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Drop shot question

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Being as I am mostly fishing shallow dish waters and never really using a drop shot.... :? I know most people will say use a fluro leader but could one use straight braid and still moderate success? Thanks!
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I'm sure you could and you'd still catch fish,but myself I never tie up a DS without a leader.

Question is why don't you want to tie on a leader? If your worried about knots there are plenty of folks out there using a super small swivel to connect the two lines.
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I do have any fluoro and I do not use it much...just trying to not spend money on something I would not use more then once or twice a year... Thank you Brad your feedback was great!
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I usually just buy a fluorocarbon leader wheel every season, and use it to tie a leader to all my finesse rigs. I've had good luck with a monofilament leader for dropshots, but not very much luck with braid. For me, fluoro just seems to work best though!
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Lvace wrote:I do have any fluoro and I do not use it much...just trying to not spend money on something I would not use more then once or twice a year... Thank you Brad your feedback was great!

Shoot me a PM.I got a whole bunch of half filled spools of #8 InvisX, your more then welcome to come grab a spool, you'll need it for Megabucks ;)
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Why do y'all suggest floro leader over mono for the drop shot?
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daveh_cdn wrote:Why do y'all suggest floro leader over mono for the drop shot?

Less stretch, better abrasion resistance & it's low visibility characteristics.
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Brad knows whats up :lol:

If your dropshotting for cats straight braid will work but for fish that feed using sight you should definetly consider it. The clearer the water, the longer the leader
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The guys have ya covered here Marty. Fluro or bust for all the reasons listed above.

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Yup. Try the fluro, you won't go wrong.
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