captains specialize in inshore bottom fish, while others go after the big tuna and marlin. Prices range accordingly. If your family is not into fishing, there is plenty to do at the Delaware Seashore Park or in the nearby towns of Rehoboth or Bethany Beach. Both towns have a boardwalk, with Re-
hoboth having more entertainment and Bethany being a bit more genteel. Spending a day at the beach is easy, as the pavilion on the southside of the inlet has bathhouses and a new restaurant on the top floor. There is a per-car parking charge to enter the lot next to the pavilion, but it costs only $10 for the day.
Since the entire area is a tourist attraction, there are plenty of lodging and food choices. While the prices vary depending on how close you are to the water, prices on the coast are considerably less if you go in the spring or fall. I recommend the fall when the water is still warm, and the fishing is usually pretty good. â–
##Three common sinkers (L-R): trolling, pyramid, and egg.
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Correct Sinker By Eric Burnley
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have seen bottom fishermen on a head boat using a pyramid sinker and surf fishermen using a bank sinker and both trying to figure out why they keep losing sinkers or are not able to hold bottom. The reason for their problems is the wrong kind of sinkers for the type of fishing they are trying to do. The guy on the head boat should be using a bank sinker, because it will roll across the bottom without digging in the mud or sand or getting hung up on rocky or wreck bottom structure. The surf or bank angler should use a pyramid sinker, because it will dig into the bottom and hold the rig in place. The same pyramid Follow us!
sinker will dig in and hold when fished over the same type of bottom from a drifting boat, and the angler will be constantly pulling his rig loose. If used above a wreck, the sinker and rig will become a permanent part of the structure. Another type of sinker in common use is the trolling sinker. It is shaped like a torpedo, tapered with a brass eye on both ends. When rigging the torpedo sinker ahead of any lure always use a ball bearing swivel to prevent spinning. This is very important when using spoons that may spin when trolled. All lures will spin if they become fouled, so always use that ball bearing swivel.
Egg sinkers are usually fished above a lure or bait. Most of the time the sinker will be a few inches or even feet ahead of the hook, but in some cases the sinker will be allowed to move and tap the hook or jig to make a clicking sound. This is known as a knocker rig. The weight of the sinker should be heavy enough to keep the rig on the bottom, the lure working at the proper depth, or the bait swimming above the bottom. When fishing from a drifting boat all anglers should use the same weight to keep tangles down to a minimum. â– PropTalk.com March 2018 75