Are shark weights worth the $?

[chowder]

I am going to get some heavier weights, been running 8#, and I am wondering what you guys think of these shark weights? They sure don't give these things away @ $70/ weight. are they really that much better than the ball w/ fin type units?

[Just Fishin']

Bought 2 last year (1 is now in 135' of water off Rochester due to a frayed cable...ouch) and I did see a lot of streakers to the weights this year. Not sure if i hooked up any more, but never saw so many fish run to take a look.

[Mower]

Andy, I bought 2 - 12lbs and love them. The blow back is much less even on depth raider side for me. I will probably never run a cannon ball again unless I contribute one to the bottom on cayuga. I can say that they have improved my catch but mainly because my counter on down riggers is closer to true running depth.

[muskybob]

I've got 2 of the old rubberized 12 pounders & really like them. Like Mower says, the blow back is a lot less and they track beautiful.

[Tank]

I love mine too!! Tank

[Yankee Troller]

I run a few different style weights. When fishing 75' or above I'm running Ridgeback Rattlers in a 13lb weight. These have a cool cross drilled hole pattern to let water through and crate bubbles. When I go below that its 15lb sharks. I don't know of any other weights that track as good as a shark down deep, or else Id have them.

[Billy V]

I run 12# Sharks in the spring when we're fishing shallower, and then when we start to run 100' or more down I switch over to 15 # Sharks. Like YT said, they track beautifully and have very little blowback. If you take a look at this, you'll see that a lot of top boats on the lake run them: http://www.sharkcannonballs.com/sn_2008_winners.html

[chowder]

It sounds like the sharks are the way to go- thanks for the advice.

[Tim Bromund]

another option is the 13 lb torpedo weights from ATomMik. You get 2 of them for the cost of 1 shark. I use em and they work great.

http://www.atommiktrollingflies.com/ttw.htm

Tim

[TrophySeeker]

What is the reason for switching to lighter weights in shallow? Granted, you don't NEED 15# sharks in <50', but if you have them, why switch? I know I can't afford to have a half dozen sharks on board.

[SkeinMachine]

another option is the 13 lb torpedo weights from ATomMik. You get 2 of them for the cost of 1 shark. I use em and they work great.

http://www.atommiktrollingflies.com/ttw.htm

Tim

Amen Tim,we ran the torpedo's as deep as 170 ft of cable last season,track extremely well

[Billy V]

For us its simple...less weight to lift = faster retrieval & less wear & tear on the riggers.