Might try a batch with the bait clip just to check out the system. Maybe s few extra yards on s cast?
Concerns I have are sand/rocks eroding the plastic that holds the legs, and whether the legs might get bent in such a way that they won't fit in the slot properly.
OK, here's my first impression/report on these after receiving and using them a couple of times...
The seller is a fairly new ebayer, took him 6 days after I placed the order to get them shipped and in the mail, not the same day or next morning like Wilbur always has done on my orders.
I ordered 2- 10 packs of 6 oz & 1-10 pack of 8oz....only received one 10 pack of the 6oz. Had to contact seller but he apologized for the mistake and has sent out the 10 pack I was shorted.
The splash-downs make it easy to clip down your bait on a standard 3-way rig without any modifications to the rig (except adding a mono loop to the hook eye if you cover the wire loop with shrink tubing)
They are much easier to store and transport the way the legs fold up compactly when disengaged .
They legs seem to take more force to break away and collapse then sputniks but the before collapse holding power is not as much as the legs are somewhat shorter and thinner gauge then sputnicks. Each leg also is independent so the opposite leg doesn't always collapse with it.
Still too soon for their longevity aspects to be determined.
If a 6oz sputnik and a 6oz Gemini both were $3 each and all else equal I'd take the Sputnik...but...at $5 for the sputnik plus another $2 for an in-line bait clip needed to be added to a sputnik to match whats included with the Gemini splash downs...hmmmm. I'll probably have both in my tackle box for a while until a personal preference gets more developed
This is not a new product, Gemini has been the standard brand/style grip sinker used in the UK for many years, some guy in the US just decided to buy the kits they sell and start pouring/selling them.
