Anglers often utilize fluorocarbon when they need their baits to stay closer to the bottom without the use of heavy sinkers.

Webb's heavy sinker starts out as an enticing pitch.

Davis said Farnsworth threw the same kind of heavy sinkers Brown threw then.

His most-used pitch is a heavy sinker at 88-92 mph designed to get ground balls.

He throws a hard, heavy sinker with excellent movement at an average of 95 mph and as more than 60% of his pitches overall.

If they were not kept below the surface by the use of heavy sinkers, they would float, be detected, and destroyed.

In fast flowing waters, heavier sinkers may be needed to keep the bait in the target area long enough to be noticed by a fish.

Paronto's best pitches include a 90-94 mph fastball and a heavy sinker which he uses mainly with men on base.

"He's real similar to Halladay in that they always throw that heavy sinker," Jeter said.

Crow is a sinkerballer with a heavy sinker at 94-97 mph.