I can't seem to get a good feel for the bite whether i use fixed or sliding lead or slinky. Sometimes it seems like my weight sharply taps the bottom while other times it will roll on the bottom. On occasion when the line tightens up my line seems to lift off the bottom and pop to the surface prematurely. I am having a hard time of it trying to determine what the right bottom contact frequency is. I know that it is said that the weight should tap every so often, but I just can't seem to get a handle on it.

I know there was a thread for a discussion of this nature last year, but since the stuff hasn't been archived yet I am opening up the discussion again.

Would anyone be willing to give me some pointers.... it would be nice to feel a fish throbbing on the end of the line rather than feeling the tapping of lead all the time.