I just got some of the new drop shot hooks from Daiichi. I don't typically
do much drop shotting, but these things are neet. I thinkt hey woudl be
worth checking out Rich.

I plan to take one day, and just do some drop shotting in one local back
lake that I think would be ideal for it. There are also some grass beds
starting up in 9-11 feet in another area where I did well last year.

Anyway, I tied on one of the new drop shot hooks, and played with it. The
action is neat. No matter how you tie it except upside down the hook stands
out perfectly. It also springs up with a snap when you set set the hook
with a snap. TJ from Daiichi described it to me as more of a "lever action"
hook than just a drop shot hook, or "standup" hook as Rodney described it.

The ones I got are fairly small. Smaller than my first choice for
dropshotting. I'll have to use smaller 3-4" drop shot baits. My instinct
is to use larger baits. But hey, I'm learning right? I do have a whole bag
of assorted Culprit drop shot worms I have never used so this is the chance.

I just got two brand new medium power fast action spinning rods. Arizona
allows the use of two ros at the same time witha two pole stamp. I may do
some walleye style side by side jigging with identical drop shot rigs. The
difference being one with the "lever action" hook, and one with a regular
bait holder hook.

I am excited by the hook. This leads into a radical change (over many
years) from a "hook is a hook" to deciding that there are some niches that
only a particular hook really works for.

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Instead of the partly cloudy and mostly calm day (today), I chose the
bluebird sky, high wind, post frontal day to go fishing this weekend. All
morning long, I pretty much couldn't get bit on anything other than a
jerkbait. And only one of the fish I caught would have gone even close to
2
pounds. But then I got one good trip down a certain stretch of weedline
that produced a couple slightly bigger fish, so I stuck it out a bit
longer. Then the jerkbait bite died. When it did, among the options I went
through was drop shotting, and that proved to be the ticket. 9 3 pound
class fishin in about an hour and a half saved the day. But in the middle
of it all, I broke off my DS rig. When I retied, I gabbed one of these
hooks a buddy gave me. Red Diacchi Straight Eye, Straight Tie, Wide Gap
hooks. The fact that thye were red didn't seem to hurt or help. they got
bit as regular as the black Gammy I'd been using. But I lost 3 of 4 fish
I
hocked on them, and two of them felt like really good fish. After the 3rd
self-unhooker, I took the time to retie with my preferred DS hook, and
didn't lose any more.

Can't really say that they are inferior, but I sure won't be trying them
again.

RichZ©
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