What's "drop shotting"?Morning
Drop shotting off the dock, bites but no keepers, got too hot ... old age makes you wussy. Coffee time, again.
What's "drop shotting"?Morning
Drop shotting off the dock, bites but no keepers, got too hot ... old age makes you wussy. Coffee time, again.
91 here in Pipe Creek. Thinking we'll hit that triple-digits by noon.77 degrees in Kerrville right now. High today is supposed to be 101. Go figure!
Way to rig lures.What's "drop shotting"?
Thank you! Haven't fished since I lived on the coast over 40 yrs. ago.Way to rig lures.
A weight at the bottom, hook/lure about 12-16” above. Keeps the lure off the bottom so you can give it some action. What you see here is called “wacky” rigging the bait.
It can be a helluva lot more complicated, and expensive, today, if you let it.Thank you! Haven't fished since I lived on the coast over 40 yrs. ago.
It was cheap then. We'd go down to the 61 street pier in Galveston late in the evening and try to catch a shark! Interesting and diverse group of people down there after midnight.
Way to rig lures.
A weight at the bottom, hook/lure about 12-16” above. Keeps the lure off the bottom so you can give it some action. What you see here is called “wacky” rigging the bait.
The drop shot is more for bass fishing than rainbow trout.I tried fishing for trout with that setup in the local lake. Didn't work worth a poop. Neither did anything else I tried.
Watching the FLW bass tournament here in Hot Springs on TV this past weekend, saw the guy who ended up winning fishing the docks with a drop shot rig.I tried fishing for trout with that setup in the local lake. Didn't work worth a poop. Neither did anything else I tried.
Arkansas fishing
I wasn't in full swing yet in 1948!