Drop shot - Bluegill - Big Bluegill2024-03-28T12:06:48Zhttp://bigbluegill.ning.com/forum/topics/drop-shot-1?commentId=2036984%3AComment%3A725407&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=nonice design!tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2017-06-14:2036984:Comment:7254072017-06-14T08:20:14.843ZSlip Sinkerhttp://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/SlipSinker
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><i><span style="font-size: 12.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode'; color: #17365d; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191; background: white;">nice design!</span></i></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><i><span style="font-size: 12.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode'; color: #17365d; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191; background: white;">nice design!</span></i></strong></p> most all drop shot rigs i hav…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2017-06-14:2036984:Comment:7252452017-06-14T00:41:32.633ZTinknocker1http://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/Tinknocker1
<p>most all drop shot rigs i have seen you run the tag end through the hook eye to keep the hook straight that being said i have never dropped shot before so im learning as we go very good topic ...</p>
<p>most all drop shot rigs i have seen you run the tag end through the hook eye to keep the hook straight that being said i have never dropped shot before so im learning as we go very good topic ...</p> Here is my version of the dro…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2017-06-14:2036984:Comment:7252412017-06-14T00:03:53.054ZSteve Chttp://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/SteveC
<p>Here is my version of the dropshot rig, inspired by the VMC spinshot. My line still twists a bit, but the bait doesn't spin. The hook (#6 Owner mosquito) is trapped between two barrel knots on 6# mono. The little speck on the lower knot is the eye from an size 18 dry fly hook, it's there to keep the knot from pulling through the hook eye when you got a fish on. The bead adds some color and keeps the hook from going past the upper knot. The bead can be forced over the knot, but in use,…</p>
<p>Here is my version of the dropshot rig, inspired by the VMC spinshot. My line still twists a bit, but the bait doesn't spin. The hook (#6 Owner mosquito) is trapped between two barrel knots on 6# mono. The little speck on the lower knot is the eye from an size 18 dry fly hook, it's there to keep the knot from pulling through the hook eye when you got a fish on. The bead adds some color and keeps the hook from going past the upper knot. The bead can be forced over the knot, but in use, it stays put. There is also a small barrel swivel about 8" up the line for more twist reduction and it also allows for quick change out of the rig and for storing a bunch of extra rigs in poly bags. When I first started using dropshot rigs a few years back, I tied the hook on with the palomar knot and had a horrible hook up percentage. With this design, I rarely miss a fish.</p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2167486991?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="721" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2167486991?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721" class="align-full"/></a></p> Drop-shotting what a producti…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2017-06-12:2036984:Comment:7253852017-06-12T16:01:48.484ZSlip Sinkerhttp://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/SlipSinker
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; background: #E9EEE8;">Drop-shotting what a productive method for fishing. The thing is it could twist your line very easily because when reeling in the bait the offset caused by the hook and bait could easily become a little propeller twisting the line on the way in. I have the problem all the time with slip float…</span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; background: #E9EEE8;">Drop-shotting what a productive method for fishing. The thing is it could twist your line very easily because when reeling in the bait the offset caused by the hook and bait could easily become a little propeller twisting the line on the way in. I have the problem all the time with slip float setup with the bait twisting the line all the way up to the split shot.</span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; background: #E9EEE8;">Now if you are using mono the problem becomes very noticeable because of the stiffer torsional characteristics of mono, the twist follows all the way up the length of the line. When using braid the twist is there but it is at the duty end of the line which easily is solved when letting the bait hang unspins the line before it is casted … just a momentary pause cures the twisting … the twisting does not follow up the line length as in monofilament. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s why you don’t hear of fishermen complain of line twist with braid or other superlines.</span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; background: #E9EEE8;">In a perfect world when using spinning equipment is that a twist is applied to the line as it is spooled onto the reel. When casted the line is equally untwisted as it comes off the spool. Its what happens in between that matters.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> A fishing method or bait may cause extra twists in the line that upsets that equal balance of twisting and untwisting.</span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; background: #E9EEE8;">personally I don’t like adding terminal tackle such as swivels in between the bait and the reel. My recommendation is switch to braid or use the hooks with the combined swivel built into the hook.</span></i></b></p>
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</div> SMOLTZ;; WE;RE ONLY TO GLAD T…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2017-06-11:2036984:Comment:7248362017-06-11T06:15:01.812Zcarl hendrixhttp://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/carlhendrix
<p>SMOLTZ;; WE;RE ONLY TO GLAD TO HELP OUT ! IF IT CONCERNS FISHING;; CHANCES ARE EXCELLENT; THAT SOMEBODY HERE;; KNOWS ABOUT THE PROS;; AND CONS ! LET US KNOW;;IF YOU NEED MORE ADVISE ! SOME OF THE ANSWERS;; MIGHT EVEN BE-- CORRECT ! LOLOLOL</p>
<p>SMOLTZ;; WE;RE ONLY TO GLAD TO HELP OUT ! IF IT CONCERNS FISHING;; CHANCES ARE EXCELLENT; THAT SOMEBODY HERE;; KNOWS ABOUT THE PROS;; AND CONS ! LET US KNOW;;IF YOU NEED MORE ADVISE ! SOME OF THE ANSWERS;; MIGHT EVEN BE-- CORRECT ! LOLOLOL</p> Tin knocker,
Yeah I thought o…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2017-06-11:2036984:Comment:7249542017-06-11T03:35:14.465ZSmoltzhttp://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/Smoltz
Tin knocker,<br />
Yeah I thought of that. I'm definitely going to do that next outing.<br />
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Carl. I did that today on my buddies boat. Worked out good.<br />
I never knew that about drop shoting. Now I know. Thanks guys.
Tin knocker,<br />
Yeah I thought of that. I'm definitely going to do that next outing.<br />
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Carl. I did that today on my buddies boat. Worked out good.<br />
I never knew that about drop shoting. Now I know. Thanks guys. YEA SMOLTZ;; BAD THING ABOUT…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2017-06-11:2036984:Comment:7250192017-06-11T02:14:50.587Zcarl hendrixhttp://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/carlhendrix
<p>YEA SMOLTZ;; BAD THING ABOUT DROP SHOTTING;; IS GETTING LINE TWIST! LIKE TIN KNOCKER SAYS;; ADDD A BARREL SWIVEL;; THAT WILL HELP;; TO SOME DEGREE ! BUT ALSO REALISE;; SPINNING REELS;; INVARIALABY;; CAUSE LINE TWIST THEMSELVES ! AT THE END;; OF EACH FISHING TRIP;; STRIP OFF; ALL OF YOUR TACKLE;; OPEN THE BAIL;; EITHER;; GO FOR A WALK;; OR;; LET THE LINE GO;;; INTO THE WATER;;; STRIPPING THE REEL;; ALL THE WAY DOWN;; THEN;; RE-WIND THE LINE ! THE LINE;; WILL ;;; (( HOPEFULLY )) REWIND…</p>
<p>YEA SMOLTZ;; BAD THING ABOUT DROP SHOTTING;; IS GETTING LINE TWIST! LIKE TIN KNOCKER SAYS;; ADDD A BARREL SWIVEL;; THAT WILL HELP;; TO SOME DEGREE ! BUT ALSO REALISE;; SPINNING REELS;; INVARIALABY;; CAUSE LINE TWIST THEMSELVES ! AT THE END;; OF EACH FISHING TRIP;; STRIP OFF; ALL OF YOUR TACKLE;; OPEN THE BAIL;; EITHER;; GO FOR A WALK;; OR;; LET THE LINE GO;;; INTO THE WATER;;; STRIPPING THE REEL;; ALL THE WAY DOWN;; THEN;; RE-WIND THE LINE ! THE LINE;; WILL ;;; (( HOPEFULLY )) REWIND ONTO YOUR SPOOL CORRECTLY;; FOR THE NEXT FISHING TRIP !!</p> maybe a barrel swivel will he…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2017-06-11:2036984:Comment:7250162017-06-11T02:05:24.207ZTinknocker1http://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/Tinknocker1
<p>maybe a barrel swivel will help above your set up ? </p>
<p>maybe a barrel swivel will help above your set up ? </p>