drop shot

twigass · 03-16-08, 09:00 PM

hey guys i want to try something new to me this year which is the drop shot. so any pointers would be mighty thankful. all i really know about it is the way to tie the hook on. sinker size, bait and color, hook size. the lakes i fish are mostly weedy with other cover. and lastly where and when should i use this tech. oh and any line preference.

JB · 03-16-08, 09:13 PM

i tie a 3/8 bell sinker and then anywhere from 18-30 inch leader depending on the amount of vegetation, then tie a hook at the desired depth.
I fish a 4 inch zoom ring worm.

carolina-rig-01 · 03-17-08, 01:30 AM

one thing i learned recently is don't be affraid to let it set still. a lot of people will tell you to gently twitch it a little and at times that will work. but a guy in my club explained to me that the hardest thing for a bass to ignore is something sitting in their face and not moving (staring them in the eyes i guess you could say) he said it is like it's challenging them and they can't take it. i have got more bites like this than i ever have any other way i have fished a dropshot.

Deacon · 03-18-08, 11:51 AM

I thorw the crap outa the dropshot here in NorCal! It is a deadly effective way to fish. Carolina said it perfectly that a bass cant stand it when it just sits there. Out here its called "deadsticking" You can deadstcick anything fro rip baits to swimbaits and everything in between. The drop shot is an incredibly versatile way to fish. From vertical fishing in 50+ ft of water to bedfishing in 12 inches of water. All depends on how you want to fish it.

I use the Lamiglas dropshot special and pfluger medalist reel. My reel is spooled with 20lb power pro with either 8-10lb seagar floro. I "prefer" to use size 2 circle hooks with weight that are no more than 1/4. Maybe a little heavier if need be!!!

Colors of worms are you preference. What you have confidence in!

twigass · 03-18-08, 09:05 PM

thanx guys helps me out a little like i said never done it before so going to try it as soon as the ice breaks.

islandbass · 03-19-08, 02:31 AM

Here is a link to a good thread about your inquiry:

http://www.bassfishin.com/bassfishin...ight=Drop+Shot

03-16-08, 09:00 PM	#1
twigass BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 98	drop shot hey guys i want to try something new to me this year which is the drop shot. so any pointers would be mighty thankful. all i really know about it is the way to tie the hook on. sinker size, bait and color, hook size. the lakes i fish are mostly weedy with other cover. and lastly where and when should i use this tech. oh and any line preference.

03-17-08, 01:30 AM	#3
carolina-rig-01 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Webb City, MO Posts: 6,387	one thing i learned recently is don't be affraid to let it set still. a lot of people will tell you to gently twitch it a little and at times that will work. but a guy in my club explained to me that the hardest thing for a bass to ignore is something sitting in their face and not moving (staring them in the eyes i guess you could say) he said it is like it's challenging them and they can't take it. i have got more bites like this than i ever have any other way i have fished a dropshot. __________________ You only live once. But if you do it right, once is enough.

03-19-08, 02:31 AM	#6
islandbass BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: WA State Posts: 1,783	Here is a link to a good thread about your inquiry: http://www.bassfishin.com/bassfishin...ight=Drop+Shot __________________ ARX "If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles." Doug Larson (Shimano 2005 Reel Catalog)

03-16-08, 09:13 PM	#2
JB BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,655	i tie a 3/8 bell sinker and then anywhere from 18-30 inch leader depending on the amount of vegetation, then tie a hook at the desired depth. I fish a 4 inch zoom ring worm.

03-18-08, 11:51 AM	#4
Deacon BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 314	I thorw the crap outa the dropshot here in NorCal! It is a deadly effective way to fish. Carolina said it perfectly that a bass cant stand it when it just sits there. Out here its called "deadsticking" You can deadstcick anything fro rip baits to swimbaits and everything in between. The drop shot is an incredibly versatile way to fish. From vertical fishing in 50+ ft of water to bedfishing in 12 inches of water. All depends on how you want to fish it. I use the Lamiglas dropshot special and pfluger medalist reel. My reel is spooled with 20lb power pro with either 8-10lb seagar floro. I "prefer" to use size 2 circle hooks with weight that are no more than 1/4. Maybe a little heavier if need be!!! Colors of worms are you preference. What you have confidence in!

03-18-08, 09:05 PM	#5
twigass BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 98	thanx guys helps me out a little like i said never done it before so going to try it as soon as the ice breaks.

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