Ever find yourself short on bottom rigs. Try making your own double dropper rigs directly from the line off your reel. Easy to tie, and once through can be discarded. The surgeons knot makes easy work of forming droppers out of small diameter fishing line. Attaching your hooks is easy enough. Just pinch the ends of the droppers and thread through the eyes of your hooks, then loop the end back over the hook and pull down snug. This will hold your hooks snug, but allow for hook changes. Sinkers are added to the bottom dropper the same way. Since this rig requires no hardware, it is virtually invisible to the fish and can be a very effective rig in clear shallow water of the surf at drops. Also makes a great pier rig. When casting, use a smooth strong cast, but avoid overpowering, which over time can lead to breakage. Retie new rigs as often as you like to maintain strength.

Another great knot for making bottom rigs out of heavy monofilament line, the perfection loop is the most used commercial knot for bottom rig production. As the illustration shows, holding the knot between the thumb and first finger, initially seems a little awkward, but with just a little practice, soon becomes second nature. Final loop size is determined by how large you make the "second loop".  Once all three loops have been formed, its as easy as "over - under - and thru". Finish by pulling the main body of the knot down tight, then snug up the horizontal dropper. There you have it. Professional all the way and a really first class knot you can be proud of mastering. A knot recommended for intermediate and advanced users.

The snell knot is a very fascinating one. Now just how do they tie this knot? Here's a simple approach to tying the knot that all of your drum rigs use. Trick is forming a loop large enough to completely wrap the hook shank without having to loop the barb as you make the turns. This knot can be tied with less line, but you will have to loop the barb with each successive wrap around the shank. Both methods will work and practice makes perfect. There are other methods for tying this very popular knot, ie; the uni-knot snell, but that creates a less desirable single line feature readily apparent on the surface of the finished knot. Best way to loosen one of these knots is to make a diagonal cut across the wraps with a small sharp pen knife blade. Once the cut is made, all of the wraps quickly fall away from the hook, readying it for another snell knot. Recommended for intermediate to advanced users.