I actually stumbled into drop shot fishing by using the Sabiki rig for trout fishing.I limited the amount of flys to three,because it let me halve the original set up,giving me an extra rig.I probably fall into the category of variating from the original,but I found they worked much better for trout when I tipped each little fly with something..........did this make it something other than a Sabiki rig ? I really don't care,to each his own.
I since have tied several Sabiki rigs for crappie and gills,for gills I go with tiny flies and/or jigs,for crappie I step up the size.I do more often than not, tip one or all flys with live or artificial maggots or mealworms,in my experience,my catch ratio has improved noticeably when I do.I will from here ever after call my self tied,often baited Sabiki rig,RONS NEW AND IMPROVED, SELF TIED,OFTEN BAITED,FISH CATCHING SABIKI RIG..........