Drop shot weights

[owl]

Drop shot weights, what style and weight do pick?

[aarogb]

My favorite is the round style Bullet Weights brand.  The size I use most often is 1/4 oz.

http://www.***.com/Bullet_Weights_Drop_Shot_Weights/descpage-BWDSW.html

[soccplayer07]

x2. I use 1/8 and 1/4 most of the time.

[cbfishalot]

Kanji tungsten drop shot weights 1/8, 3/16, and 1/4oz.

[Bankbeater]

I just use a split shot.  I just don't clamp it down so tight that it won't pull off if its snagged.

[owl]

I just use a split shot. I just don't clamp it down so tight that it won't pull off if its snagged.

That's a good idea i'll check into it.

[Redsyn]

I don't buy the expensive drop shot weight because I don't believe in paying more for weights w/ a little metal attachment in it.

Instead you can try using a regular lead bullet weight. thread the line through and tie on a cheap swivel to keep the weight from falling off. the bullet weight rarely get snagged. If you can find some little metal rings cheaper, then you can use that also. As long as it holds on to the weight.

[Crestliner2008]

Several of the lakes and reservoirs we fish here are now restricting the use of lead sinkers of any kind. Consequently, being a true dye-in-wool Yankee, I had to come up with a cost effective approach to solve this problem. There being no way on this good God's earth that you'd catch me paying over a buck apiece for tungsten! (Which btw, is more toxic than lead....but that's another story.)

Went to my "El Cheapo" store of choice, WalMarts! And of course, they happen to have some "Non-Lead" (steel) sinker alternatives for a reasonable price of only $1.25/6:

Adding inexpensive split rings and some drop shot swivels, both of which I got online from Netcraft (www.jannsnetcraft.com) and the components are ready for assembling. And this is how I put them together....first the split ring:

And attach the swivel to the ring:

Then just run your line through the pinched eye of the swivel and you're in business (I'm using a heavy braid in this picture for clarity):

By the way, using these components gets you two swiveling bases to your drop shot rigging. Helps a tad with line twist. I do hope this is of some help. 

[airborne_angler]

I have tried to just put a splitshot on the bottom of the line,but I still got line twist.

So what I have done is purchase the smallest  brass swivels I could find and just crimped a split shot on the bottom. Its ugly,but works,line twist gone.

[CWB]

I'm going to start using this type of weight this year. I saw Hank Parker using them and he bent them in a bannana shape to avoid snagging in the rocks. Walleye anglers have used this type of weight for Lindy-Rigging for years. Also, if you do get snagged, re-rigging is a snap.

http://store.mojolures.com/mojoluresrigsaver.aspx

[.ghoti.]

I have tried to just put a splitshot on the bottom of the line,but I still got line twist.

So what I have done is purchase the smallest brass swivels I could find and just crimped a split shot on the bottom. Its ugly,but works,line twist gone.

Great idea airborne. Consider it stolen. ;D

I will be using that this year. if all this freakin ice ever goes away, that is.

[owl]

Thanks all for the helpful ideas.

[airborne_angler]

I have tried to just put a splitshot on the bottom of the line,but I still got line twist.

So what I have done is purchase the smallest brass swivels I could find and just crimped a split shot on the bottom. Its ugly,but works,line twist gone.

Great idea airborne. Consider it stolen. ;D

I will be using that this year. if all this freakin ice ever goes away, that is.

Its gonna go away. Dont ya know Global warming is in full effect!! :

[Red Bear]

Several of the lakes and reservoirs we fish here are now restricting the use of lead sinkers of any kind. Consequently, being a true dye-in-wool Yankee, I had to come up with a cost effective approach to solve this problem. There being no way on this good God's earth that you'd catch me paying over a buck apiece for tungsten! (Which btw, is more toxic than lead....but that's another story.)

Went to my "El Cheapo" store of choice, WalMarts! And of course, they happen to have some "Non-Lead" (steel) sinker alternatives for a reasonable price of only $1.25/6:

Adding inexpensive split rings and some drop shot swivels, both of which I got online from Netcraft (www.jannsnetcraft.com) and the components are ready for assembling. And this is how I put them together....first the split ring:

And attach the swivel to the ring:

Then just run your line through the pinched eye of the swivel and you're in business (I'm using a heavy braid in this picture for clarity):

By the way, using these components gets you two swiveling bases to your drop shot rigging. Helps a tad with line twist. I do hope this is of some help.

this is great, i always used the bass casting sinkers for my dropshots, but usually i just tied directly to the sinker. i was finally starting to have some success on it last year. i never had troubles with line twist, but perhaps i can get more action out of my baits this way. thanks for the tip, cant wait to try it...