Hey Island Bass - Drop shot worked!!!

brushhog · 07-05-07, 10:15 PM

My son and I got in some fishing this evening at a big old pond - tough place to shore fish, very overgrown. The bite was almost non-existent, My son caught a 15 incher on a yum dinger wacky rigged and I was skunked until I tried a little drop shot rig. My son was chasing fireflies and I rigged the drop shot... Blam! solid 16 incher - ok it was skinny as heck, but it worked!

Anyway, I'm writing this to thank Islandbasser for the dropshot article he wrote and e-mailed me. It did a great job of teaching a newbie to dropshotting how it is done!! If you haven't fished this way before it is a great way to fish certain locations. If your extra nice to IB he might send it to you!

Thanks again IB!

Rebbasser · 07-05-07, 11:11 PM

Well done, BH-isn't it great to catch one using a new technique?

brushhog · 07-06-07, 07:32 AM

What was neat Reb, was that I was really just trying to figure out how to work the presentation when the fish hit! By the way, my son caught a hell of a nice snapping turtle ... definitely the catch(and release) of the day!

islandbass · 07-07-07, 03:23 AM

Yee ha!!!!!! Way to go, brush hog!!!! You are well on your way, my young padawan.

I am glad that you tried it. One neat thing is while many use it for light line/finesse fishing, drop shotting can be adapted for heavier cover by using more powerful gear and bigger baits, and you can even use a casting set up. One person referred to it as the "alpha male drop shot" but I condensed it to alpha shot. Power shot doesn't sound too original.

Thanks for making my day.

Rebbasser · 07-08-07, 12:52 AM

Island, I do all my dropshotting with a baitcaster. Didn't like using a spinning reel so I got a light action Falcon Coastal topwater rod and it works like a charm.

islandbass · 07-09-07, 04:29 AM

I have used a baitcaster and will use it if the conditions dictate (eg, heavier cover) and I only have one beef with it. I dislike having to pull off line to help the bait achieve a more vertical drop with 3/16 oz weights or less. In this aspect, a spinning reel has a bc reel beat. Other than that, I don't have a problem. I love "alpha shotting" with a casting reel.

Rebbasser · 07-09-07, 08:23 PM

I use a heavier weight and cast it. Most of my drop shotting isn't completely vertical, but I cast it out and drag it back. I don't think the size of the weight matters so long as it gets the rig to the bottom. But, as I have long said, use what works for YOU, not what works for somebody else

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spego · 07-09-07, 08:46 PM

I was dropshotting in heavy cover this past weekend and made the mistake of not using heavy enough gear. I thought about it after a very large bass took my little #4 hook through a large weedbed and wapped it around a tree. I got skunked for the whole tournament and that fish could have really helped my standings. I will use heavier line and a baitcaster next time in thick cover like that. Nice to see someone else is already doing so.

07-05-07, 10:15 PM	#1
brushhog BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Whitesboro, NY Posts: 1,222	Hey Island Bass - Drop shot worked!!! My son and I got in some fishing this evening at a big old pond - tough place to shore fish, very overgrown. The bite was almost non-existent, My son caught a 15 incher on a yum dinger wacky rigged and I was skunked until I tried a little drop shot rig. My son was chasing fireflies and I rigged the drop shot... Blam! solid 16 incher - ok it was skinny as heck, but it worked! Anyway, I'm writing this to thank Islandbasser for the dropshot article he wrote and e-mailed me. It did a great job of teaching a newbie to dropshotting how it is done!! If you haven't fished this way before it is a great way to fish certain locations. If your extra nice to IB he might send it to you! Thanks again IB! __________________ 3/4 of the Earth's surface is water and 1/4 is land. Clearly god wants me to fish, not mow the lawn.

07-05-07, 11:11 PM	#2
Rebbasser BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 10,141	Well done, BH-isn't it great to catch one using a new technique? __________________ It's happened to the best of them: John 21:3

07-06-07, 07:32 AM	#3
brushhog BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Whitesboro, NY Posts: 1,222	What was neat Reb, was that I was really just trying to figure out how to work the presentation when the fish hit! By the way, my son caught a hell of a nice snapping turtle ... definitely the catch(and release) of the day! __________________ 3/4 of the Earth's surface is water and 1/4 is land. Clearly god wants me to fish, not mow the lawn.

07-08-07, 12:52 AM	#5
Rebbasser BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 10,141	Island, I do all my dropshotting with a baitcaster. Didn't like using a spinning reel so I got a light action Falcon Coastal topwater rod and it works like a charm. __________________ It's happened to the best of them: John 21:3

07-09-07, 04:29 AM	#6
islandbass BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: WA State Posts: 1,783	I have used a baitcaster and will use it if the conditions dictate (eg, heavier cover) and I only have one beef with it. I dislike having to pull off line to help the bait achieve a more vertical drop with 3/16 oz weights or less. In this aspect, a spinning reel has a bc reel beat. Other than that, I don't have a problem. I love "alpha shotting" with a casting reel. __________________ 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)

07-07-07, 03:23 AM	#4
islandbass BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: WA State Posts: 1,783	Yee ha!!!!!! Way to go, brush hog!!!! You are well on your way, my young padawan. I am glad that you tried it. One neat thing is while many use it for light line/finesse fishing, drop shotting can be adapted for heavier cover by using more powerful gear and bigger baits, and you can even use a casting set up. One person referred to it as the "alpha male drop shot" but I condensed it to alpha shot. Power shot doesn't sound too original. Thanks for making my day. __________________ 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)

07-09-07, 08:23 PM	#7
Rebbasser BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 10,141	I use a heavier weight and cast it. Most of my drop shotting isn't completely vertical, but I cast it out and drag it back. I don't think the size of the weight matters so long as it gets the rig to the bottom. But, as I have long said, use what works for YOU, not what works for somebody else. __________________ It's happened to the best of them: John 21:3

07-09-07, 08:46 PM	#8
spego BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Drums PA Posts: 66	I was dropshotting in heavy cover this past weekend and made the mistake of not using heavy enough gear. I thought about it after a very large bass took my little #4 hook through a large weedbed and wapped it around a tree. I got skunked for the whole tournament and that fish could have really helped my standings. I will use heavier line and a baitcaster next time in thick cover like that. Nice to see someone else is already doing so. __________________ Sponsored by CB's Hawg Sauce cbshawgsauce.com/walker

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