Drop Shot Main Line You Will Use This Year ?

[ChrisD46]

Curious as to what others are / will be using for shallow water drop shot main line this year  (i.e. dragging a drop shot around in 5' to 12' water depth ?)  Braid + FC / Co-Poly leader OR straight FC / Co-Poly main line ?  I would like to try InviZx #6 lb. FC as a main line (with VMC Spin Shot hooks) as I hear decent manageability claims for a finesse FC line  - but I am afraid of twisted spinning set up  FC main line after a day of casting & dragging a drop shot set up  around. Not sure if Tatsu or one of the newer finesse FC lines out by Seaguar offer any improvement for a spinning set up for drop shot applications  ? Other option is PP #10 lb. braid main line plus a 7' ~ 8'  FC leader ... Your thoughts and experiences with a drop shot set up primarily used for horizontal casting  for Large Mouth & Spotted Bass versus dropping straight down vertically 60' on smallies in Lake Erie ? Thanks in advance ...

[Dens228]

I've used a drop shot one time ever.  I've decided to give it an honest go this upcoming season.

I have a spinning combo laying unused and that's what I'm going to use.  It has 10 lb mono on it. 

Now I just need to convince myself I have the patients to use it.  LOL

[MN Fisher]

My main drop-shot rig is set up with 8# Suffix Elite Mono in Hi-Vis Yellow. One-eyed wonder here and I need the help to see the line move. Knowing it might be 'seen', I'm going to go against 40+ years and use a leader of 6# Elite Lo-Vis green.

 

First time using a leader...ever.

[Way north bass guy]

8lb Berkley 100% fluorocarbon is what I’ve used on my drop shot rods for several years now and it works great for me. Most of my drop shotting is in deeper water for smallmouth, but I use the same rig when I’m shallower water for brown or green bass, and it’s been good to me so far. 

[garroyo130]

6 lb YZH worked well so far

[Hammer 4]

This year, I'm using Sunline Shooter FC..Pretty happy with this line so far.

[Glaucus]

4lb YZH (breaking strength of 7.5lbs)

[garroyo130]

23 minutes ago, Glaucus said:

4lb YZH (breaking strength of 7.5lbs)

How are you liking it? 

 

Im thinking about going down to 4 but im cheap and i dont want to lose more of anything than i have to 

[bunz559]

I've been using Power Pro 15-20lb tied to 8lb FC Sniper. Has worked great for me the last few years. 

[Glaucus]

10 minutes ago, garroyo130 said:

How are you liking it? 

 

Im thinking about going down to 4 but im cheap and i dont want to lose more of anything than i have to 

Great for DS and Ned Rigs, Wacky Rigs too depending on where.

[Born 2 fish]

I drop shot in about 30 fow I use 10lb braid to a 6-8 lb fluorocarbon leader. Same set up if I fish shallow.

[A-Jay]

Sufix 832 Braided Line Lo-Vis Green 10lb and an 8lb Seaguar Tatsu Leader - a Loooong one. 

A-Jay

[MIbassyaker]

I don't drop shot much, but I've been using straight 6# Izorline Copoly when I do.

[Columbia Craw]

My main line is #12 braid. It's sensitive and reduces line twist dramatically.  I always run  my braid through a wet Mr. Clean Magic Eraser so it's invisible. 

[Ogandrews]

8lbs pp super slick to 6-8lbs mono. Wish they made maxcuatro in 8lbs

[Bluebasser86]

10lb braid to 8lb Tatsu leader, same as last year.

[WRB]

7 lb Sunline Sniper or 5 lb Maxima Ultra Gneen depending on what rod I pick up.

Tom

[walleyecrazy]

10lb Power pro to 6lb InvizX leader for me.

[ChrisD46]

11 hours ago, A-Jay said:

Sufix 832 Braided Line Lo-Vis Green 10lb and an 8lb Seaguar Tatsu Leader - a Loooong one. 

A-Jay

*I think this set up may be key to what I am looking for : PP #10 lb. Hi - Viz yellow braid main line with a long InvizX #6 lb. FC leader using a small knot ... No worries regarding line twist - plus gain the benefit of FC line for drop shotting .

[A-Jay]

2 hours ago, ChrisD46 said:

*I think this set up may be key to what I am looking for : PP #10 lb. Hi - Viz yellow braid main line with a long InvizX #6 lb. FC leader using a small knot ... No worries regarding line twist - plus gain the benefit of FC line for drop shotting .

For me 'line twist' that develops during drop shot presentations is almost always a product of how & what I choose to rig. 

Starts with the bait - IT MUST NOT SPIN ! 

Not on the fall and not on the retrieve.

When it does, regardless of my mainline type/choice, there will be line twist. 

The more spinning, the more twisting. 

So my preferred baits are all deals that I can rig straight; No Bend - no kink.

 

 Also when the drop shot weight is not tied on / rigged straight, it can also cause the rig to spin. 

So when this is the case and one is dropping down 30 ft a couple of hundred times a morning and then reeling back up - hello problems. 

 

Finally, and this is something I see 'the Pros' do all the time, reeling against the reels drag.   

What is that about ? 

My Dad would cuff me right upside the head if I did that . . .

I understand the concept of keeping a tight line but reeling just to introduce max line twist, seems unproductive at best. 

A-Jay

 

[Glenn]

^^  Yup, this. ^^

 

Line twist with spinning reels is preventable.  Here's a video I made years ago that goes into detail about this:

 

 

[WRB]

^^^this^^^

Tom

[MN Fisher]

I just cheat to prevent line-twist

https://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Gamakatsu_Swivel_Shot_G-Finesse_Drop_Shot_Hook_3pk/descpage-GFDS.html

[fishwizzard]

I drop shot on both a casting and spending combo and I use 7lb Sniper on spinning and 10lb Sniper on a casting reel.   The 7 pound can’t survive even a minor backlash so I bumped up to 10.

[Hook2Jaw]

12# hi-vis yeller braid to 6, 8, or 10# fluoridecarbite in a twoskosh length, a skosh being seven feet.  Lunkerhunt(go ahead and laugh, they're razors,) dropshot hook and bullet weights casting sinkers between 3/16-1/2oz.