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Sinkers/Weights
Weights used for Bass Fishing
Weights for bass fishing are either made from Lead, Tungsten or Steel. Other materials are available but not frequently used. Lead weights are cheaper but have some environmental issues. Tungsten weights are more dense so that a comparable lead weight will be larger. Tungsten is also much more expensive.
You should check with the laws of your state as some states have banned the use of lead sinkers (at least the size we use for bass fishing).
This is a typical worm weight used for Texas rigging worms or other plastic baits. They can be lead or tungsten and they have a small hole running down the center for the line to run through. This type of sinker is designed to slide up and down the line so that when a fish picks up your bait she doesn't feel the drag of the weight.
These weights also come painted in various colors. Personally I have not seen this to make any difference to the fish.
These are drop shot weights. Notice the line attachment point. This design makes it easy to attach your line by slipping it through the opening and pulling through the pinch point at the top. This locks the line to the weight without having to tie a knot. Also if the sinker get stuck to the bottom you can usually pull the line free of the sinker so that you do not have re-tie the whole rig. You can just add a new weight.
This is a nail weight. They can be lead, tungsten or steel. Nail weights are pushed into plastic baits to weight one end. Notice the ridges in the weight. These help hold the weight in the plastic.
This small weight is a split shot. The line is placed in the slot and then the weight is squeezed with a pliers to crimp the weight on the line. Split shot come in very small sizes to add just a small amount of weight to a plastic bait rig.
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