drop shot

[Sore Thumbs]

It's my own fault. I don't take the time required to figure it out. I'm a quick learner when I can actually see it being done , but reading and applying it always takes me longer

[Alex Heitman]

Sorethumbs you start with 6-8 lb line with a swivel and 2 ft leader. Keeps the line twist down. Tie a Palomar knot and make sure the hook is facing up and the. Take the tag end back through the top of the hook eyelet. This makes sure the hook stays straight up. Heavy cover you can use an offset hook and Texas rig it. I usually use the little octopus hooks and just nose hook a purple type worm. I'd say the fish probably aren't as suspended over deep water right now with the high water but closer to the bottom on points and bluff ends in 25 ft. When the lake is normal I like getting out deeper over 80-100 plus and usually target them about 30-35 but depends how deep they are. That's just usually the magic number. Big community docks and long points where it drops off into the deep channel are good. Target the cables in 30-40 ft deep by the docks and even up in the slips. I'm not the best at it and don't really like doing it but I will when it's tough. Hope that helps a little.

[Sore Thumbs]

Thanks Alex. I know how to rig it. My problem is finding fish. My home waters are Beaver. That might be my problem right there. Gonna try Table Rock either Saturday or Sunday. People give great info on places to go. I'm not familiar with a lot of Table Rock. I usually put in at Holiday Island or Aunt's creek. Sounds like I need to be in lower end to have more success on DS.

[Alex Heitman]

I've heard there is a good crankbite and jig bite going on around there in around 15-20 ft deep. It may not be setting up good for a drop shot bite right now with the high water. If I was going I would go up the James or long creek and throw a big crank.

[D Mann]

You have to commit to it to get it figured out. My brother and I were fishing a hot summer day throwing everything we had not a bite. So I said we're drop shotting till we figure it out 2 or 3 summers later it is my goto method when I need a limit. leave it all at the house except for that drop shot rod

[Sore Thumbs]

Will do.

[mjk86]

Thanks Alex. I know how to rig it. My problem is finding fish. My home waters are Beaver. That might be my problem right there. Gonna try Table Rock either Saturday or Sunday. People give great info on places to go. I'm not familiar with a lot of Table Rock. I usually put in at Holiday Island or Aunt's creek. Sounds like I need to be in lower end to have more success on DS.

Under normal conditions I find DS fish either on main lake points where it rolls off into the the channel (on the point, or over the channel but almost always at the same depths), Long docks over deep water on the main lake, and major creek arms, sunken islands, and tree tops. I dont have good electronics at all, and can still manage these fish. Just have to avoid spending too much time looking at inactive fish on your screen, I will spend no more than 20min in a spot with no bite.

[D Mann]

From the joe bass results sounds like there are better ways to catch them right now though

[dtrs5kprs]

Thanks Alex. I know how to rig it. My problem is finding fish. My home waters are Beaver. That might be my problem right there. Gonna try Table Rock either Saturday or Sunday. People give great info on places to go. I'm not familiar with a lot of Table Rock. I usually put in at Holiday Island or Aunt's creek. Sounds like I need to be in lower end to have more success on DS.

A left turn out of Aunts (and sometimes a right) will get you in the DS area. Baxter to the dam. Alex nailed it with locations, they will also get out on the flat gravel places. On those start in that 30-35' range and work deeper.

[Duck]

Hire Bill Babler for a half day and tell him what you want to learn, he is a hell of a good teacher. My brother in law and I used him and it was WELL worth the money.His knowledge of depth finders and spotting fish is second to none. Good fishing, Duck.