Slinky weights are commonly used for drift fishing for catfish. They can be purchased through catfish tackle retailers, but can be a little difficult to find at times, and can also be expensive. Slinky weights are popular for drift fishing for catfish because they are alleged to be snagless or to snag less than a [...]
I have had a number of questions about catfish sinkers through the ask a question page and rather than write responses to all of the different questions about catfish sinkers I thought it would be best to just lump everything into one article and answer all of the questions at once. Most of these [...]
There are a number of commercially available options available when it comes to snagless drift fishing weights like the Switch-It Slip Sinker, and Lindy No-Snagg Slip Sinkers but these are typically not very cost effective, especially when you are rigging multiple rods for drift fishing or fishing lakes or rivers that are notorious for losing tackle. [...]
