If the heavy finesse strategy has a hang-up, then we’ve punned our way into the explanation — hang-ups, snags, entanglements.
The fact is that beefed-up finesse rigs might tempt us to leverage presentations around cover or structure with a taste for tackle.
Ideally, stouter baitcasting gear and heavier line will enable us to pull snagged rigs free, but FLW Tour pro Larry Nixon uses a rigging strategy that allows him to power-shot with rarely the need to break off.
After tying on his drop-shot hook, he’ll attach his sinker with a 1 ½-inch brass wire stem with swivel on one end. Tying the tag end of his drop-shot leader to the swivel, he’ll runs the wire’s tag end through a slip sinker and uses needle nose pliers to loop the wire so it holds the weight.
If the rig snags, Nixon’s heavier baitcasting outfit will straighten the wire and all he loses is the sinker.
Nixon’s wire accessory is no longer commercially offered, but homemade versions can be made with wire found at home-improvement stores.
Saving money on tackle is good, but saving the time of rerigging means less down time — a key benefit when he finally coaxes those tough fish to bite.
“This is the best drop-shot rig ever invented,” Nixon said. “It will not straighten out unless you get hung up and pull really hard.
“You can straighten it out and just get your wire back.”
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