3. You can set the depth of your fly … Hope that helps for now! Chapters in books have been written on this. Change ). Maybe it’s too deep to wade and recover the nymphs when snagged, or maybe I don’t want flies to pick up a bunch of salad from summertime rocks, so I turn to drop shot. The Toilet Bowl Drop Shot. Hi Greg. Adding supplemental weight to your nymphing rigs is the difference between catching fish and not. Michael, I’m sorry to say that you are mistaken. Required fields are marked *. How to Create the Drop Shot Rig: Start by tying a stop knot at the end of your leader. Can you provide me with a tutorial? After last week’s Nymph-o-Mania! I’ve been using 6X for the drop shot tag to make it the weakest link in the system. ( Log Out /  But you can use whichever you like. Thinking you could have different combinations of flies With a wide range of split shot sizes available, adjusting your rig’s sink rate and depth is as easy as moving to a larger size shot or simply crimping on a few additional small ones. ready to go and just change them as needed once on the river. It is something I saw when watching Kelly Galloup demonstrate drop shotting rigs. You can get the O-rings at a home center or hardware store or online; the yarn is Bonnie Craft Cord 6mm from a crafts store or online. Next, cut off the last 12 to 24 inches of tippet and retie it to the leader using a blood knot or double surgeon’s knot. The method was indicator nymphing with a drop-shot nymph rig. When to Use Split Shot on Your Nymph Rigs . To the best of my knowledge it was devised on the Frying Pan river in Colorado for fishing a deep pool called The Toilet Bowl. Video: How to Make a Drop-Shot Nymphing Rig | FishingsBest. https://currentseams.com/2019/05/28/a-simple-drop-shot-nymph-rig-revisited ( Log Out /  Cut off the top tag-end and shorten the fly-dropper by a few inches. ( Log Out /  We spent the first half of the lesson on indicator drop-shot nymphing. Here’s why. The Rig: The ideal rod for Spanish nymphing is a 10- to 12-foot 3-, 4-, or 5-weight.Use a weight-forward floating line and a 3X to 5X 9-foot tapered leader. You may not feel like you’re fly fishing but I’ve seen some real pigs fall prey to this rig. What about using a tippet ring instead? Since 1856. It will work whether or not you use Maxima, P-Line, or Stren.). Coupon Code: RCOR80 (Please, use your favorite material to build this rig. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Ken Tanaka of Wish4Fish shows you how he rigs a drop shot nymph rig. I’m sure there will be more questions and as always, I am happy to answer them. Who’s the genius who put the i right next to the o? Great information. So with the combination of split shot and a super braid leader the technique of Drop Shot nymphing was born. Why is there a power swivel used? The specific method was indicator nymphing, drop shot rig, and we went with a sz 14 Frenchie Variant and a sz 18 SHPT. 2. My version was a leader about 8 feet long, then an emerger-like nymph dropper on a tag of 4# Maxima, then 16″ of 5# Rio nylon, another nymph, then a 6″ tag of the 5# with 2 BB shot at the bottom. Maxima if the water is high or off-color, 5x if it’s skinny and clear. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. I like a power swivel to help prevent leader twisting, in particular with an indicator. iips. Note: The distance from drop shot to indicator on the leader is about 1.5 times what I estimate the deepest water to be. I could be mistaken did I not win a dozen wet flies I did receive notice I was a winner back in April but no flies were received. ... 5x minimum for tag helps. I fished a new nymph setup that day, a drop-shot rig. ( Log Out /  We fished a size 16 Starling and Herl top dropper and a size 14 Frenchie variant on point; the […], […] was to cover some water and work on the nymphing game. Again, you can and should do as suits you. Start assembling your rig by attaching your leader to your fly line with a loop-to-loop connection. 80% off of SA Face Shields How I Drop Shot. This setup works very well when trout refuse to come up in the water column for your nymphs. « currentseams, Farmington River Report 7/14/20: A learning experience (for me, too) « currentseams, Farmington River Mini-Report 1/22/21: The fastest two hours, 2nd Zoom Fly Tying Event: “Tying Wingless and Winged Wets” Saturday, January 30, 1pm, Tuesday Night Currentseams Zoom: “Catch & Release Best Practices” Jan 19, 8pm, Fun with soft hackles, Tuesday Zoom, and another wet fly class, When I want to cover longer stretches of water, When I want to reach pockets and runs farther than a rod-and-arm’s length, When I want the nymphs to swirl around in a mixer-like pocket, In conditions where takes may be subtle/difficult to feel (winter, windy days, just to name two), When I feel the indicator is difficult to manage/adversely speeding up the drift. Let’s start with the rig. Drop Shot System and Sliding Dropper Loop I would like to send out a special thanks to those of you who tuned into my high stick nymphing discussion last night on Ask About Fly Fishing Radio. Being the curious sort (and a confirmed autodidact and DIYer) I tend to change things around until I find what works best for me. The Mono Rig (for tight line or indicator nymphing, for two streamers, or for dry-dropper) allows for more control of fly placement and less line management. One of the main reasons that anglers miss strikes from fish is that there are hinge-points in their line. If you make four casts without ever feeling the flies tick the bottom, you need more weight. When the shot touches, an unweighted nymph has the freedom to flutter — to bounce — with every touch. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. I use my own home brew yarn indicators almost exclusively. Beautiful.. called a “ crappie rig”… yes no flossing … similar to a Euro Benthos rig.. bottom fly weighted like the shot.. #steelheaddreams… thanks so much for the share!… always love the Orvis News Phil- keep up the great job!