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Originally Posted by dr_duff
That will work quite well for the larger Bream as well as shellcrackers. I have used versions of rigs like this when nothing else was working and managed to have a great day fishing.
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I place the hook about three ft. above the sinker. At the angle and distance I throw and leaving just a little bit of slack in the line this keeps my bait probably about a foot off the bottom. I use meal worms that I raise myself for bait. I caught 23 nice bluegill and 3 red ear , 3 bass, and one catfish yesterday with this method.
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At the bottom of your line add a barrel swivel. Take a 8 or 9 inch piece of "scrap" line, smaller in test than your main line.
Put the scrap line through the swivel and fold it in half. Add split shot or your normal weight to the scarp line.
This rig works just like your "normal" drop shot rig, but if the weight gets stuck, it slips off the scrap line or the smaller test line breaks before your main line. In either case you don't lose your hook or plastic lure/jig/
Try the same setup with a dropper loop/ 6 or 8 inch leader tied up from the weight, attach bait/ lure/jig to leader with floating jig head.
You can also add some flash to your line by tieing silver colored flash to the line,
We used this setup in New Jersey years ago.
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At the bottom of your line add a barrel swivel. Take a 8 or 9 inch piece of "scrap" line, smaller in test than your main line.
Put the scrap line through the swivel and fold it in half. Add split shot or your normal weight to the scarp line.
This rig works just like your "normal" drop shot rig, but if the weight gets stuck, it slips off the scrap line or the smaller test line breaks before your main line. In either case you don't lose your hook or plastic lure/jig/
Try the same setup with a dropper loop/ 6 or 8 inch leader tied up from the weight, attach bait/ lure/jig to leader with floating jig head.
You can also add some flash to your line by tying silver colored flash to the line,
We used this setup in New Jersey years ago.
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