We have all experienced the difficulties with handling, installing, and fishing split-shot.  When that many small, loose items are placed in a container with the hope of extracting just one or two for use, it is going to be difficult under the best of conditions, down-right frustrating when hands and fingers are wet and cold.  You all know the drill.

     The best solution, of course, has always been to put a couple or three under your tongue.  Right?  Now I know I don't need to describe how ill-advised this practice is, but it may pale to the fact that we then usually install them onto the line by mashing them with our front teeth.  Ouch!  And this sad saga goes on and on,  because when we are through with them (if we didn't swallow them first), we throw them into the stream or onto the ground.  After all, they are no longer of any use and are such tiny things; what can it hurt? 

     So your favorite duck or goose comes along, foraging for whatever it is they forage for and . . . chomp . . . down goes the shot and a few days later the critter is a floater next to goose poop island in the lower flats section of the San Juan River. 

     Split-shot installed onto a nice hunk of 5X will frequently, if not always, put a dink in the tippet.  If it didn't dink it going on, it for sure will dink it coming off.  The stuff is hard to handle without dropping about 50% of it into the stream.  It will frequently slip when installed, right down to the fly, and a fly with a piece of split-shot in its mouth just won't catch fish.  (See, the fish are smarter than the anglers)  After it slips, it is virtually impossible to get it to hold again with more tooth crunching.  So, I usually resort to the forceps and finish it off so it looks like a small pancake on the line.  By then it will usually slide up and down the line freely. 

     You get the idea.  There are just not many good things to say about split-shot.  It has been the only good choice up to now however if you want a little weight to get the fly down to the fish.  Its that "up to now" part that is so good, because now there is something better.   Much, much better.              

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1.Toobies-ShotTM are the world's safest, most Earth-Friendly system of weight attachment to a fishing line.  Not only are Toobies-Shot TM non-toxic to animals and the environment, they are completely reusable.  No unnecessary loss of weights!

2.Toobies-ShotTM will not corrode, rust or tarnish, and can be used again and again. 

3.Toobies-ShotTM are more dense than lead and will therefore sink at a faster rate than regular lead or alloyed split   shot. Toobies-ShotTM has a density of 12.0 compared to about 11.3 for lead, and about 9.8 for bismuth.  That means you will need less shot on your leader. 

4.No loose shot in a container to fumble. Toobies-ShotTM is magnetic and held securely in its container when opened. 

5.Easy to install. You can install Toobies-ShotTM with your fingers, but the magnetic Toobie ToolTM makes installation a real no-brainer.  No fumbling with cold or wet hands.  Just fetch a shot onto the end of the Toobie ToolTM and insert it into the tube. 

6.The magnetic spot on the Toobie ToolTM makes a great place to store a few shot before you go to the stream, or when removing shot from your leader at the stream. The shot will stay firmly affixed to the magnetic spot while you fish.  This is a real time saver with no wrestling into the vest pocket for the split-shot container and no fumbling for shot.

7.No damage is caused to the leader in installing or uninstalling Toobies-ShotTM. 

8.Toobies-ShotTM can be moved up or down the leader to whatever position is desired with no loss of  holding power.  Just slide Toobies-ShotTM to where ever you want and it is there to stay.

9.If you need more weight while you fish, just add shot to the tube.  If you need less weight while you fish, just squish shot out of the tube and store away in its container or on the magnetic wand. 

10.By moving the Toobies-ShotTM up or down the leader in conjunction with the strike indicator, an infinite range of instantaneous changes in presentation become possible. Toobies-ShotTM literally re-write the book on the science of nymph fishing.

11.At the end of the day, slide the Toobies-ShotTM assembly off your tippet and store it away for another day.

12.The soft tube has a density slightly greater than 1.0 and due to its soft nature, is less likely to snag.

13.There is less hinging of the line at the point the Toobies-ShotTM are attached.

14.By choosing attractive tubing colors, Toobies-ShotTM will attract fish.  More tubing colors will be coming soon.