Chris Hello again. I've got a spool of 10 lb Stren fluorocarbon that
I use for leader material .I'll spool it up and see if my catch rate go
up... It can't go down
Ken




"Chris Rennert" wrote in message
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Ken,

This might start a war here, but are you using Power-Pro in that crystal
clear water? There are a few schools of thought on it, I personally stay
on the side of "make everything as invisible as possible besides your
bait", I use fluorocarbon 100% of the time when drop shotting. KVD has
said he doesn't think line makes a big difference, but Aaron Martens would
probably disagree.
It doesn't mean what I do is the best way, or the right way, it is just
the way I am confident doing it. Things can change :-).

Chris
Ken Blevins wrote:
Hi Chris The rig I'm using is a 7'3" All-Star [spiral wrap] , light
action tip w/ extra fast backbone.Curado 201 spooled with 15 lb[4 lb
dia. ] power pro -3/4 oz weight.As far as baits go
a 3in tube or ribbon tail worm in blue or green seem to have the best
action but doesn't necessary mean they will catch fish. The only fish I
have caught was on a 4 in flouresant [sp]blue Renegade worm.. .Also have
the same setup but use a 2000fa Strada with PP and 7'3" All-Star.I hope
to have better luck tomorrow, raining today
Ken Blevins

"Chris Rennert" wrote in message
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Ken,

Sometimes it is those subtle movements or no movement at all that
triggers the strike. I have found that letting the bait sink a foot or
so (as you discovered) and then lifting it back up triggers a lot of
strikes. I have to admit, swimming the bait side to side is not
something I have done a lot of (if at all).

I was curious, and you may have mentioned this in previous posts, but
what kind of setup are you running? Meaning rod, line, weight, baits?
I personally use a 7' medium fast action rod (Fenwick) with 8lb Seaguar
carbon pro (or invisx). I have used up to a 1/2 ounce weight, but
mostly I stick with 1/4 ounce. Using a low stretch line like
Fluorocarbon allows you to feel a lot of subtle bites. Also using a
fast action quality rod (light graphite) gives you extra sensitivity as
well. Also what type of structure are you fishing? Are you using your
electronics? Marking bait, fish? Just curious.

Chris
Ken Blevins wrote:
yesterday before I went to the lake I dropped shot-ted in the 10 ft end
of our pool and played around some. I found that just shaking the rod
tip didn't do a lot for the movement of the bait , some but not a
lot.The best movement I saw was letting the bait sink a foot or so and
work it back to the original height.Also by moving the rod tip from
left to right on a slightly slack line seemed to work real well[
swimming the bait from left to right] . .What type of tricks do you
guys use?? Also I'm still having trouble detecting a bites..... DS ing
is not as easy as it would seem. This is my first serious attempt at
DSing and I have only caught one fish in about 14 hrs fishing. Not a
real good average is it??
Well there's always this evening
Thanks
Ken Blevins