Inline trolling Sinker

These are used to add weight to light lures and gear in fast current and rips. The streamlined shape glides smoothly through the water. The swivel versions keep down line twist issues from heavy current. These weights are used primarily on boats. Land based anglers will use inline trolling sinkers in rips and heavy current to get lighter lures deeper in the water column. A good example would be using a two ounce spoon on a leader attaches to a two to three ounce inline sinker. It is a little awkward to cast, but the inline trolling sinker gets the spoon deeper in front of the fish in heavy current. Just like the rips at the Indian River Inlet, or casting across Masseys Ditch.

An Inline trolling sinker can be used in the surf with a small rig such as a top and bottom rig. The trolling sinker will roll along the bottom in the surf zone and cuts. Hold your rod and you can cover more bottom with moving bait, looking for fish. This same technique can be done with a bank sinker, or pencil sinker. This is not a technique that uses a sand spike, you have to hold the rod and cast frequently to reset your “drift”