The current always carries my sinker away

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I am using 20lb braid line, so I think the diameter of my line should be thin enough. however I am wondering whether fluorocarbon line would be better as it will sink in the water, so it will not be pulled by the current.
because I am targeting at channel catfish, they're known of have good sense of smell. so I think I'd better place my bait in a fixed spot where the channel cat can find it by themselves.
The no roll sinker I used is flat like this: http://www.basspro.com/Bass-Pro-Shops-No...10206747/, I will try to use Pyramid sinker next time.

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(06-11-2013 10:58 PM)Eli Wrote:  There are various "gripper" style sinkers available. Basically, they are either completely flat or have all kinds of protuberances designed to hold bottom. There are also pyramid sinkers which hold very well on a mud/clay/sand bottom but not as well over rocks. Pyramids also tend to twist your line a bit during the retrieve. I prefer the flat leads because they're cheap, hold bottom really well, and create virtually no resistance when retrieved.

This is the flat sinker I'm reffering to (ignore the junk swivel).


Another thing to consider is your line diameter. The thicker the line, the more it will be pushed by the current. Switch to braid if you haven't already as it has a much thinner diameter per lb test.