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    I like the double overhand loop also, which is stronger than the clinch knot, which I have been using on the bottom. An extra advantage of the loop knot is that you don't have to reset the clinch know after each fish or hangup. The loop knot keeps the jig horizontal all the time.

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    Two of my favorite ways to fish for Crappie. I always have a drop shot rigged as well as a Timmy Tom's weedless. I watched a couple BASS pros win a Bull Shoals tournament in the 80's with drop shot rigs. When Tommy Biffle was in his early 20's I went to his first ever seminar on pitching jigs and was hooked (pun intended.) From those times forward they have been favorite techniques applied to all my fishing. I rig my drop shots like Tim but use two 1/32 oz lite wire jigs (from Litewire Hooker) with #2 hooks. Can use jigs alone or minnows that way. I still prefer baitcast reels with flipping swiches when I pitch heavy stuff (ala Huckabee) but use spinning reels for vertical drop shots or cast & drag. I rarely loose a fish with the Timmy Tom Kast jig with the front nose eye. Just gotta set the hook like Ranger does.
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    Quote Originally Posted by TimY View Post
    I have good luck just sliding both jigheads onto the line and tying my weight on first. After the weight is tied I can slide each jighead up the line to the desired depth then use just a double overhead knot with the smallest loop I can get to set each jig where I want them. Tried a triple overhead but it breaks easier than the double using vicious high vis green 8 lb line.
    Tim could you take a picture of your drop shot rig and post it for us. Thanks

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    Any ramps open on the Kaw now?

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    DrNip and I wore them out on Kaw couple months back using drop shot rigs but with the cast and drag technique. We'd pitch it past the brush pile and slowly drag it through the pile. Fun fun
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    Kinda hard to take a picture. It's just a standard drop shot rig but instead of tying the jigs with a direct knot I use a double overhand to give it a little more action. With this rig basically all I have to do is barely move the rod to get enough action in this 32 degree water. I use the 1/4 once sinker 95 % of the time unless I'm fishing deeper than 25ft and then may go to a 3/8 ounce weight. Main thing I have noticed the cylinder style weight gets through the brush a lot easier than a standard sinker so less hang ups. I always start on the edge of a brush pile and work my way into it. I usually tie my bottom jig around 15 inches above my weight so when I feel the weight hit the brush I know I can lower my rod about 15 inches and have the jig right on top of the brush. I do use light wire jig heads and don't have any problem straightening them out. I know some likes braid but we have figured out over the years if you start puling brush up out of a pile, you might as well go find a different one. Rather re-tie than move brush in a pile and spook the crappie especially in the winter when the water is clear and cold. Also have better luck keeping the sun in our face and not throwing a shadow over the piles in this clear/cold water.
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    Blackdog40, Just enter "Double overhand loop knot" on Google. It takes you to several videos. If the video is about tying the knot (but without jigs being used), you just slide your jigs up the line before starting the knots. It's easier to judge your spacing if you start tying from the bottom. You can make the loop very small or very big by manipulating the knot up or down before tightening it. There was a fisherman a couple of years ago who put out a you tube video of the whole process. I think he was fishing Wister? Hope this helps you, rather than just making it more confusing.
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