September 10, 2020
By Florida Sportsman Editor
A quick-tying, stealthy leader solution for all-purpose bottom fishing.
Husky (and delicious) gray triggerfish caught on a dropper, or chicken, rig. A snap swivel attaches rig to line, but leaders are hardware-free.
Start by making a 24-inch loop.
Wrap the two strands where they cross.
Push the loop through the overlaps.
Pull to tighten. Add hook.
Hooking the loop over anything that will hold it tight, pull on both ends to close the wraps. Simply snip one end of the loop and tie on your hook. A surgeon's loop on each end of the leader gives you a place to connect the snap swivel and loop on the sinker.
Captain George Strate of
Miss Mayport and
Mayport Princess fame would make this double dropper rig and not cut the loops. He would tie a surgeon's loop at the end of a piece of mono with a hook on the other end. He would then use a simple loop-to-loop connection to attach the hooks. If customers caught the ever-present Atlantic sharpnose shark, or got hung, it was a simple matter to cut the short leader and loop on a new dropper. Fast and easy.
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Published Florida Sportsman Magazine September 2019
