I don't use a DS that much, but this past weekend I prefished for a tournament and fished one. during prefishing I found out that the DS was what they wanted. well it worked sunday and I won the tournament. the one thing I have a question is. do you guys that use a DS get snagged alot. It seemed that I either caught a fish or got snagged. I used 3 different sinkers and they all snagged. one was a mojo rig weight, other was a round DS weight, and third was simple bell sinker. the funny this was the cheep bell sinker snagged the least, but all seem to snag alot. my leader was about 12-14 inches. is there something I might try different?

i like to use these thin cylindrical shaped sinkers

rarely do i get hangups or snags

hope it helps!

1. Where were you breaking off, the hook or sinker?

2. What exactly were you fishing?

I like tear drop shaped weights unless it is REALY rocky and snagy then I go with the long skinny ones by mojo.  The tear drops dont move as easy and keeps the bait in place better- the the mojo style pick up to easy and move to much.

Another easy way to possibly keep from getting snagged is to use a split shot on the end. They are cheap enough and can sometimes just slide off.

I like tear drop shaped weights unless it is REALY rocky and snagy then I go with the long skinny ones by mojo. The tear drops dont move as easy and keeps the bait in place better- the the mojo style pick up to easy and move to much.

x 1000.

HP,

If you are fishing rocks, that is just the nature of the beast. I fish rip rap 90% of the time I drop shot and I can lose as many as 10 weights in less than an hour.    I have an alternative method to use when I run out, but it requires a pair of pliers steelhead and salmon anglers use to cut pencil lead, flatten one side, and pop a hole through the flat side. These pliers range in price from as low as $8 on up to over $15.

I pop the hole very close to the edge. If I get snagged, a hard enough pull will make the line cut through the lead and break free.  A coil of pencil lead only costs about $3 and you can make a million of these. It is far cheaper, but I still prefer tear drop shape first, then cylindrical.

As a alternative, you can also tie a snap swivel to the end of the line and attach the pencil lead. Doing it this way can eliminate the need to retie after a break off.  That's my contribution to making DSn' a bit cheaper for folks.