You know some things go to the back of your mind and are often forgotten about until something jogs the old memory banks?
Well the old memory bank has been jogged. I had someone ask me if I knew where they could get hold of real cheap back leads as they were fishing a productive water and losing quite a few of them but were needing to pin their line down a few rod lengths out over a hump.
I delved into my tackle box, and came out with a plastic run ring and rubber band, I looked at the ground at the side of me and picked up a stone.
Within seconds I had produced a environmentally friendly back weight (can’t really call it a lead) which has the chance to release the stone or the clip from the line. The person I showed it too seemed real impressed so I thought I would share the tip with the rest of you.
For what it is worth it is a little dodge I used to use whilst margin fishing on a local water where the fish were very tackle aware. Instead of a lead I used to attach a stone out of the margins in the same way.
The other added bonus is that you don’t have to hump a bag full of back leads around with you as most venues I have ever visited have plenty of useable stones laying around.
Best fishes
Shaun
