Yes Roger I agree it’s not the difference between 13 inches and 1 yd; it's the difference between pegging and not pegging (as per topic). But the reasoning behind pegging is because many anglers believe the separation between the bullet weight & the lure is in feet when in fact it is not. They also believe that separation causes the line between the bullet weight & the lure to become tangled when 9 out of 10 times it is the tail or tentacles on the lure that wrap.

I also agree with using something similar to Owner’s Sled head™ eliminating the need to purchase bullet weight, whatever to peg it with, plus the time need to insert the peg.

Locked, first off one should never allow a lure to fall on slack line!

Second “Factored in the resistance of the friction caused by the line through the bullet weight (don’t know how he got this) on free fall (no tension on the line).”, that my friend means slack line.

Third, “That does not take into account subsequent drops of the rod tip”, each subsequent drop of the rod tip should not be more than a foot or two off the bottom.

I catch about 60 percent of my bass letting my jig or t-rig fall on slack line. Also, senkos are pretty much always fished on a slack line. Slack line allows your bait to fall vertically. If there is tension on the line as it is falling, the bait will fall away from the target.

I saw magnetic bullet weights on ebay that stick to the eye of the hook.

I peg using bobber stops when fishing in wood. Less hang-ups and if hung up easier to "twang" it off.

Often will place a bobber stop above and below the sinker thereby enabling to do a quick carolina rig.