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How do you get fishing bait to sink down further?

I am a beginner at fishing, and I had trouble las time getting the fishing bait to sink more into the water; even with a weight, the bait would only sink down a few feet, whereas the fish inhabited lower waters and wouldn't approach the surface. What is advised in this situation?

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1. put a weight on the end of your line and have the bait about a foot above that with a 1 foot leader coming out the side, that will sink the weight.....heres alittle diagram below (the j is a hook) ROD | | |------j | | | WEIGHT
2. other than having insufficient line to reach the bottom, l can't possibly think of any reason your sinker can't take the bait down. are you fishing in a river with a fast current? find a spot of slack water. deeper holes, wide spots or below current obstructions like wing dams or big rocks.
3. If you're using a sliding sinker, you can have the sinker go down and not pull the bait down with it -- you need to have the weight fixed to the line, either tied or pinched on. Then pay out enough line to let the bait go down. Sometimes you may be fishing in a current (in a river or the ocean) where you have to let out a few feet of line for every foot you want the bait to go down, so don't be shy about letting out more line. If you're doing all this and the bait still doesn't go deep enough, you need a heavier sinker.
4. use a heavier sinker obviously but a reverse dropper loop with a torpedo sinker goes down fast and deep
5. Depends what you are fishing for, but either more weight or heavier tackle is needed. Perhaps add a swivel to your bait if you are using Snell hooks.