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[Capt. Debbie]

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.

Originally Posted by frugalfisherman

Now that's a good idea. If you make sinkers you won't need a flat bank mold.

[bassnbucks]

Looks like flats win by a landslide. I have ordered from Sam, he is very fast getting them out, and VERY reasonable.

[Harpoon]

Originally Posted by joerosa1

Flat

...a point of interest...in Rhode Island many on the party boats paint their sinkers red. When asked I received two responses; it attracts the tog the other the tog don't see red under water it is a camouflage.

Funny story guy borrowed his wife's nail polish painted sinkers on boat and did not let them dry and messed up the boat...mates were mad....

Thats funny cause yesterday I saw my first red sinker....had no clue why it was like that! Thanks for the info.

[HDMarc]

I don't know about red attracting tog, but I've heard that the color red disappears at depths of over 15 feet.

[SaltLife1980]

They paint them red so its easy to see who has the boats sinker.. I do the same on the boat i work on.. People walk off with them all the time.. so now all i have to do is look for the colored sinkers..