. Anything lighter will fail to keep your line steady in the surf unless it is extremely calm. Yes, it is still possible to use lighter leads and they can give great results, especially if there is no wave action and the water is not moving.