What is the best rig for sheepshead using clams for bait? Weight placement, leader, hook size ,etc. I plan to try the Mt.P.pier Sunday.
I often wondered if rigging like a drop shot would give you better feel of their light bite.
With a convention split shot location the line between the weight and your rod tip is semi-taut, with the bait below the weight freely moving with the current.
If you drop shot the hook is between the weight and your rod tip so you may have a better feel of the bite.
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Originally posted by djhuraytI often wondered if rigging like a drop shot would give you better feel of their light bite.
With a convention split shot location the line between the weight and your rod tip is semi-taut, with the bait below the weight freely moving with the current.
If you drop shot the hook is between the weight and your rod tip so you may have a better feel of the bite.
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Makes sense to me. Sold!
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I make a chicken/loop rig with 3 hooks with a 1oz or less weight on the very bottom.
The thinking is, 3 fiddlers = 3x the chance to catch the sheep. It also saves a lot re-baiting the single hook, because you are going to get robbed.
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Equipment:
190cc Sea Pro w/130 Johnson
1- 19 year old (boy of leisure)
1 - 1 year old (fishing maniac)
1 - wife (The Warden)
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i take a pint of fiddlers and sprinkle them over the coal chute, then I take a nice ride up the cooper
Thanks for the help everyone.
Pod, where you getting all the fiddlers? Oh, I forgot, Paul leaves his bait bucket tied to the chute[:0]
I agree with logic of weight on bottom, though have not tried it yet. But an option with Carolina rig is to use very short leader…say less than 6". That helps detect bite.
OM
Another tip for clams, use small treble hooks.