New drifting weights

Nick,

You don't need a three-way swivel for these; use a barrel swivel and leave one inch of line when you tie your knots. Clip the weight to the line next to the knot on the barrel swivel. And no wraps around the clip are necessary; just poke the line through the clip opening, and then slide the line up the eye and it pinches on.

A little tip: after tying the knot and leaving an inch or two of tag line, use the weight to trim your line to the length you want instead of clippers. Slide the line up the clip where you want it cut, until it cuts the line to length. No clipper necessary, and it is quick (QuickDrops), and then you have preset the gap in the clip perfectly for the diameter of line you are using. Then reattach the weight on the remaining line.

Slinkies are great in slow moving water, and they are the most snag resistant of all options, but you can't feel bottom composition with them which puts you at a disadvantage, and they are bulky and can spook wary steelhead. QuickDrops rarely snag, and if they do you still get back your hook, corkie, leader, swivel, etc, and you clip on a new weight and are fishing much quicker. QuickDrops also let you change sizes to match flow conditions much faster than changing slinkies, and much easier. When it is easy you are more likely to change weight sizes which will improve your catch rate.