I just returned from a months vacation in Italy. Thought about you, Rodney.
Was in a fishing museum on Lake Tresimento on the Umbria , Tuscany border.
They had pictures of a close relative to the drop shot rig. Was a weight on
the bottom and a float to the surface on a line. Off this line was the main
line with a couple of hooks, so they could give action to the hooks and be
off the bottom. This rig was dated 100 B.C. Romans were even into dropshot
fishing. While there, I talked to a couple of guys who came in from bass
fishing, they do have large mouth bass in the lake to 3#. He had a tracker
bass boat, about 16-17 feet, and said it cost about 19,500 Euros. Present
value is $1.24 to 1 Euro. Expensive. Gave them a copy of Western Outdoor
News I had in the backpack. They said the fishing was tough as the lake
was down about 3' and stirred up.

"Rodney" . wrote in message
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Using A drop leader, is not drop shotting,, drop shotting does not use a
leader from the main line to the hook,, dropper rigs with drop leaders
with the weight below them, is a way to fish off the bottom, or a way to
use more than one hook fishing, this method has been used for a very
long time,, usually with natural baits, but sometimes with small lures
(the Sabinky rig) bouncing the weight, or tightening the line between
the weight produces little action to the hooks when they are hung on
leaders.

Although tying a hook straight to the main line and a weight below has
also been down in the past, is was always used with natural bait, and
the fisherman just did not know how to make a drop leader rig, which he
would have rather used, if he knew how.

The technique of actually drop shotting, like done today is relative
new, where the fisherman tries to add a little action to a lure, even
with it basically stationary. (note) the StandOut hook adds to this
action, as it "kicks" the lure when the line draws taught against the
weight.

The Mojo SpecTastic Rig takes drop shotting to an entirely new level,
where total lure action is controlled even in 6 inches of water or on
the surface

The only reason I posted this is to let some know the difference,, if
they have never drop shotted before,

You don't need either of my inventions to drop shot effectively, they
just make it better
--
Rodney Long,
Inventor of the Long Shot "WIGGLE" rig, SpecTastic Thread
Boomerang Fishing Pro. ,Stand Out Hooks ,Stand Out Lures,
Mojo's Rock Hopper & Rig Saver weights, Decoy Activator
and the EZKnot http://www.ezknot.com