How to Make Deep Drop Rigs
- 1). Load 8-lb. fluorocarbon or monofilament fishing line into a 7-foot, medium-action fishing rod and reel.
- 2). Tie a hook ranging in size from size 1 to 1/0 to the end of the fishing line with a Palomar knot. Leave a 20-inch tag end of fishing line when tying the knot.
- 3). Tie a drop-shot weight to the end of the line. Three-sixteenths- and 1/2-oz. are most common, but use a weight that is just heavy enough to keep the rig on the bottom.
- 4). Slide a straight-tail worm on the hook. Some options are to thread the worm up the hook shank so it rides straight on the hook, to hook the worm just through the top, or to hook it through the middle so it creates a U-shape when retrieved through the water.