The current always carries my sinker away

[MuskieBait]

A few things to try...

1) Try using a thinner diameter line. The thicker the line, the more drag you will have in the water, thus, there is more force exerted on your entire rig to move it in the current.

2) Try other types of sinkers such as pyramid sinkers and bank sinkers that tends to roll less. You can even try spunik sinkers.

3) Casting a heavy sinker a distance isn't an issue. You do have to watch out and not give the sinker too much momentum and force on the cast. Generally speaking you need 10lb of breaking strength in your line per 1oz of sinker you use. That is, if you wish to cast a 3oz sinker, you better have 30lb line to prevent the sinker from snapping off. This is a very serious issue. A sinker being accelerated during the cast can turn into a very dangerous flying object if it snaps off the line. I've snapped 40lb mono while casting 5oz sinkers before...and it is very, very scary.

4) Any reason you wish to anchor your bait in one spot? A slow, bottom bouncing technique allows you to cover more water methodically and it is a great searching technique. If the water is muddy like it is now, this kind of search pattern increase your chance that your bait will come across a fish. With reduced visibility and high flow like we're experiencing now, most fish will be hugging tight to the bottom and not willing to fight the current and move too far for food. A slow bottom bounce will allow you to present food to fish.