get a rubber butt cap from any rod building supply house. next get a bag of 1 oz egg sinkers. they well stand on end on a level cement floor...next give a good solid wack with hammer, beat them till they are the size of a quarter....I use 2....the total cost is about 279 and you got 2 sinkers left over....I use a plug full of lead on my bass flipping stick and my drift rod you well feel more bites