The Hopkins spoon acting as the weight on a dropper loop sounds pretty good, I might try that sometime. I don't know if I would use it as a slider though. I think it would tangle the line too often. JMO. I've had torpedoes put on the line that way so that they slide and it seems the line is more apt to tangle around the torpedoe or in this case, the spoon. What does seem to work pretty well for me when fishing dropper loops is using a chrome torpedoe tipped with a treble hook. It can be used as a reverse dropper or standard dropper loop rig. The flash of the chrome seems to entice the fish into biting, especially at night. Works real well for Catalina Calicos and even the butts have hit it. Now I haven't tried this technique with swimbaits but it works nicely with the live bait or fresh dead variety.

P.S. By the way, dball, your bears and my Bruins square off in the first round of the Pac10 tourney. Good luck, should be a good one.


GO BRUINS....GO RAMS....GO FISHING....!!!!
FLOWING THROUGH MY VEINS!!!!

GO BRUINS....GO RAMS....GO FISHING....!!!!
FLOWING THROUGH MY VEINS!!!!