Oldscruggsfan
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This may be a silly question but has anyone with a string-though bridge tried those tiny round weights generally called "split-shot sinkers" used in fishing? The sinkers I have in mind have a Pac-Man shape with teeth that literally bite perpendicularly into a monofilament line so that the sinker remains in place. When I was very young, I'd bite the sinker to cinch it in place on the line just above the hook. Only in my late teens did I acquire the good sense to use a set of pliers. Here's a photo of an Eagle Claw brand sinker, which is the only brand I've ever seen, LOL. The webpage states that they're now made of tin rather than lead. The curved rear (photo right) side is intended to make the sinker re-usable.
Sinkers vary from not much larger than a BB pellet to nearly as large as the tip of an index finger.
Sinkers vary from not much larger than a BB pellet to nearly as large as the tip of an index finger.