What style n size hook do you guys like for drop shot gills?
Also can the drop shot be fished effectively from the shore? Or is it a boat type set up? Thanks guys!!
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What style n size hook do you guys like for drop shot gills?
Also can the drop shot be fished effectively from the shore? Or is it a boat type set up? Thanks guys!!
I use the same light wire size 8 hook (I like Tru Turn - not even sure if they still make them) I use when fishing under a float. I tie a Palomar knot leaving about an 18" tail and then crimp a heavy split shot near the end. Sometimes, when the fish seem reluctant to take, I tie a blood knot instead and make one of the tag ends long. I'll tie the hook on the tag end so that it hangs 2 or 3 inches away from the main line. I fish from the bank most of the time and it works. It probably loses whatever advantages it gives on long casts where the bait won't hang far above the bottom, but still seems just as effective as any other bottom rig. The closer to vertical the presentation is, the more effective it seems to be for me though.