Drop Shotting isn't New
I think drop shotting as it is done now is the result of refinement over
time. Bassin' magazine from 1998 and earlier talks about different varients
of the "Yankee Rig" which is almost identical in some setups. They also
indicate it is a fresh water application of a known and established
saltwater fishing rig.
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Bob
Oct 22
2004
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| The first time I went fishing targeting bass specifically, an old friend
was showing me the ropes. This was in the mid '70s. He showed me how to
rig a "drop shot", and that was what we caught them on all day. Only he
called it a "tight line" rig. |
Henry
Oct 23
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| In-Fisherman in the 80s and early 90s. In those days we always put a
short (3" or so_ leader between the main line and the hook, but it was
essentially the same rig fished in exactly the same situtations. If you
look at the DS article on my site, I even include a diagram from and old
Fishing Facts article. It's
http://www.richz.com/fishing/articles/dropshot.html |
RichZ
Oct 23
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| It's been done in saltwater for over 100 years... WW |
go-bassn
Oct 23
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| Very old system indeed. Fishing a hand line for perch in Escanaba during the
mid 50's with my uncles. They rigged a weight at the end of the line and
placed 6 hooks with a 3inch dropper every nine inches up the line. Baited
each hook with a piece of night crawler caught the night before in the yard.
Used to cut the worms into three pieces. Fished out of a 12ft aluminum that had grandma's washtub in it for a
"livewell". Sometimes on Saturday morning we could get about 60 to 70 perch.
We would take them home and clean them. Grandma would invite the neighbors
to fish dinner that night. She cooked the fish and the neighbors all brought
a dish to pass around. Some times we would have more than 30 people eating
outside picnic style. Those were great times to be an 8 year old. |
Illinois
Oct 23
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| >mid 50's with my uncles. They rigged a weight at the end of the line and |
Dan
Oct 23
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| See my reply to a drop leader is not a dropshot. Saw a similar rig at a
fishing museum in Italy. Roman from 1-200 b.c. |
Calif
Oct 25
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