MSBruno Posted May 16, 2009 Report Share Posted May 16, 2009 Looking to run 2 different worms on my drop shot, 12" apart, different colours and sizes. From what I read on the regs, 4 hooks max, right? ANyone else have luck on this? Ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cudz Posted May 16, 2009 Report Share Posted May 16, 2009 Looking to run 2 different worms on my drop shot, 12" apart, different colours and sizes. From what I read on the regs, 4 hooks max, right? ANyone else have luck on this? Ideas? yes 4 hooks is allowed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gbfisher Posted May 16, 2009 Report Share Posted May 16, 2009 if yer usin bait..Don't use trebles... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beans Posted May 17, 2009 Report Share Posted May 17, 2009 Yep...4 hooks only... Dawg gave me a couple of sabiki rigs with 6 hooks so I have to cut 2 off...top 2 or bottom 2...decisions...decisions...why does life have to be so damn complicated... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlesn Posted May 17, 2009 Report Share Posted May 17, 2009 If you're going to use multiple hooks on a drop shot rig, be careful as a palomar knot (generally the knot used to tie on the hook of a drop shot rig) is not intended to be stressed from the tag end of the line. That's why weights are often clipped on the end so that in a snag situation, you lose the weight and not the whole rig. I have tried double rigs for small fish like perch, but I really did not find any more effectiveness compared to a single hook. For smallmouth, I wouldn't try it because if you hook up a fish of a lifetime on the bottom hook, you're trusting a knot partway up the line that was not intended for that purpose. Just my experience with it. Charles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steverowbotham Posted May 17, 2009 Report Share Posted May 17, 2009 If you're going to use multiple hooks on a drop shot rig, be careful as a palomar knot (generally the knot used to tie on the hook of a drop shot rig) is not intended to be stressed from the tag end of the line. That's why weights are often clipped on the end so that in a snag situation, you lose the weight and not the whole rig. I have tried double rigs for small fish like perch, but I really did not find any more effectiveness compared to a single hook. For smallmouth, I wouldn't try it because if you hook up a fish of a lifetime on the bottom hook, you're trusting a knot partway up the line that was not intended for that purpose. Just my experience with it. Charles The words out of my mouth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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