Fishing sinker Fishing sinker A fishing sinker or knoch is a weight used in conjunction with a fishing lure or hook to increase its rate of sink, anchoring ability, and/or casting distance. Fishing sinkers may be as small as 1 gram for applications in shallow water, and even smaller for fly fishing applications, or as large as several pounds or considerably more for deep sea fishing. They are formed into nearly innumerable shapes for diverse fishing applications. Environmental concerns surround the usage of lead and other materials in fishing sinkers. A large variety of sinkers exist which are used depending on the
Culture of Ann Arbor, Michigan Culture of Ann Arbor, Michigan The culture of Ann Arbor, Michigan includes various attractions and events, many of which are connected with the University of Michigan. Throughout the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, and today Ann Arbor was home to many influential rock bands, such as the MC5, Alice Cooper, Iggy Pop, Brownsville Station, George Clinton (but not really), Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band, Mitch Ryder, and The Rationals. In 1969, avant-garde jazz bandleader Sun Ra (also not from Ann Arbor) and his Arkestra spent about a month living in an Ann Arbor fraternity house, with poet-impresario John Sinclair