Drop Shot Rigs

A new article on deep jigging with drop shot rigs.
This was written for grouper fishing, but the same principles apply for ling cod, rock cod, and halibut.

http://www.hogylures.com/deep-water-drop-shot-grouper

Ive always wondered if that kind of set up would work for lincod and rockcod

Hate to be a PITA but a simple shrimp fly setup is the same and they have been around for a billion years.

...but the flounder/sand dab artificial looks like it could have promise up here for lings.

Hate to be a PITA but a simple shrimp fly setup is the same and they have been around for a billion years.

Any chance you can share a photo of that setup?

This was an east coast design for deep cod and haddock fishing in New England. I've adapted it for vertical jigging in deep water for big grouper. Target species weigh 20 - 100lb +, so it's more about the integrity of the rigs strength for larger species.

Also, not arguing on the effectiveness of the shrimp fly.

This is a technique I personally use with the Sand Dab - Flounder for deep water grouper here in FL.

I have been doing something simmilar with a 6" DOA shrimp with lots of success.

This is a way lighter rig than you show. This would be for rockfishing. Where the size of the fish would rarely exceed 20 LBs. Unless you happened to hook a monster lingcod. These are usually employed with a dropper loop tied in line on the leader.

Most of us attach a shrimp fly about 4 or 5 feet above a jig using a 3 inch dropper loop. Nice thing about that is it tends to hold the fly straight out horizontally. I've tried replacing the dropper loop with a three-way swivel but I felt I was getting a lot of mis-strikes. I think they were hitting the hardware, not the fly.

If someone can direct me to a on-line source for 100 lb mono crimps I'm going to start making these . . .

I'd drop shot that rig with a swimbait on top.  The way it is rigged will keep the swimbait in the upright position.

I don't think we need the crimps and swivels.  A ring/siwash combo is what I'm thinking.

-Allen

This is a way lighter rig than you show. This would be for rockfishing. Where the size of the fish would rarely exceed 20 LBs. Unless you happened to hook a monster lingcod. These are usually employed with a dropper loop tied in line on the leader.

That setup looks like it'd be good for our smaller snapper species. We'll sometimes use a chicken rig to the same effect.

I'd drop shot that rig with a swimbait on top.  The way it is rigged will keep the swimbait in the upright position.

I don't think we need the crimps and swivels.  A ring/siwash combo is what I'm thinking.

-Allen

We've tried some different methods for keeping the hook horizontal while having a very strong connection.
The dropper style of the shrimp fly looks great for very light baits.
This offering is good for supporting large soft baits and swim baits.