12-29-2005, 09:32 PM
Great! Glad to see you had good luck. The more you become familiar with your fishing spot, the better you get to know it. When you cast a crankbait that swims at a certain depth and you know that it's close to bottom without hanging up....it's up to the fish to do their part.
For "drop shoting" or "bottom bouncing", I like to use lead weights that have a piece of wire sticking out from the bottom. This way, you can feel the bottom but the sinker has much less chance of getting caught between the rocks. I buy those old style sinkers that have a large split down the center. I just stick a wire down the center and squeeze the weight tightly around the wire. It's not very important when you are anchored but you want to move around in order to catch those fish who are hugging the bottom in front or behind the rocks in order to get out of the current.
[signature]
For "drop shoting" or "bottom bouncing", I like to use lead weights that have a piece of wire sticking out from the bottom. This way, you can feel the bottom but the sinker has much less chance of getting caught between the rocks. I buy those old style sinkers that have a large split down the center. I just stick a wire down the center and squeeze the weight tightly around the wire. It's not very important when you are anchored but you want to move around in order to catch those fish who are hugging the bottom in front or behind the rocks in order to get out of the current.
[signature]