Quillback Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 Up with the chickens again this morning, launched the boat at about 6 AM. My plan was to do a little c-rigging and then try the drop shot for a bit. Didn't think I'd be out for long, due to a combination of heat, non-biting fish and recreational traffic. The c-rigging didn't pan out too well. I picked up 3 random smallmouth on a couple of different locations, main channel points and rocks, fish were in the 10-20 range. Found some spotted bass in 30 FOW off a gravel point, caught 10 of them on a drop shot fished near the bottom using a Roboworm. That was the only place I found them. Took a couple of screen shots of them. That was the sum of my catching, caught them early, didn't get one after about 9 AM and put the boat on the trailer at 1030. This post has been promoted to an article merc1997 Bo, dan hufferd, crazy4fishin and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch f Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 Nice! I made up my mind to learn drop shotting this year. What’s your set up look like? Rod, reel, line, weight, etc.? "Honor is a man's gift to himself" Rob Roy McGregor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quillback Posted August 6, 2019 Author Share Posted August 6, 2019 I use a 6'10" spinning rod, moderate action. 6lb. InvisX, 1/4 oz weight. Pretty much vertical fishing, I'll flip it out there 30 feet or so, let it drop to the bottom, work it with some subtle shakes and hops. When you get over them like in those screen shots, they'll usually bite. Sometimes you've got to leave it down there for a bit, they may not hit right away. Royal Blue, magicwormman, dan hufferd and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan hufferd Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 2 hours ago, Quillback said: Up with the chickens again this morning, launched the boat at about 6 AM. My plan was to do a little c-rigging and then try the drop shot for a bit. Didn't think I'd be out for long, due to a combination of heat, non-biting fish and recreational traffic. The c-rigging didn't pan out too well. I picked up 3 random smallmouth on a couple of different locations, main channel points and rocks, fish were in the 10-20 range. Found some spotted bass in 30 FOW off a gravel point, caught 10 of them on a drop shot fished near the bottom using a Roboworm. That was the only place I found them. Took a couple of screen shots of them. That was the sum of my catching, caught them early, didn't get one after about 9 AM and put the boat on the trailer at 1030. This post has been promoted to an article Nice, I have learned a lot ! Johnsfolly and Quillback 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnsfolly Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 Congrats QB! Have never been drop shotting for bass. Just don't get out on lakes in a boat. Love reading the posts. Quillback and Mitch f 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 Good catching. Hunt as I may I just don’t see stuff like that on my units. I guess I still don’t know where to look. Mitch f 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch f Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 Just noticed an 86 degree surface temp? Wow "Honor is a man's gift to himself" Rob Roy McGregor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quillback Posted August 7, 2019 Author Share Posted August 7, 2019 7 hours ago, Dutch said: Good catching. Hunt as I may I just don’t see stuff like that on my units. I guess I still don’t know where to look. I have only found the drop shot fish in one location this summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m&m Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 Quill, nice pictures. Congratulations on braving the heat and humidity. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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