sinker
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- noun
- /ˈsɪŋkər/
- Jargon
- Adam was fishing a minnow below a half-ounce egg sinker with a gold number 2 hook.
- ounce sinker
- fishing sinker
- heavy sinker
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Watch on YouTubeSo apparently they break off all of the time and you would not believe how many thousands of these lead sinkers there are all up in this reef.
- So apparently they break off all of the time and you would not believe how many thousands of these lead sinkers there are all up in this reef.
- I found that a domino, some sinkers, bunch of weird stuff.
Examples
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To counteract the flow, we attached a one-half-pound keel sinker about 15 inches above the bait.
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The standard catfish rig includes an egg sinker, cutbait, and a circle hook.
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When he finally makes his cast, he drops his sinker into what he believes will be a productive hole.
Fiction book (1993) -
I could feel the sinker roll on the bottom for a second or two, but because we were still idling, I lost all feeling in the line.
Fiction book (1992) -
So get the 17-pound test line, 2-ounce sinkers, and some eggs out of the freezer, too.
Fiction book (1992) -
Another exception is the rockfish fishery where very heavy sinkers (1-2 pounds) and gear are used to capture small fish (<5 pounds).
Academic text (1990) -
When I got to the water, I put one rod out with a slip sinker rig, except this time with a big (I don't know the size; it's just one I had in my tackle box) hook and a frozen shad about 5 inches long, and let it sit on the bottom about halfway across the canal.
Blog text (31) -
For fishing deep drop-offs, add a slip sinker in front of the bait.
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Etymology
Sinker comes from the verb sink meaning 'go down' plus the ending -er meaning 'thing that', so a sinker is a weight that makes a fishing line or net 'go down' under the water.