adding weight with lures

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#1 Post by **gravel** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 12:27 am

is it a good idea to add weights when lure fishing, as some off the lures arnt heavy enough to give much distance, i know it must alter the way it retrieves, and i know you can get weighted shads but wat are the best lures with that bit of weight for bass, or am i wrong in thinking that you dont need that extra distance to catch them

#2 Post by **Adam S** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 8:10 pm

you could change your line, a small toby will fly using 20lbs braid.

#3 Post by **corbyeire** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 3:08 pm

i often stick a weight up the line to get a lure out further - works no problem for pollack - also gets you into the kelp for longer at that lower level if your high above your mark - to draw them out

probably depends on the ground and the action your looking for with the bass lures

#4 Post by **liamdenn** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 4:09 pm

probably the most famous method is the jif lemon method. google it and see but it has been used for bass for donkeys

Irish_Shamrock · #5 Post by **Irish_Shamrock** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 8:39 am

I don't like it as 1) Sometimes during the cast the lure and weight that you've added to the set-up can get all tangled up & 2) the lure loses the effectiveness of it's movement with added weight on the line.

I like the idea of changing to 20lbs braid...

#6 Post by **merv147** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 4:16 pm

i have what you need mate
[img]http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f343/merv147/spiralweight.jpg[/img]
you can get them on http://www.sharnbrooktackle.com/acatalo ... ts_46.html
they range from 30gr - 1000gr and are used Primarily for trolling but the light ones are fecking brilliant for getting out a good bit when spinning.

line then the lead then about 1-2ft of line then your lure