drop shotting

I was getting frustated in not getting too much action the last few days so i
tried a drop shot rig for the first time. I was using power pro, swivel, split
shot, worm hook. I tied the worm hook above the split shot using the swivel. It
didn't work well at all, The hook tangled with line holding the split shot. No
bass i know would hit it under those circumstances. From what i'm reading in
the group you should use a light line and small hook. Will this eliminate the
tangle problem. Also is the process to cast and retrieve slowly with long
pauses or a light fling and ease it back gently to the boat..

Next time try adding a lure to the rig, it helps immensely...

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



"Lure builder" wrote in message
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I was getting frustated in not getting too much action the last few days
so i
tried a drop shot rig for the first time. I was using power pro, swivel,
split
shot, worm hook. I tied the worm hook above the split shot using the
swivel. It
didn't work well at all, The hook tangled with line holding the split
shot. No
bass i know would hit it under those circumstances. From what i'm reading
in
the group you should use a light line and small hook. Will this eliminate
the
tangle problem. Also is the process to cast and retrieve slowly with long
pauses or a light fling and ease it back gently to the boat..

Get rid of the swivel. The only place I use swivels in the last 15 years of
pro bass fishing is on a carolina rig and there it functions solely as a
sinker stop. I do use snaps often however. Spoons and cranks mostly.
For the DS rig.
Tie a small hook directly to the line using a Palomar knot and have a long
tag. 24"+. After you tie the palomar feed the line back through the eye
again so that the hook rides point up on the line. Then put your weight on
the bottom at the desired distance.
As for retrieve. Crawl, shake, pause, any number of things. All depends on
what the little guys want that day.



--
Dan W.

host, Bazz Clazz Videos

www.bazzclazz.com

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"Lure builder" wrote in message
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I was getting frustated in not getting too much action the last few days
so i
tried a drop shot rig for the first time. I was using power pro, swivel,
split
shot, worm hook. I tied the worm hook above the split shot using the
swivel. It
didn't work well at all, The hook tangled with line holding the split
shot. No
bass i know would hit it under those circumstances. From what i'm reading
in
the group you should use a light line and small hook. Will this eliminate
the
tangle problem. Also is the process to cast and retrieve slowly with long
pauses or a light fling and ease it back gently to the boat..

"Dan" wrote in message
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Get rid of the swivel. The only place I use swivels in the last 15 years
of
pro bass fishing is on a carolina rig and there it functions solely as a
sinker stop. I do use snaps often however. Spoons and cranks mostly.

Excuse me for butting in here, but I have a question on using snaps in this
manner. As a youth, when I was almost literally just killing time fishing, I
used them all the time like this. Made switching from lure to lure,
crankbait to top water, etc, a breeze. I seemed to catch fish and never
thought that much about it at that time.

Do you think using a snap swivel/plain snap affects the amount of bites you
get at all today? I've pondered using them again, just to save some time and
hassle of having to retie every time I want to just change colors or maybe
sizes of lures, but am wary against such a wiley opponent such as a
largemouth.

If you do use snaps or snap swivels for LMB fishing, what size and color
would you recommend? 1"? Black?

Thanks.


For the DS rig.
Tie a small hook directly to the line using a Palomar knot and have a long
tag. 24"+. After you tie the palomar feed the line back through the eye
again so that the hook rides point up on the line. Then put your weight on
the bottom at the desired distance.
As for retrieve. Crawl, shake, pause, any number of things. All depends on
what the little guys want that day.



--
Dan W.

host, Bazz Clazz Videos

www.bazzclazz.com

To reply remove spamnot from the address

"Lure builder" wrote in message
...
I was getting frustated in not getting too much action the last few days
so i
tried a drop shot rig for the first time. I was using power pro, swivel,
split
shot, worm hook. I tied the worm hook above the split shot using the
swivel. It
didn't work well at all, The hook tangled with line holding the split
shot. No
bass i know would hit it under those circumstances. From what i'm
reading
in
the group you should use a light line and small hook. Will this
eliminate
the
tangle problem. Also is the process to cast and retrieve slowly with
long
pauses or a light fling and ease it back gently to the boat..

"Dan" wrote in message
link.net...
Get rid of the swivel. The only place I use swivels in the last 15 years
of
pro bass fishing is on a carolina rig and there it functions solely as a
sinker stop. I do use snaps often however. Spoons and cranks mostly.

Excuse me for butting in here, but I have a question on using snaps in this
manner. As a youth, when I was almost literally just killing time fishing, I
used them all the time like this. Made switching from lure to lure,
crankbait to top water, etc, a breeze. I seemed to catch fish and never
thought that much about it at that time.

Do you think using a snap swivel/plain snap affects the amount of bites you
get at all today? I've pondered using them again, just to save some time and
hassle of having to retie every time I want to just change colors or maybe
sizes of lures, but am wary against such a wiley opponent such as a
largemouth.

If you do use snaps or snap swivels for LMB fishing, what size and color
would you recommend? 1"? Black?

Thanks.


For the DS rig.
Tie a small hook directly to the line using a Palomar knot and have a long
tag. 24"+. After you tie the palomar feed the line back through the eye
again so that the hook rides point up on the line. Then put your weight on
the bottom at the desired distance.
As for retrieve. Crawl, shake, pause, any number of things. All depends on
what the little guys want that day.



--
Dan W.

host, Bazz Clazz Videos

www.bazzclazz.com

To reply remove spamnot from the address

"Lure builder" wrote in message
...
I was getting frustated in not getting too much action the last few days
so i
tried a drop shot rig for the first time. I was using power pro, swivel,
split
shot, worm hook. I tied the worm hook above the split shot using the
swivel. It
didn't work well at all, The hook tangled with line holding the split
shot. No
bass i know would hit it under those circumstances. From what i'm
reading
in
the group you should use a light line and small hook. Will this
eliminate
the
tangle problem. Also is the process to cast and retrieve slowly with
long
pauses or a light fling and ease it back gently to the boat..

Next time try adding a lure to the rig, it helps immensely...

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



"Lure builder" wrote in message
...
I was getting frustated in not getting too much action the last few days
so i
tried a drop shot rig for the first time. I was using power pro, swivel,
split
shot, worm hook. I tied the worm hook above the split shot using the
swivel. It
didn't work well at all, The hook tangled with line holding the split
shot. No
bass i know would hit it under those circumstances. From what i'm reading
in
the group you should use a light line and small hook. Will this eliminate
the
tangle problem. Also is the process to cast and retrieve slowly with long
pauses or a light fling and ease it back gently to the boat..