Re: Making new sinkers look old
 

great title!!

Re: Making new sinkers look old
 

Just put them in saltwater for a bit. It won't take long

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Its just my naive curiosity, why do you want your sinkers to look old?

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Thanks for the responses. Blackfish feed both visually and by smell. Do not want him to notice my shiny sinker slightly moving as he pecks away at my bait. HAve seen video of blackfish backing away from bait when seeing sinker move. Beat up old looking sinker I would thing may blend in better with the surroundings. No scientific data here just notice that I get more bites with non shiny sinkers. Anything to get an advantage. Kiss principle always seems to work best but I am always looking to build a better mouse trap.

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Was thinking the same thing about any kind of residue leaving a scent that might turn them off.

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how do you know if it would attract them or repel them..

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Because that's what Gerry Z. uses on his sinkers. I never saw him get even a bite:eek:

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I actually fished a charter on Friday that supplied sinkers, new ones. Had no problems catching a limit ++ at all.

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Great advice here. Lead is a soft metal and the soap will stay on there and leave a scent trail for a short amount of time. I know guys who soak sinkers in bunker juice, because they feel it adds to the scent.

Paint will also leave an un natural scent to them for a while too. I like the sand and water bit here. It will work the quickest because the sand will scratch the surface quicker. Great idea that was given here.

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Alex, Do you have a link to the feeding blackfish, would like to see them feeding. From my experience with jig colors, color does not matter, not sure what works or not, but I think the color should blend in with the surroundings and not stand out.