I used tungsten for years but i switched back to lead (mostly) for the following reasons:
- tungsten broke the glass beads too often, causing me to re-tie or worse a break off when it sheared through the main line. I switched to brass clackers, but ...
- again had to re-tie often because tungsten tends to fray the main line a lot quicker than lead
- on the odd occasion when i had to break off the weight, losing a $5 chunk of metal in the process was just insult to injury. a grown man crying on the water is not a good look.

I will still tie tungsten on braid main line when feel is super important - like trying to find a small patch of gravel on a large point or something. If I am fishing brush, no need for tungsten, IMO.

I've been using double tungsten for a while due to this article by Kelly Jordan and a few others. He stated:




It gives me confidence and I feel I hang up less due to the smaller width and cone shaped nose. I still retie with lead when I brake off though due to not being able to stomach that cost multiple times lol

Been bass fishing since 1974, never got a bite until tungsten n fluorocarbon hit the market!

Ok..today. I anchored up a friend of mine in his Skeeter to my Nitro on a little ridge. He wanted to get some deep water bites. We each had the exact same line, weight(his steel mine tungsten), leader length and same color and type of bait. He caught zero, I caught a 6lb11oz, a 4lb, and a few other decent keepers. He was stumped.

Only difference was the type of weight. And maybe a skill level difference. But, he usually catches our kicker fish in tourneys.

So why did you catch more fish?

I was on a Nitro vs a Skeeter!

Just kidding. I honestly think it was due to me knowing the spot better than him. I knew when to pause and when to hop the bait.

Lead works fine, always has.

I think lead is just fine for C rig, those 5 dollar weights are just too expensive to lose.

What weighs more a lb of feathers or a lb of bricks?

Depends on your prostaffer status.

For me, tungsten just feels better than lead. To each their own though.

In my best Matthew Mcconaughey voice "It just feels right"

Lead for me now.

Just split the difference and use brass. Gets you the noise and feel without the price. They're a little bigger, but who cares on a c-rig.

There, that's settled once and for all.

Yeh....everyone use brass....and leave the catching to me.