Drop Shot At Night

[T-RockJaws]

My partner and I are fairly new at the whole drop shot approach. We are getting some what comfortable with it in the day time once we find the fish stacked up. However, come night fall we always resort back to the jig, big worm or salt craw for that night time bite. It doesn't seem like I have ever heard anyone talking about using the drop shot at night and was just curious if any of you out here on OAF use it after dark? Thanks in advance for any help or pointers you can offer!

[Stump bumper]

My wife likes to drop shot at night and will always switch to a 4in black worm as soon as the sun goes down. I have never seen her catch a keeper doing that, a lot of bluegill and small bass. I am a believer the bigger and louder at night the better.

IMO drop shots are a sight presentation and at night you are limiting that part of the strike zone so it would really be a hit them on the head type of thing. Excepections would be full moons with no clouds and lighted docks when the fish are using their eyes more than their lateral lines.

[gitnby]

As I have posted before, I had an old buddy on our dock that was always trying new and different lures and presentations.

Unfortunately, he passed away a couple years ago.

His favorite lure was the jig and eel. (does Uncle Josh still make those things?)

Anyway, when everyone started using the drop-shot technique, he rigged up his own version.

He would put a 6" curly-tail worm (blue or black, as I remember) about 18" up from his jig and eel, and drag it and hop it along.

He did well, day and night, and would work it at depths of up to 40'.

Most of his fish would take the worm, and sometimes he would get doubles.

Kinda makes sense? The jig stirs up the bottom, and the fish comes to check it out, and sees the worm as easy pickins?

Forgot all about this until T-Rock Jaws brought up the topic!

Not sure how it would work for suspended fish, though?