Drop-Shot Misconception

[Craigums]

So I tried a drop shot for the first time today but with a twist as I have no boat in the cities I went off a local pier. I was using a ZOOM Tiny Fluke in Watermelon seed color and small crappie tubes...Ended up catching 5 average bass in the hour and half I was there. This goes to show that you dont necessarily need "Deep" water or electronics for this technique...I was very impressed with the simplicity of the rig and will definately being trying it again in differant situations (In a Boat ) Thanks again to the people that put helpful info onto this forum

[Deitz Dittrich]

Craig- its a very versitle rig, I bust it out quite a bit in shallow water... I myself have found it difficult in and around weeds, but have adapted it quite well for those situations as well.

[MNBassGuy]

Yeah, drop shot is great in shallow water at times. I have used a drop shot in as little as 3 feet of water when the fish are up shallow. You can target weeds, boulders, or even dock shallow with great results!

You can't beat a drop shot when fishing a bedding fish in the spring. I usually line up 2 or 3 different baits that I work a fish over with. I might start with a senko-style worm, then come at 'em with a Tiki Monkey, followed by a grub, and then some sort of small sunfish imitation (especially when they are chasing sunnies off the beds). The drop shot is great because you can throw one a couple of times, then easily take the bait off and work a different one.

I find it especially useful when fishing smallies on shallow flats. In fact, I won a tourament using that technique on Green Lake early in the year and took 4th in a recent tourney on Green doing the same.

Basically, if the fish aren't reacting to a bait that sinks to the bottom I try a drop shot no matter what the depth.

[Muddog]

What a weekend!

I hit the lakes looking for Bass and they found me.

I used a Hardnose toad, Flukes and Shaky head worm rig. The toad and the Shaky head worked wonders. The Shaky head was a 1/32oz jig with a 3X floating watermelon worm. Dead sticking and shaking. Catch a few. Head to the next spot,ect. and do it all over again.

It was a great weekend for Bass fishing. Just thought I would share that with you.

[Central Bassman]

I still havent caught a fish on a drop shot yet!!!

[RK]

Hiya -

No depth limits on drop shotting, or boat requirements, for sure. Drop shot rigs kick smallie butt in rivers fishing from the bank. I catch a lot of fish on them pitching to cover in 3-6' of water at times, and catch an astonishing number of smallies right under the boat in 6-8 feet of very clear water.

I don't fish for bedding fish personally, but I know that pitching DS rigs and hovering them over beds is a popular technique.

With different combinations of baits, weights, and dropper lengths, drop shot rigs are amazingly versatile. Simplicity rules.

Cheers,

Rob Kimm

[lookincalifornia]

excelent thread, i'll have to bring my spinning rod and do some dropshotting next time i go out. i just considered it a boaters only method. i should have known better