Fishing sinker fish being pursued, the environment, the current and personal preference. Pyramid sinkers are shaped like a pyramid and are used when it is desirable to anchor on the bottom of water bodies. They are attached to the terminal end of fishing line by loops of brass. Barrel or egg sinkers are rounded and often bead-like with a narrow hole through which fishing line is threaded. These sinkers are desirable on rock or debris covered substrates. Split-shot sinkers are small and round with a split cutting halfway through the sinker. The split can be placed on a piece of fishing line
Sinker (baseball) regarded either ability as a "gift from heaven." Bill James cites Curt Simmons as the first pitcher to be able to throw both sinkers and rising fastballs, apparently indicating that it was not known how to make a pitch sink and how to make one hop. Zach Britton, Marcus Stroman, Charlie Morton, Dallas Keuchel, Jake Arrieta, Jim Johnson, Rick Porcello, Kendall Graveman, Sonny Gray, Jeurys Familia, Tanner Roark, and Mike Leake are current major league players who rely heavily on the sinker. One method of throwing the sinker is to simply grip the baseball along the two seams and throw