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06-06-2016, 08:43 PM
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Lurker
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Riverside
Posts: 431
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Dropper Loop
How in the EFF do i Get my Dropper loop hooks to not twist and create a mess on the main line????
Last time, out of necessity (when snapping my Carolina Rig on the Rocks) I switched over to a double dropper loop and killed the rock fish!!! 1 out of 4 or 5 times, upon reeling the spinner and or conventional up, The dropper loop hook was still tangled in a circular manner along the main line :/ Besides, tying the Loops shorter to the mainline, and or dropping my rig slower, any suggestions as to how to kill the bottom species with less tangles, please and thankkkkk you (; 
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06-06-2016, 08:55 PM
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Xcoastie
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Westminster
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A nice three way swivel? Or two instead of a dropper?
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06-06-2016, 08:58 PM
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Large Member
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: La Verne, CA
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Higher test line, swivel on sinker. If you are a pedaler, reel slower as you're pedaling forward.
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06-07-2016, 03:50 AM
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Brandon
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: San Diego
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Dropper loops without a 3 way swivel always gave me problems as well. Didnt matter which knot. Dropper loop, reverse dropper, spider hitch, surgeons loop, they all create line twist. Try to switch over to a three way (not talking girls) and make the weighted side leader about half the length as your hook side. I like to run 20lb on the weight and 30 or 40lb on the hook. When you start drifting, make sure when you paddle back up current, that you dont make circles around your rig. Wind back up, then reset the drift.
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06-07-2016, 05:58 AM
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Lurker
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Riverside
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I have not tried swivels yet with the Drooper, muchos gracias for all the suggestions!!! Hopefully I can report back with some success
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06-07-2016, 06:53 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Leucadia, CA
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Here's how I do it. The beads hold the swivel at a right angle to the main line. The beads allow the hook leader to rotate around the main line without it getting all twisted up. I make them up with two hooks and keep them in my tackle tray. A loop at the end of the mainline for the sinker and a swivel at the other end to attach to the reel line.
 
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06-07-2016, 07:53 AM
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Carlisle
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: San Diego
Posts: 206
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what sleeves are you using on either side of the beads?
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06-07-2016, 08:02 AM
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Location: Menifee, CA
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