Am I crazy?

[Mr. Aquarium]

This thought just came into my head. Instead of tying a knot for the drop shot. Why not add a bobber stop below and above the hook. You can readjust the hook whenever you need? 

[Bird]

I think that may compromise the hook set.

Won't the hook slide all the way to the weight ❓

And possibly unseat the weight and you lose the whole works.

[Bass Rutten]

Bird is right. I assume by adjust the hook you mean adjust the dropper length. If you have the hook held in place by a bobber stop it will slip on the hookset down to the weight and the whole rig and your fish will be held on by whatever means you used to secure the weight, not a good idea. What I do is tie on hook as usual, then put the weight on your dropper (sometimes a bullet/worm type and sometimes a closed eye dropshot/free rig type), followed by a bobber stop below it, then tie a double overhand knot or a split ring to hold it all on should you hang up and the weight/stop slides down. That will allow you to adjust the dropper length by sliding the bobber stop up or down and still allow you a solid hookset. Edit: and yes if you try that you are crazy.

[Mr. Aquarium]

Valid point

[RRocket]

I've used exactly what the OP described. It's called the "Free Drop Rig" or "Free Shot Rig". I'm sure there's videos.

 

I used a Zappu Chain Cushion to prevent the hook from damaging the sinker knot. 

 

I works...but I see no benefit over the traditional way of leaving extra tag length and adjusting the sinker clip as needed.

[MediumMouthBass]

"Am i crazy". No, you're just insane😂

 

I cant say much about this though, at one point i thought about taking a drop shot, using a bobber stop to stop the hook (while letting it move up and down the line when working the bait), and putting a small trout bobber a few feet above it would be a good idea. Im my mind it sounded good, the weight on bottom would ensure it was near the right depth, but the small bobber would have just enough float in it to lift the hook to where it would always be in the strike zone, and not fall to the bottom and get stuck in grass.

But the bobber stop would mess up hook sets, and maybe have less sensitivity since the line goes through the eye but not directly tied to it?

[GreenPig]

Crazy? Probably. But aren't we all. I agree with Bird.

[DogBone_384]

3 hours ago, Mr. Aquarium said:

This thought just came into my head.

 

Talk about a LAYUP!  I'm biting my tongue Mike!

[Big Swimbait]

I have done this using 2 bobber stops on each side. Unless you are power shotting, setting a light wire hook will not be a problem. Now, if you get a biggun', it will slip down, but I tie my weights and do not use the crimp weights.

[NorthernBasser]

[TnRiver46]

Another idea, my buddy uses a ned rig instead of a drop shot weight. I will say it takes him a while to rig up tho haha

[BassinCNY]

I've heard of it but never tried it. There's a guide in Arizona that I sometimes watch on Youtube and that's what he does. I mean the bobber stop technique.

 

[Jar11591]

@TnRiver46 a baited Ned rig? I’ve thought about this. Wonder how often they bite the sinker. This would solve that problem. Along the same lines as putting hooks on the blades of spinnerbaits 😂

[TnRiver46]

20 minutes ago, Jar11591 said:

@TnRiver46 a baited Ned rig? I’ve thought about this. Wonder how often they bite the sinker. This would solve that problem. Along the same lines as putting hooks on the blades of spinnerbaits 😂

Yep, worm on jighead for the sinker. It was cold and a little windy Sunday morning and he broke it off, I started humming the jeopardy tune while he tied the next one on for half an hour 

[RRocket]

1 hour ago, TnRiver46 said:

Another idea, my buddy uses a ned rig instead of a drop shot weight. I will say it takes him a while to rig up tho haha

This is known to me at the "Drop Dead Ned" and shockingly, works very well indeed..Double hookups are frequent.

 

I've seen plenty of videos where the bass chase the sinker (on the drop) and ignore the bait. So it's no surprise to me how well it worked.

[TnRiver46]

It never works when my buddy tries it 😂. But I’m sure it does in places/at times. He’s always hooked everything on the top hook 

[RRocket]

5 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

It never works when my buddy tries it 😂. But I’m sure it does in places/at times. He’s always hooked everything on the top hook 

Yes, I would get more hookups on the top hook as well.

[F14A-B]

Yea I saw the video short also..

I don’t drop shot. Soo good luck doing it. 

[gim]

27 minutes ago, F14A-B said:

I don’t drop shot

Same.

 

The rest of you, join us. Lol

[Bass Rutten]

7 minutes ago, gim said:

Same.

 

The rest of you, join us. Lol

No, you join us, I like when fish tug on my line. If I knew where you lived I'd sneak in your garage and setup every rod you own with a dropshot rig 

[herder]

When you do that, make sure you leave a copy of Rock Bass Secrets 

[gim]

[Mr. Aquarium]

12 hours ago, F14A-B said:

Yea I saw the video short also..

I don’t drop shot. Soo good luck doing it. 

I don’t do it either