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Perkons · 08-06-2007, 01:22 PM

The sandsinkers hold as well as any lead sinkers except the lead pyramid-shaped ones which are made to sink into the sand.

A sandsinker has to be somewhat larger and heavier than a lead sinker to get the same "bottom hold".

If they are flexible and skinny they wiggle their way through jetty rocks and don't get stuck as often .... but sometimes they DO get stuck. On the other hand, they are cheap and more healthy to handle.

I fish in New Jersey on the jetties when I get the chance and sometimes in the surf and always seem to catch something edible. I like small fish: fluke and flounder, porgies, cunner (very delicate flavor), kingfish, black bass, togs, etc. Togs are very tricky because they scoot out from between the jetty rocks and grab your bait and then scoot back, causing the sinker to get snagged. Bummer!

Perkons (Daina Krumins)

08-06-2007, 01:22 PM	#10 (permalink)
Perkons Junior Fisherman Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 9 Rep Power: 5	Sandsinkers in Current The sandsinkers hold as well as any lead sinkers except the lead pyramid-shaped ones which are made to sink into the sand. A sandsinker has to be somewhat larger and heavier than a lead sinker to get the same "bottom hold". If they are flexible and skinny they wiggle their way through jetty rocks and don't get stuck as often .... but sometimes they DO get stuck. On the other hand, they are cheap and more healthy to handle. I fish in New Jersey on the jetties when I get the chance and sometimes in the surf and always seem to catch something edible. I like small fish: fluke and flounder, porgies, cunner (very delicate flavor), kingfish, black bass, togs, etc. Togs are very tricky because they scoot out from between the jetty rocks and grab your bait and then scoot back, causing the sinker to get snagged. Bummer! Perkons (Daina Krumins)