A dropper loop knot (some just call it a loop knot or a version of a blood knot) is a fisherman's knot that allows an angler to put a loop in a line to attach things like extra jigs or added hooks ...

THE Fisheries Department's Fish Landing Statistics 2024 told us what many of us already know from hours at sea – the waters ...

I’ll add a couple of tips to that – the bounce-ball technique is worth researching (note; the current leader was using a dropper loop with live bait.

Rigging up for catching sand dabs is pretty simple. One common rig is a double dropper loop. To set this up, run the line through two hook eyes, and then tie onto a weight. Slide the hooks up the ...

Many anglers choose to use a simple rig made from a sinker attached to the bottom of their line with several hooks dressed with colored tubes placed above the sinker on either dropper loop or ...

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I make single-hook rigs with about 7 or 8 feet of monofilament line and attach it to the main braid line directly with a dropper loop for a pre-snelled Lazar Sharp brand hook — you need sharp ...

When using a double dropper loop, I have my charter passengers pin a lively bait on the bottom hook and a 4-inch Berkley Gulp Swimming Minnow bait (red, pumpkinseed and white are some of my ...

Eighteen inches above the hook, make a dropper loop knot, and onto it tie a 1/4- to 1/2-ounce bank sinker by way of another Palomar knot.

A surf rig, dropper loop, or Carolina rig works best with bait from the beach with hooks sized to the bait used, and enough weigh to cast just beyond the waves.

Cast 100-150 feet from shore where the sand bar is. Sebastian Inlet Black drum 20-28 inches are being caught on dropper loop rigs during both tides. Redfish, snook and flounder are also being caught.

Grubs or artificial baits are effective with the dropper loop rigs as well. This is a great way to surf fish, casting out as far as you can, and putting the fishing rod in a pole holder.