I usually put a swivel below the egg sinker to give it a positive stop. Around here that's a standard bottom fishing rig for shore fishing any fast moving water too, the swivel allows your bait to spin in flowing current.
I have 3 large snapping turtles that eat pellets along side my yellow perch. The turtles are the first ones to show up at dinner time, they are usually waiting for me before I get there with the feed. Season opens here July 1st and I plan to harvest and butcher them making soup out of the trimmings and frying up the larger pieces of meat like chicken nuggets. I live near several swampy areas and have new recruits every year, every time I remove them, new ones show up.
