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Hey Richie.... How are you ? I won some of your rigs at the PUOSU Tourny.
Nice job on the rigs..... I love the hooks. Can you tell me which one you use for the 3/0 slider rigs ? Thanks

Bobby

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Bobby The hooks are made in China
I make my regular rigs using the dropper for the sinker also.

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Agree ! Only lost one I can remember using this knot in over 20 seasons !
The key to this knot is how it's tied , I moisten well & subscribe to hard nylon main rig line !
Many big Cod - Pollock etc as well !!

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Never had a problem with a dropper loop and have caught some big tog. You just have to wet it and make sure you have the correct number of twist for the line. Over hand not for the sinker

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Richie, I was out on the Gambler yesterday and had plenty of opportunities to snag the bottom. Most of the times when the sinker got snagged I was able to give slack and the sinker dropped and freed up. When the hooks snagged I tried slack, then pull left then right if all failed I strong armed and broke the rig. I tied an overhand knot between lowest dropper and the sinker loop to weaken the like and create a break point to free the rig but the sinker never snagged. When I strong armed I always got my upper dropper back, the rig broke on the lower droppers, as expected if the lower hooks snagged. In my small sample I don't know if its worthwhile trying to create a weak link to the sinker to save the rig, you can probably un-snag a sinker but not a hook. I don't know if my experience is universal, maybe other can share their thoughts.

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Paul Thanks I'm good the loops I made will be easy enough for me to break.