Sounds fun Bill, take some pics. Catch one of those "tiger fish" lol.

Don't lip him!

Warren

"Calif Bill" wrote in message
ink.net...
Nope. Only bass fishing I saw was this boat that I talked to when they
came
in. Not a lot of big lakes, and that surprised me. Was on the Cinque
Terre
for 9 days and was bad weather. Winds and rain 1/2 the time. Would like
to
do some tuna in the Med sometime. In January / Feb I am going to South
America: Galapagos's and the Amazon. Supposed to fish the Amazon basin at
least 1 day.
Bill

"go-bassn" wrote in message
...
Bill did you get a chance to wet a line over there? I know there are
die-hards in Italy.

I hear if you get skunked over there you "swim with the fishes" lol.

--
Warren

http://www.warrenwolk.com
Http://www.tri-statebassmasters.com
2004 NJ B.A.S.S. Federation State Champions

"Calif Bill" wrote in message
k.net...
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