A:
I use them the same way I use an egg sinker when fishing with bass minnows, or shad for fish such as Striper, Largemouth, Spotted Bass or Catfish.
I place the sliding sinker on the line (line goes through an eye at the top of the sinker. I tie a hook on the end of the line. Then I slide the sinker up the line about 4 feet and place a slip shot on the line approximately 3 feet above the hook... (In the past I would use a swivel, but by using a splitshot I have less knots to tie and it saves time.) Basically I rig these just like I would an egg sinker.