About this product
Drop Shot Pencil Sinker – in stock at 361 Degrees Adventure in Tanzania.
Drop-shotting works by putting a weight on the bottom and hanging the bait above it, so the bait stays in the strike zone while you barely move it. That only works if the weight stays on the bottom and can be recovered – which is where the shape comes in.
A round or teardrop weight falls into a gap between rocks and wedges there. A pencil sinker – long, thin and straight – falls into the same gap and slides back out of it, because there is no shoulder to catch. Over rock, coral and weed, that difference is the difference between fishing and re-rigging.
The slim profile also moves through water with very little resistance, so the bait above it can work naturally instead of being dragged.
Set it up with the main line through a swivel or tied to the hook with a long tag, the weight attached to the bottom of that tag, and the bait nose-hooked above it. Then let the weight sit on the bottom, keep slight tension, and shake the rod tip so the bait quivers in place.
Around Dar es Salaam it suits jetties, harbour walls and rocky margins for snapper, grunter and small queenfish; inland it is a tilapia, bass and perch technique for the lakes and dams.
Buying a Drop Shot Pencil Sinker in Tanzania
361 Degrees Adventure keeps the drop shot pencil sinker at our showroom in Upanga, Dar es Salaam, with delivery countrywide across Tanzania. Come and handle it before you buy, or order online and collect.
Every drop shot pencil sinker is checked in store before it leaves us, and our staff use the same kit in the field, so you get an honest answer on fit and sizing rather than a sales pitch.
Not sure which drop shot pencil sinker suits you? Call or message the showroom and we will talk you through the options that are actually in stock in Dar es Salaam.
Spare parts and replacements for the drop shot pencil sinker are easier to get here than on an overseas order, which matters once the gear is in use.
Browse more Jig Heads & Sinkers in Dar es Salaam, or see the full 361 Degrees range. For general background on jigs, see this overview on Wikipedia.
Drop Shot Pencil Sinker