![]() ![]() ĭomenico Agostino Vandelli named the species first in 1761 as Testudo coriacea after an animal captured at Ostia and donated to the University of Padua by Pope Clement XIII. The genus, in turn, contains the only extant member of the family Dermochelyidae. Taxonomy and evolution Taxonomy ĭermochelys coriacea is the only species in genus Dermochelys. It can easily be differentiated from other modern sea turtles by its lack of a bony shell instead, its carapace is covered by oily flesh and flexible, leather-like skin, for which it is named. It is the only living species in the genus Dermochelys and family Dermochelyidae. The leatherback sea turtle ( Dermochelys coriacea), sometimes called the lute turtle or leathery turtle or simply the luth, is the largest of all living turtles and the heaviest non- crocodilian reptile, reaching lengths of up to 1.8 metres (5 ft 11 in) and weights of 500 kilograms (1,100 lb). Dermochelys coricea Das, 1985 ( ex errore). ![]() Dermochelys coriacea schlegelli Caldwell, 1962 ( ex errore).Dermochelys coriacea schlegelii Carr, 1952.Dermochelys coriacea schlegeli Mertens, Müller & Rust, 1934 ( ex errore).Dendrochelys (Sphargis) coriacea Pierantoni, 1934.Dermochelys coriacea coriacea Gruvel, 1926.Dermochelydis tuberculata Alessandrini, 1838.Dermatochelys atlantica Fitzinger, 1835.Dermochelys atlantica Duméril & Bibron, 1835.Chelyra coriacca Rafinesque, 1832 ( ex errore).Dermochelis atlantica LeSueur, 1829 ( nomen nudum).Testudo coriaceous Pennant, 1769 ( ex errore).The best ones are tailor-made to the fishing at hand, allowing just enough influence to hook, fight, and land fish, but not so much that it impairs sport. In this respect, sinkers are a lot like fishing rods. Too much weight makes baits and lures appear unnatural to gamefish, and difficult for anglers to detect strikes and set hooks. The Bass Pro Shops XPS Hook Weights are available in six sizes from 1/16- to 1/2-ounce and can be added to soft plastic worm or jerk bait hooks, spinner-baits, spoons, plugs, and hooks used with natural baits.įinally, anglers should keep in mind that whenever rigging and employing weights for fishing, the best results are had when only just enough weight is used to get lures or baits in position to catch fish. By weighting a hook, they also can give a lure more balance and offer a more natural action to tempt fish. These are small, slender, pinch-on style weights designed to fit hooks to get baits or lures deep. ![]() Hook Weights Hook weights help provide natural action to baits. This is especially beneficial in ultra clear-water fishing. Used as a hidden belly weight, these sinkers can give lifelike action to a soft-plastic jerk bait, and can give them a fish-appealing, suspended quality, too, without bulky add-on sinkers. But they can be used for many soft lure fishing purposes, and also inserted into natural baits (minnows, leeches, crawfish, etc.) to make them more desirable to gamefish. Insert or nail weights are designed chiefly for soft plastic finesse bass fishing. Insert Weights Insert Weights are the go-to’s for soft-platics. It has a wire line attachment at one end, but it is a long and slender pencil shape, designed to resist deep snags. One innovative drop-shot sinker is the Bakudan design offered by Lunker City. Most drop-shot sinkers are rounded in shape to resist bottom fouling, and many come in weights from 1/8- to 3/4-ounce. This allows for quick change adjustments in the weight for different fishing depths. The looped wire is used for snugly fitting fishing line in a drop shot rig to take it deep, without need for tying line to lead. This is a simple ball-shaped sinker with a looped wire attachment at its top. Drop-Shot Sinker The Lunker City Bakudan drop-shot sinker. Northland also makes a Rock Runner Sinker (1/4 to 1 1/2 ounce) of similar design that has a quick change weight snap, which allows you to change the sinker weight when needed. This sinker is a design improvement over the original Lindy Walking Sinker.Ī similar design is the “VMC Switch-It Slip Sinker”, which offers a quick attachment wire for changing weights. Its slight bend and bottom-bumper-style wire probe at its end allow it glide over rocks, shells, and other obstructions when taking baits deep during drifting or slow-trolling. Hall of Fame angler Ron Linder devised this improved slip-sinker weight. If a different weight is desired, the pencil lead can be removed from the tubing, and a different size pushed tightly into the rubber tube. Some pencil sinkers are rigged with a piece of surgical tubing that allows such weights to be pushed into open tubing to take baits and lures deep. ![]()
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