I just use cheap bank sinker and a rubber band instead of the snap weight.

Loop the rubber band over itself through the weight, then loop the rubber band over the line and drop the weight back through the rubber band.

When you get a fish just real it up to the weight, hold the line in one and and tug on the weight, then real in the fish. The braided line will cut the rubber band. Easy cheap effective. Got a pound of rubber bands for next to nothing, just keep them out of the sun.