Drop Shot Setup

[Old plug]

What you just described Bill sounds a awful lot like my drop shot rigs. Only differences are I usually use 10 or 12 lb test all thought the rig and I attach my hook about 3 " or so below the swivel then place the sinker 12 to18. " below that. I sort of stick with bait type bell sinkers of around 3/8 oz. The. reason I rig my hook do high above the sinker is it gives me more room to work the bait. Sometimes this rig can be a real pain. It might seem like a outlandish rig but I catch many bass on it every year. Have not tried it for catfish. I will have to take it down to one of my deep humps and try that. I have no doubt it will work.

[Bill Babler]

Nice. You throw that on lake O with a Baby Brushhog and something big will try and take it away from you. Caught that carp on a 3/8th. Missouri Craw with a green pumpkin baby hog.

[howards cowards]

New to fishing a drop shot. I have seen videos where they fish them on the bottom. When you fish them vertical, is it used mostly with depth finder. Or is there a certain depth range you concentrate on.

[Old plug]

It is vertical for most I believe but in my case I fish it in places you might fish a Carolina rig. I also Do a lot of pitching with it. I hold the weight in my fingers and pitch it out like when your flipping.it will go a real good distance with the right outfit.

Yes you are fishing drop shot on the bottom. Your lure is off the bottom giving it a more natural look. You can also impart a lot more action to the lure your using. I would imagine your going to get a lot more good advise on here than you will from me. My drop shot fishing in no way follows the norm. I use heavier lines, bigger hooks and larger lures than you would normally find on a drop shot.

Bill the baby brush hog is about my favorite on my drop shot along with a small dead ringer. I have tried plastic worms like shakes heads and large worms. I did not do much with the shakes and the large worms tangle in the shot rig. But I caught several bass 4 lbs last year on those large trick worms they sell at PBS rigged texans style. They stay out of the rigging and have a pretty good bouncy action to them.

[Bill Babler]

If you watch either pro-fishing tour just like you Plug, they pitch it a lot. This is a technique that takes practice and is great for fishing docks and ledges. Yamamoto 4 or 5 inch cuttail and most of the Chompers drop shot worms are excellent for vertical fishing.

Very, very shortly we will not be fishing the shot on the bottom. A lot of fish now are suspended and we are catching them vertical at depths. of 26 to 36 over 100+

The shot shines in presentations like these.

For that type of presentation, good electronics are not only required but a must. I see 90% of the fish we catch and fish to the fish that I see.

Thanks for all the good information on this blog.

Good Luck

[Hunter91]

I have fished the drop shot for several years now and have caught a bunch of fish on it. Most of the fish I catch have been up to about 3.5 lbs. My tourney partner and I were practicing for a tourney Sat up towards Baxter and he caught a 7+ on drop shot. Best fish I have seen caught on one.

[Rodmaker]

What colors of the swing impact do ya'll like?