"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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NOYB wrote:
Do you use a fishfinder, knocker, or dropper loop rig? Or are you a jig
guy?

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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...four of us on Yo Ho caught a mess of 3# croakers today on the south
side of the mouth of the Patuxent River, in about 30' of water, using
light bottom rigs with squid as bait. Back at the marina, a bunch of
guys were cleaning some really large stripers they caught while
trolling. The Bay was lovely today, light 1' chop, a bit of a breeze,
blue skies. Guys I was with drank a hellacious amount of cheap beer.
Blech.



The three guests were using fishfinders. I was using my lightest rod with
a 1/2 ounce jig.

I used to fish with fishfinder rigs, but when I started using powerpro, I
found that the bait and leader would helicoptor around the mainline and
twist up badly.

I then switched to jigs tied to a fluorocarbon leader, and then a uni-to-uni
to the mainline. I still use jigs most of the time (Hank Brown Hookup lures
are best, but pricey), but when I fish deeper water in a strong current, I
have to use a heavier weight. And the problem with jigs, is that as you
increase weight, you increase hook size. There are a lot of bait stealers
down there, so if I'm fishing in deeper water and/or in a stronger current,
I'm now using a dropper loop rig (a.k.a. guppy rig) with one or two hooks.
I can increase weight, while keeping the smaller hook size.