Drop Shotting Rigging....a new twist

[Mac2]

I wanted to try drop shotting and got to thinking when leafing through my Barlow's Catalog. They were selling the drop shot clips you could insert into your molds for lead weights. The clip was on one end, a swivel in the middle, and a round eye on the other end would be placed in the lead weight. You get a hundred for a little over 6 bucks, not counting shipping and handling. I ordered a couple hundred.

I tie on my hook at the desired height using a palomar knot, then on the end of the line I tie on the clip using the round eye for the knot, letting the clip end hanging down. I then use the pliars to crimp on split shot placing them on 6 inch pieces of line. Under the split shot I tie a simple overhand knot to keep it on the short line. I take the other end of the line and slip it through the clip and pull it tight leaving about an inch and a half of line sticking out. When it gets hung, I simply pull hard enought that the line with the inch and a half tag end slips through....and free....

Now, the advantage is this......cheaper to lose a split shot or two than losing the pre made drop shot weights.

Another thought.....using a lighter splitshot, then add a glass bead and a small bullet weight on top of the bead, then string it through the clip. On the drop the light bullet weight will separate and when the split shot hits bottom the bullet will fall and smack the bead. When you jiggle the line for action, you are also activating the bullet bead rattle effect.

Good Fishing, Mac

[Mac2]

Another positive feature of this system is that you can use different lengths of line for the weights.....without having to cut and re-tie the hook. If, for example, you go from a weedy area using the hook just above the weed tips at three feet, you go to a rock area where you want the hook to just be near the bottom at one foot it's easy and quick to make the change.