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[DRIFTER_016]

Okay -- I'm still trying to figure out the rig --- the bottom of the three way swivel, in particular. You jam surgical tubing onto the swivel, and wedge it there with lead..what dangles down? A pencil weight? I suppose how heavy depends on the current...are you picky on the length of the line going to the weight?

 

 

Main line connects to a 3 way swivel, leader to the other side of the swivel.

Next to the 3rd swivel is connected a piece of surgical tube (attached with a piece of wire (copper fly tying wire in the thicker sizes works well Or bell wire with the cover removed.)) .

 

Slide a piece of pencil lead into the tubing.

 

This Artists Rendering should help.

 

Edited November 6, 2008 by DRIFTER_016

[solopaddler]

Main line connects to a 3 way swivel, leader to the other side of the swivel.

Next to the 3rd swivel is connected a piece of surgical tube (attached with a piece of wire (copper fly tying wire in the thicker sizes works well Or bell wire with the cover removed.)) .

 

Slide a piece of pencil lead into the tubing.

 

This Artists Rendering should help.

 

 

Thanks Dave, perfect diagram!

[StoneFly]

Pencil lead weight? cant a bell sinker clipped on be used? how heavy?

[solopaddler]

Pencil lead weight? cant a bell sinker clipped on be used? how heavy?

 

That's the thing, you can cut the lead into various lengths depending on water speed/depth.

Exact weight is a guess as you're cutting chunks of it off a long roll...

[irishfield]

Pencil lead also walks over rocks where a bell sinker is more liable to get snagged.