[The Sinker Man]

It looks like this year that the flats were the preferred type to use for blackfishing..I don't know for sure but I do hear that blackfish are spooked by movement..Like HDMarc said in his first post,, flats don't roll where reg. banks will roll with the current, thus causing movement and perhaps rolling into a hole or snag that you can't get out. I think Jeff got it right about the painting...Painting will not stop movement...And yes you can flatten a reg. bank a little if you have a big enough hammer and a good solid platform, so don't think you have to run out and buy a whole new supply of flats if you have reg. ones, you are only trying to stop a little rolling...My question would be is a new shiny sinker better or worse then one that has already oxidized?