Drop Shotting for Rainbows

[MuskieBait]

(03-18-2013 05:35 PM)Sailor Joe Wrote:  You could also space your hooks on your rig. 4 in total. Use a dropper loop for interchangeable hooks and spacing. Or just fish all 4 at once.

As I often explain to Michael...More isn't always better.

Steelheads have a propensity to run to the nearest log jam or boulder to break you off.

Having 4 hooks on the line...you may hook up with a fish...but good luck trying to avoid the 3 other hooks from snagging in the log jam or on bottom...not to mention the free swinging shot line that could also get tangle up. Running too many hooks is just increasing your probability to snag something and having the fish break you off when your line is snagged during the fight.

Alternatively, if I were to do this...

Tie on your drop shot rig as usual with just one hook. On the end of the line where you would attach your drop shot, I would trim the line so that only 1" of line is left from the hook and then tie on a small swivel. Then you can attach a shot line via a perfection loop to the swivel...so you can change the shot line length as you desire when necessary. Essentially, you can have shot line of various length...from just 6" to 3'...and just change them on the go.

Not saying dropshot is not possible...if I were to do it, that's how I would do it.