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| Nyyankee
Lunker Username: Nyyankee Post Number: 1557 Registered: 8-2008  Rating: N/A |
Even I being the best fairy wander on here don't fish this light. This is from the Bass Masters Mag "AM Dropshots Better N You" “I think drop shotting is the most effective bass fishing technique I know.” To Martens, line choice ranks at the top of the list in drop shot importance; to him, the entire technique boils down to being able to present a lure properly. He uses a lot of 5-, 6-, and 7-pound Sunline Sniper fluorocarbon, and even 8- or 10-pound line if largemouth are in vegetation. Naturally, he’s fine-tuned the reasons for his choices. “Eight-pound line, for example, which is what many anglers use, creates a big bow in the line as your lure is falling,” he explains. “Basically, the lure is falling fast but the line is not, so the lure is not presenting a natural appearance. This is crucial in drop shotting, because so many strikes come as the lure is falling. With 6-pound line, however, a light lure can pull the line straight down with it so the lure looks more natural. With lighter line, with 5- and 4-pound, you have even better action. “The basic rule is, the deeper you fish, the lighter line you can use, but there is no general rule like the lighter your sinker, the lighter your line should be. In the heavy cover and standing timber I fished during the Bassmaster Classic in Shreveport, I fished a drop shot with 16-pound line in water just 7 to 10 feet deep. I wanted a slow fall and was using a very light sinker but wanted the heavier line because of the thick cover and larger bass.” Line size also affects casting distance with the light sinker weights Martens uses, which is another reason he often opts for 4-pound line. Schooling bass, for example, force you to stay farther away and make longer casts, but sometimes, even with 5-pound line, he can’t quite reach those fish. Four-pound line does allow him to cast just that much farther. He doesn’t use braided line and tie on a long fluorocarbon leader the way many pros do, either; his Daiwa and Shimano reels are filled with nothing but fluorocarbon. What pound test most uz use I'm 8-10 on most of my set ups except early spring will go to 6 in clear water with no weeds, sorry grass. He mentions he probably would of won the 2005 classic in Pittsburgh if he went to 3 lbs test. “I should have used 3-pound line, not five,” the Alabama pro laments. “I’ve thought about it a lot, analyzing everything there. The bass were small, and they were feeding on small bait. I did break off two fish, but there were a lot of fish there, and I know I could have caught more with 3-pound line.” | ||
| Zeeter
Lunker Username: Zeeter Post Number: 1572 Registered: 3-2007  Rating: N/A |
8lb fluoro here! Catching Big Ole PIGS... It's Awesome Man Zach Hughes For assistance contact my agent #cell 585-815-9079 http://www.sundogeyewear.com Skeeter Boats / Yamaha Outboards | ||
| Redskeeter
Moderator Username: Redskeeter Post Number: 1992 Registered: 8-2007  Rating: N/A |
I used to use 15-lb on Fork and didn't have any problems until everyone and their •••• brother started throwing it ..LOL.. | ||
| Picklefork
Moderator Username: Picklefork Post Number: 984 Registered: 12-2009  Rating: N/A |
Drop shot is wigger fishin' | ||
| Charles
Moderator Username: Charles Post Number: 1578 Registered: 7-2004 Rating: N/A |
12lbs and a tomato worm | ||
| Nyyankee
Lunker Username: Nyyankee Post Number: 1560 Registered: 8-2008 Rating: N/A |
Similar to fly fishin steel head this spring. I'm a bone head and somethin about fishin when you know the fish are up to twenty pounds makes me wanna have at least a 15lbs leader. Guess what my son out fished me (more hook ups) with a 6lbs. leader. Kept tellin me to lighten up, but he can soft hand and slow play them beatches and i get broke off. Its not that they can see the line the lighter line is more limp in the current like my weiner and its a more natural presentation. I'm gonna put 4lbs on one ds rod this spring and see whats up. First time i break off though...... AM's gonna get his sheeit pushed in. | ||
| Basshunter
Crappie Username: Basshunter Post Number: 447 Registered: 1-2007  Rating: N/A |
10lb Halo |
