Thread: Found some Gills

Nice. Gotta let’er rip to get them. Good job.

That’s a good bag for the day! The crackers look extra good to me. Wish I could find em steady like you do. Good news for me though, my trailers got wheels. Now for the crummy weather the next few days into the weekend. Yippee!

Looks like you had a good day. What stands out to me is all the yellow in the fins of those Redear.

I love the idea of the micro wooly booger and will need to tie some of those up! I don't drop shot often for gills and redears, but when I do, I just crimp a fairly heavy split shot to the end of the line and that gives me plenty of weight. I originally did so with the thought that if the weight hung up it would just slip off the end of the line and save the fly and keep me from re-tying. I've found that with 2lb. test mono it is still more likely to break than for the split shot to slip off, but at least it is a really easy and cheap way to apply the weight.

Originally Posted by Cricketcage

I love the idea of the micro wooly booger and will need to tie some of those up! I don't drop shot often for gills and redears, but when I do, I just crimp a fairly heavy split shot to the end of the line and that gives me plenty of weight. I originally did so with the thought that if the weight hung up it would just slip off the end of the line and save the fly and keep me from re-tying. I've found that with 2lb. test mono it is still more likely to break than for the split shot to slip off, but at least it is a really easy and cheap way to apply the weight.

I don’t use the drop shot enough .
The biggest issue I’ve run into is I’m fine fishing at the town pond where there’s not many hang ups, but when I tried it at bigger reservoirs, I was hanging up a lot anf having to retie .
I use the 1/16 jigheads cut off , because I no longer have a use for them in my normal fishing routine.
The hooks are usually too big for what I’m fishing for .
I’ve tried the regular drop shot weights and actually prefer the ball shape of the repurposed jigheads .
Fishing the drop shot I twitch , so I’m getting my thump that I like .

Very nice!

I like a dropshot with a loop knot and a #8 gamakatsu circle hook. I never have to worry about gut hooked fish unless a monster takes it and don't have to mess with swallowed hooks. A very effective way to catch sunfish. And those little circle hooks stay sticky sharp

Originally Posted by Happyfisherman

I like a dropshot with a loop knot and a #8 gamakatsu circle hook. I never have to worry about gut hooked fish unless a monster takes it and don't have to mess with swallowed hooks. A very effective way to catch sunfish. And those little circle hooks stay sticky sharp

I like to fish micro , whether it’s a jig or some type of fly .
By using the drop shot I can go tiny with my flies although I usually don’t go below a size 12 unless I’m using the tiny 1/200th jigs that come with the Mini Trout Magnet kits . And they’re a size 14 hook .
I like a 1/16 or even a 1/8 drop shot weight , but I’m thinking of playing around with a 1/32 weight .
Trying to decide on braid or 2# Floroclear.
The combo I just setup has 2# Floroclear with a 1/32 ball weight from a 1/32 collarless jighead and a size 12 chenille and rabbit fur 3mm tungsten bead streamer . Around .35g . .62g total casting weight . Maybe too light if there’s any wind .