bigsteel said:
i was curious as to what size weights are good for drift fishing,,, i have 1 oz slinkies and 3 oz pyramid sinkers should i go heavier
Forget the 3 oz pyramid sinkers, they are not used for typical driftfishing.
Instead of "1 oz" slinkies, make your own and learn to define them by "number of shot". I use .250 and .270 dia and build 3 - 12 shot slinkies. I organize them with those heavy-duty plastic key tags marked with a Sharpie (both sides) as to their shot count. When you can look at a drift and think...hmmmm..."looks like an "8 shot today", you are on your way.
As you develop your skills you will become either a slinkie guy or a pencil lead guy. There are pros and cons for both.
18 inch leader to a number 1 hook with 2 beads and a spin n glow with my bait..does this sound ok for a setup
Do not use a Spin-n-Glo in this fashion under a float. The Spin-n-Glo is not designed for that sort of presentation.
every time i use the 3 oz it always gets snagged up
Don't do this anymore
also how much weight do you guys prefer when using spinners?
For typical river fishing with spinners do not (as in never) use weight with your spinners. Instead use properly designed "weighted spinners" of the correct size for the volume of water that you are fishing.
You "mainline" directly to your weighted spinner. I use a size 10, US made, snap swivel by Rosco on my spinners. Don't use junk swivels if you want to tangle with Mr. Big
There are two basic types of blades to use with weighted spinners for casting to salmon and steelhead....the
French blade and the
in-line blade.
A commercial example of a French blade would be the
Metric or
Bud's. A commercial example of the in-line blade would be the
Panther Martin.
The in-line blade is probably a little easier to learn for most.
When you get brass fever real bad like me, you roll your own, the commercial offerings won't do.
If you are just starting out, try to stick with one method at first.....if you bounce around from one method to another the learning curve will be steeper than it should be.
If you want to someday be a "stick" and can dedicate the time, start with drift-fishing. IMHO, that is the nucleus....the core of river fishing.
Master that and all the other methods will fall into place.
If you can only get out a few times a season, pick whatever method suits you.