Break Away Sinker Loops?

[The Sinker Man]

Take your heavy main leader with the hook and where you would put a loop where the sinker would go make a small loop and add a small snap swivel. While you are at home and nice and warm, make up a bunch of sinkers that have a lighter lb. test leader on them with a loop that you can attach to the snap swivel..No tying at all when your hands are ice cold.
Now are we sure that it is always the sinker that is the one that gets hung up? Could it be the hook or hooks that you guys are using..
Richie,Design a sinker that won't get hung up.

[mickrazz]

Originally Posted by tropics

Mick I agree with you about the dropper that most people tie. I use the Kiwi Knot for my droppers and it is the strongest knot for a drop loop 94% of the line strength.
Thanks

Right you are!

[Gerry Zagorski]

Hmmm - I see where Richie is coming from with cold hands but it seems to me that the sinker is the most expensive part of the rig so why would you want to make that connection the weakest link? That is unless you have stock in Sam's Sinker Co. I think it's listed as SSC on the NASDAQ

[Capt. Lou]

Putty sinkers , no issues Mick !

[tropics]

Originally Posted by Gerry Zagorski

Hmmm - I see where Richie is coming from with cold hands but it seems to me that the sinker is the most expensive part of the rig so why would you want to make that connection the weakest link? That is unless you have stock in Sam's Sinker Co. I think it's listed as SSC on the NASDAQ

Its called Supporting a Sponsor and he is only 10 min away.

[Gerry Zagorski]

Originally Posted by tropics

Its called Supporting a Sponsor and he is only 10 min away.

You must be a stockholder...

[tropics]

Originally Posted by Gerry Zagorski

You must be a stockholder...

No I use his exchange program, bring him old lead pipes he turns them into Sinkers

[tropics]

Thanks for the info guys, I decided the double loop 25# test line. Crimped the 2 loops

[PaulNreel]

Richie, you got me curious and I did some research on knot breaking strength. Generally knots weaken a line, if you put a "weakest" knot between your lowest dropper/kiwi and the sinker loop in theory it should break first. So a simple overhand knot between the lowest dropper and sinker loop should produce a 50% reduction in line strength and allow the line to break at the knot if the sinker get tangled. This assumes that your main line is as strong as your leader and the ties between them is strong as well.

[Blackfish Bobby]

Been togging since 1976 with the Old Salts from Brazicki's Tavern and never had a dropper loop fail when fighting a fish. I tie my rig to main line with dropper loop. KISS.