The Drop Shot Leader Mistake: Why Your 12-Inch Rule is Costing You Fish
Everyone teaches you to tie a 12-inch leader for a drop shot. Here's why that rigid rule is causing you to fish completely under or over the bass.
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Everyone teaches you to tie a 12-inch leader for a drop shot. Here's why that rigid rule is causing you to fish completely under or over the bass.
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If you are using the exact same 12-inch leader on your Drop Shot everywhere you go, you are making a massive tactical error. Leader length is not a guess; it is dictated by the bottom.
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