I use both. Slower water I will go with a slinkie and in faster water I will use lead. Lead works alot better if you need to get your rig down fast.

I have a box that is numbered and that is how I keep tract of my slinkie's
I use vacuum line from an auto parts store for my lead it only takes about 1/2 in. of tubing.and the lead comes out easy when hung up.I just run my snap swivel through one side of the tubing and it holds well with the thicker tubing.

I think a light strike is alot easier to detect with slinkies but some water you just cant fish slinkies unless you want to fish a 4in. piece.But slinkies do tend to not hang up as bad..

laugh TM
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