Rolling the meat

[Daniel Jeffery]

Perhaps could use the slotted tungsten beads used in fly fishing. Depending on the size/gauge of hook used it may or may not fit. For example, here’s a 4 mm bead on a size 8 Drennan barbel hook. Probably not weighty enough for meat (but works a treat on squirmy wormy flies).

 

[Cliff Turner]

interesting ?

Weighted Nymph Hooks - Fly Tying Boutique

These are micro barbed straight shanked hooks, pre coated with lead to give you a super heavy base for a nymph pattern.

www.flytyingboutique.com

 

[Steven Hodges]

A couple of options: https://www.anglingdirect.co.uk/nas...TKy8z-Ua8XLZQnth_FFZ2tXXHjppIgfRoC60cQAvD_BwE

Nash Lead Wire

Lead Wire BALANCE YOUR HOOKBAITS TO PERFECTION 1.2mm four metre spools lead wire

birdstackle.co.uk

 

[Richard Isaacs]

Spilt Shot on a hair of your weight choice and pull the lot into the meat.

Keeps bait on better, doesn’t effect the hooks gape size like rapping does and it’s a much better way to adjust and control exactly how much weight you need for it to go down and give the presentation you want in certain swims.

 

[Jed Joseph]

Spilt Shot on a hair of your weight choice and pull the lot into the meat.

Keeps bait on better, doesn’t effect the hooks gape size like rapping does and it’s a much better way to adjust and control exactly how much weight you need for it to go down and give the presentation you want in certain swims. View attachment 21330

Smart and simple! Love it

 

[Richard Isaacs]

There’s also the minimum lead weight allowance to consider when we are rapping our hooks in lead wire
If you lose one of them lead rapped hooks, that’s not very good Id say.

 

[Graham Elliott]

I simply use a decent size 4 wide gape pulled through and twisted.
Swan shot up the line 12 inches according to flow.
Happy if on missed or false bites if the meat comes off. Baits the swim

 

[Jon Elliott]

Drilled bullets from anchor tackle, or Olivettes, available from drennan secured between float rubbers, works a treat. In time you learn how bigger weight for a stretch of water...