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[Chico]

Red appears as black when seen under reduced light. Best of all, use floro sinkers

[MVP]

Originally Posted by Capt. Frank

Banks are the easiest to come by in all sizes. And the hammer is the converter.

Lead smashes flat easily.

Also most pre-made flats use a wire ring in addition to the lead. You don't need that with smash-bank sinkers.

Have never seen flat sinker made with wire ring.. Maybe Sam can expand on this as I have seen them on other round type sinkers but never on a flat

[The Sinker Man]

I also have never seen or heard of flats having any type of wire in them...Maybe when they first came out many, many years ago that that is how they were made..
Yes, reg. banks are more common, but I believe that in the past couple of years that most if not all of the SPONSOR shops on this site carry them . I don't know for sure cause they don't deal with me...The local shops know what you guys want and stock that item..Your big box stores just don't give a shit..
Yes most reg. banks will flatten a little, probably enough to serve your purpose, but as the size gets bigger, they get harder to flatten..
Do yourself and the SPONSOR shops on here a favor and stop in and buy a few to try, they need all the help we can give them.
And finally, yes I like flats better..

[the1jonc]

Originally Posted by tropics

That egg sinker rig is my favorite for Ling Slinging, guess I will have to try it for Black Fish

Richie,

How do you rig the egg sinkers for Ling?

Jon

[Capt. Debbie]

LOL. Not with the right sledge hammer.

16 oz of lead bank sinker loses everytime to my 5 pound sledge hammer. LMAO

Originally Posted by The Sinker Man

Yes most reg. banks will flatten a little, probably enough to serve your purpose, but as the size gets bigger, they get harder to flatten..

[Capt. Debbie]

Like this

[jerseyhunter]

I prefer banks when drifting say for fluke or bass. When anchored on rocks and wrecks I use flats., when I run out, a sledge and an anvil does the job no matter how much it weighs.

[The Sinker Man]

Capt Frank...Don't go calling a " coin " or " river bank " sinker as a flattened bank sinker.. Sledge hammers work very well....

[lunkertaker]

Agree with most other posts here.

Flats tend to "roll" less than banks and are preferred IMO

It doesn't matter the size, shape, or wt of a sinker when fishing in real "junk" bottom. Hung up is just plain hung up! Flats tend to come out more, but this is subjective since I fish exclusively flats.

Not every bait store carries the flat sinkers....SAM is the MAN... KING of "if it fits it ships"