floats

I was perusing the In-Fisherman Mag. There was an article about panfish
and the use of floats. Apparently with the use of a float you can
impart action to the bait that would not be able to occur using a free
line. I 've heard of floats being used with live minnows for bass. Next
season I'll be using floats when fishing for panfish. I may also use
floats for bass as an alternative to a drop shot rig. I find drop shot
rigs problematic since the hook line tend to tangle with the main line.
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fishtale wrote:
I may also use
floats for bass as an alternative to a drop shot rig. I find drop shot
rigs problematic since the hook line tend to tangle with the main line.

Your not rigging your drop shot properly, there is no "Hook" line
(leader), the hook is tied straight to the main line
.



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fishtale wrote:
floats for bass as an alternative to a drop shot rig. I find drop shot
rigs problematic since the hook line tend to tangle with the main line.
.


The hook line? Why are you putting the hook on a separate line?

"Rodney Long" wrote in message
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fishtale wrote:
I may also use
floats for bass as an alternative to a drop shot rig. I find drop shot
rigs problematic since the hook line tend to tangle with the main line.

Your not rigging your drop shot properly, there is no "Hook" line
(leader), the hook is tied straight to the main line

In some areas a traditional dropshot rig is considered an illegal snagging
rig. It has been written up in some magazines with a drop leader. I am not
sure how effective it would be, but certainly more so than having your gear
confiscated. LOL.



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Isn't that called Float-n-Fly?


"fishtale" wrote in message
ups.com...
I may also use
floats for bass as an alternative to a drop shot rig.

Bob La Londe wrote:

In some areas a traditional dropshot rig is considered an illegal snagging
rig. It has been written up in some magazines with a drop leader. I am not
sure how effective it would be, but certainly more so than having your gear
confiscated. LOL.


Bob,

We all know where fishtale lives and fishes, and the extra leader is not
required there.

If you check the DS article on my site, you'll see a note that includes
a drawing from an old (1988?) Fishing Facts article of mine, showing how
I used to fish what amounts to a DS rig, with a little leader. The
elimination of the leader and the introduction of the self cinching DS
weight have made what evolved into the DS rig into an every day tactic,
instead of the specialized rig we used nearly 20 years ago.

"Charles B. Summers" wrote in message
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Isn't that called Float-n-Fly?

Nope, in his case, it's called a bobber n a minner.
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I don't use dropshot rigs regularly but I tried it with a separate hook
line. Like on a 3 way swivel. I thought it made sense to give the
plastic worm a free flow appearance. The hook line tangled with the
mainline so I abandoned the whole exercise. BTW the last thing I want
to do is snag a fish.


RichZ wrote:
fishtale wrote:
floats for bass as an alternative to a drop shot rig. I find drop shot
rigs problematic since the hook line tend to tangle with the main line.
.


The hook line? Why are you putting the hook on a separate line?