MyFishFinder.com Just like iceshanty but warmer
Yes! I use them for perch, i run a heavy jig (Rattle spoon, swedish pimple, etc etc) and then tie on a fly 12- 16 inches above it with a palomer knot (it will hold it out). I put a Clam makie on the fly too for a little more enticement. I get two vastly different presentations, and the weight of the bottom jig takes the fly down. Now be aware i dont know all state laws but its legal in the NoDak.
Rigging it this way as a drop shot would help with bite detection. If you tie in a short dropper loop to hang the fly from it will give it a more finesse action so it won't move as much every time you work the main lure below. But keep it short or you'll get it wrapped around the main line.
I have always tied on directly, never had to many issues with tangling unless i have too many barley sodas . I will give your idea a try, thanks for the advice on fine tuning it.
Only fly I have used is a hares ear. I tie directly to the line 12-18" above a jig. I don't catch a whole lot of fish on the fly though. I would try to stick with small aquatic insects.
I use the frequently,I tie the much like a Sabiki set up,more often than not,the bottom lure catches more fish than the higher ones
sounds like a neat idea but I think about trying to pull a sabiki around the corner of my hole and I envision lots of snags and cursing! No problems with these droppers getting hooked on the ice when reeling a fish in?
I've used the vmc tungsten fly jigs with success. I've even fly fished with the one that looks like a soft hackle pheasant tail.
yup. 3x as droppers. How many times have you dropped down a shiny jig with a fat waxie on it and the dang fish go right up to your swivel or split shot. Tie a dropper line or leave a long tag at your jig and tie on a scud or nymph about a foot from your jig.