Who Drop Shot"s

[Pherris]

I am just curious how many of you guys use the drop shot rig? I know it is more popular out west. I have started and had some success just curious what fellow FM'ers think of this technique. Good Fishing!!

[Deitz Dittrich]

Just got off the water and did a bit of drop shotting today as a matter of fact... only got one on it, but lost a couple as well...

I do it quite a bit when the conditions call for it.

[bronzeback01]

I use it a lot on deeper metro lakes and the lakes up north where the fish stack up on the deeper weed lines in the summer. It's done well for me in tournaments where I just want to get a limit and am not worried about size, gets em' every time.

I do use it quite a bit here on the river in late fall when the temps drop and the bite slows down. Usually around shallow brush piles, but I have had luck with it most any where.

[musky hunter]

Another fisherman showed me his drop shop set up for tubes. I propmptly went off and bought sinkers and hooks and tried it out. Lost two, but that's because I couldn't get the size hook I wanted. Lost a bass and a northern. I'm going to try it in both shallow and deep presentations, it's got my interest. I'm really surprised a northern took a chomp on the tube, but I guess they'll eat anything.

[fishfearme]

I always have a drop shot tied on. Sometimes two depending on the type of cover im fishing. My biggest bag in a tourny 19.68 for 5 came on a drop shot. You can use any type of plastic, any size just don't work it too fast. From 3 feet to 30 the drop shot produces.

[ikeslayer]

What is the main advantage to drop shotting? and it sounds like this is something that everyone should know how to do but i have never done it and i don't know many that do. Why is it overlooked?? ike

[fisher98]

I drop shot alot as well. I mainly drop shot areas where people would use a jig worm or texas-rigged worm along deeper weedlines. I believe it is something different that fish have not seen alot of. I have 2 set-ups ready, one with a nose-hooked plastic, and one with a wacky rigged worm. On some days they prefer one over the other, you just have to try both.

I use it on a lite baitcating set up spooled with 10 lb fusion or fireline, and then tie it to a flourocarbon leader at either 8 or 10lbs.

I have caught some monsters drop-shotting and I enjoy throwing it, especially right now it can be deadly if you find any deeper sweet spots...I would recommend learning how to use this technique!!