How to Use split shot in a Sentence

split shot

noun
  • The baits are nose hooked on 2/0 short-shank hooks and drifted with the flow, with enough split shot above them to keep them near bottom.
    — Frank Sargeant, AL.com, 10 Jan. 2018
  • An extra split shot or two can help with casting distance and pulling the rigs through the slip float.
    — Bill May, Baltimore Sun, 7 Nov. 2022
  • Tie a small hook or tiny jig on the end of the line, add a lead split shot or two, and suspend the offering under a stick float.
    — cleveland, 9 July 2020
  • Several split shot were attached to the leader, spaced about 18 inches apart, and a float was added to the main line.
    — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 24 Mar. 2018
  • In deeper water or swifter current, a ⅛- to ¼-ounce egg sinker 18 to 36 inches ahead of a swivel or split shot is the rig of choice.
    — Gerald Almy, Field & Stream, 18 June 2020
  • The buoy and split shot work in tandem to offer more forgiveness when the fly is cast into a stream or river.
    — New York Times, 10 Nov. 2021
  • Make sure baits are ticking the river bottom, often weighted with small split shot pinched on about a foot, or two, above the bait.
    — cleveland, 9 Dec. 2021
  • There’s a flip-out pocket sewn into the bib that can hold spools of tippet, a bag of split shot, and even a retractor to leash a hemostat.
    — Kelly Bastone, Outside Online, 7 Sep. 2018
  • It’s considered an emerger, to be fished in the surface film or just below, yet some anglers fish it deeply with a split shot, like a nymph.
    — Morgan Lyle, Field & Stream, 30 Mar. 2020
  • Use a small hook and a lively minnow, and distribute enough split shot weight within a couple of feet of the bait to prevent it from swimming out of the strike zone.
    — Outdoor Life, 17 Jan. 2020
  • Live shrimp with a split shot or two crimped above the hook can also be cast under docks.
    — Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Non-fly fishermen can achieve a similar presentation using a small split shot.
    — Jordan Rodriguez, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Because split shots are easy to use, they can be used to fine tune the amount of weight for the area being fished.
    — Pete M. Anderson, Field & Stream, 28 Sep. 2023

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