drop shot??

when drop shotting with braid and leader line like that, is your drag set light as if you were using straight mono? i know that when i drop shot, my drag is real loose. i use stren original mono 8lb. last year during a tournament, me and a buddy were drop shotting a drop off and he was using 6lb and i was using 8lb....he would get more hits and hook ups but he couldnt land any fish on 6lb test due to line snapping or fishing getting stuck into the weeds...with me next to him using 8lb, i didnt get as many hits as he did...but i landed a keeper on 8lb...so basically on tournament days, with all the pressure for tournament anglers, some would have to down size on there line for visability? if so what line would you guys recommend for less visibility and strength?

what types of swivels do you guys use for drop shotting?

I like small Spro swivels.

<table width="90%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=center><tr><td>Quote, originally posted by steve1206 &raquo;</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">90 % of the reason I use the braid is to fight the line twist issue--that is also the reason for the swivel. Several years ago I spent a full week at Bull Shoals drop-shotting and was litterally having to re-spool my fluorocarbon every night. What happens is the line gets so twisty that when you go to drop the bait, the line will twist around your rod tip and you can't drop/cast it. It is also nice that the braid lasts forever and if you break off, you are guaranteed that it will be below the swivel. Yes, the braid does twist some, but it is so limp and has no memory that it isn't really noticeable.</td></tr></table>

Try adding a barrel swivel about 3 feet up from your hook! No more twist! http://www.bassboatcentral.com/smileys/thumbsup2.gif

<table width="90%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=center><tr><td>Quote, originally posted by steve1206 &raquo;</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">I use Stren 3/14 Sonic Braid with a 6lb. Trilene Fluoro leader <u>connected with a very small swivel.</u> Twist can be a huge issue when drop shotting and the swivel helps alot. Another thing that has taken my hooked-land ratio to almost 100% is using a Gamakatsu EWG (something like a size 1) and "texas rigging" the plastic as opposed to a small nose hook....or a robo re-bard type str8 shank hook. I also use a fairly light rod because of the no stretch braid. I love to use the Kinami/Yamamoto Kut-Tail style worm. Purple/brown for a crawdad imitation or natural shad for a baitfish imitation. Of course, Roboworm is excellent too.</td></tr></table>

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