I presume he means a bulk with reverse tapered droppers.

You can also have on the drop rigs with reverse taper – same principle.

For example – you have your float and the nearest shot maybe 6 inches away – the next shot may be 8 inches inches away from that and the next shot 10 inches away…this continues until you add your last dropper closest to your hook – in this instance the bottom half of your rig may fall slower or adds less weight to the bottom half of your rig although this also depends on the size of shot used

A reverse of this would be first shot 10 inches from float, next shot 8 inches, next shot 6 inches and so on – In this instance the bottom half of your rig would sink faster or have more weight – obv dependent on size of shot used

Does this make sense?

@bifferd wrote:

Yes it does thanks. I assume it is a very positive shotting set up, given most of the nearer to the hook than not? Interesting.

Other way round mate!

That’s what it means! Gradually getting closer together as you go away from the hook.

main thing is you got the gist of it so you can try both options in your own fishing
🙂

these reverse style shotting patterns are used to great effect on venues like the new junction or stainforth canals being deeper wider canals this pattern of shotting works exceptionally well on such venues when fishing the squatt

Its a shotting pattern that I have used for years.
The shot size that make up the main bulk increases towards the hook, with just a tiny gape separating each shot. The first two shot in the bulk might be a number 10’s the next two 9’s the next two 8’s and so on with the last shot possibly a number 6, depending on the float size. This makes a tapered bulk. The bulk is usually about 24″ from the hook with three number 9 droppers. I usually use this shotting pattern when fishing for shy roach in deep water with floats up to 1.5 gram. It can work much better than an olivette when bites a finicky. I always use a float with a fibre bristle for this. I think that the reason that this works so well, is that the fish don’t feel the full weight of the bulk all at once. Believe it or not, its almost impossible to tangle.

I thought nobody read my blogs!!
Hope this helps and that I haven’t confused you more.

@cathal wrote:

Its a shotting pattern that I have used for years.
The shot size that make up the main bulk increases towards the hook, with just a tiny gape separating each shot. The first two shot in the bulk might be a number 10’s the next two 9’s the next two 8’s and so on with the last shot possibly a number 6, depending on the float size. This makes a tapered bulk. The bulk is usually about 24″ from the hook with three number 9 droppers. I usually use this shotting pattern when fishing for shy roach in deep water with floats up to 1.5 gram. It can work much better than an olivette when bites a finicky. I always use a float with a fibre bristle for this. I think that the reason that this works so well, is that the fish don’t feel the full weight of the bulk all at once. Believe it or not, its almost impossible to tangle.

I thought nobody read my blogs!!
Hope this helps and that I haven’t confused you more.

I would say that’s a normal taper, not reverse?

“I would say that’s a normal taper, not reverse?”

Most people bulk with the biggest shot furthest from the hook.

@Johnny Mac wrote:

“I would say that’s a normal taper, not reverse?”

Most people bulk with the biggest shot furthest from the hook.

Not where I come from! Olivette is heaviest nearest hook too!

@NathanWatson wrote:

@Johnny Mac wrote:

“I would say that’s a normal taper, not reverse?”

Most people bulk with the biggest shot furthest from the hook.

Not where I come from! Olivette is heaviest nearest hook too!

Yeah right!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Make some sense please???????????

@NathanWatson wrote:

Make some sense please???????????

????, that easier for you.