Top Fishing Tips - Back Shotting 

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You can if you are careful and it all depends on where you put the shot, how big they are and whether there's something to 'hold on to' in terms of wind or flow, and whether you are fishing past the tip (such as on a stillwater) or downstream (on a river). If you backshot too much and there's a big gap between tip and float the backshot can accidentally drag a float towards you. If you really need to backshot because the wind is bad then perhaps you should be 'short-lining' instead, using a bigger float OR fish a waggler on the whip to sink the line. Hope that helps!