Description
On-the-water tips: The strong head shakes of big snapper can really bounce the weighted head around on trace material, so the heavier the Coin Drop, the thicker the trace required; two metres of 30-60lb fluorocarbon trace usually does the job nicely. Best fished on the drift, Coin Drops are dropped to the bottom then slowly wound upwards a few metres, before being dropped back down again; a super-slow mechanical jigging retrieve also works well. Bites are generally felt as small taps; a quick wind of the reel handle or a steady uplift of the rod generally works better than a hard strike in response. Some anglers position their Coin Drops to trundle along the seafloor, then place the outfit in a suitably angled rod holder so it hooks fish while they’re doing other things!