bullmoose_jackson
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Hi all,
I recently read an article by Des Taylor in which he talks about 'walking the worm' - essentially, he uses a dropshot rod with a standard dropshot rig, but instead of a small rubber shad he uses a live worm.
I decided I'd try this approach but, not having a dropshot rod, I used an 8 ft bomb rod with a 1.5 oz quivertip fitted. The rig was 4lb sensor mainline, a 4lb high-tech hooklength and a size 10 hook tied with a palomar knot. a small weight was attached to one tag-end of the palomar knot.
The approach worked quite well. I couldn't get a touch from any perch using standard waggler tactics, but using my improvised 'dropshot' method, I caught six above one pound in weight.
Am I missing something, or is a short bomb rod ideal for occasional dropshot work?
Any thoughts much appreciated.
:wh
I recently read an article by Des Taylor in which he talks about 'walking the worm' - essentially, he uses a dropshot rod with a standard dropshot rig, but instead of a small rubber shad he uses a live worm.
I decided I'd try this approach but, not having a dropshot rod, I used an 8 ft bomb rod with a 1.5 oz quivertip fitted. The rig was 4lb sensor mainline, a 4lb high-tech hooklength and a size 10 hook tied with a palomar knot. a small weight was attached to one tag-end of the palomar knot.
The approach worked quite well. I couldn't get a touch from any perch using standard waggler tactics, but using my improvised 'dropshot' method, I caught six above one pound in weight.
Am I missing something, or is a short bomb rod ideal for occasional dropshot work?
Any thoughts much appreciated.
:wh