I think drop shotting as it is done now is the result of refinement over
time. Bassin' magazine from 1998 and earlier talks about different varients
of the "Yankee Rig" which is almost identical in some setups. They also
indicate it is a fresh water application of a known and established
sal****er fishing rig.

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