Drop shot at night

[Bgctrading]

Does anyone ever dropshot at night or is it a high sun deal only?

[Guest]

drop shotting can be very productive at night dragging across the bottom.  it is something you just have to experiment with to see if it will work on the night you are fishing.  there could be some nights it would be the best thing going, and others no so good.

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[NebSchmidty]

Something I've used successfully in my murkier waters here at home is to use a worm with a small curl tail, rather than just the stereotypical straight or shad shape worm.  I'll use it when I'm drifting through certain depth or trying to keep my worm suspended slightly above the gunk as I drag across the bottom.  Seems like the extra vibration can sometimes help them find it better.  Maybe that could translate well to a night fishing scenario on TR?

[bferg]

I only have limited experience here so take this with a grain of salt... 

BUT it seem like night is when the tungsten weight makes more of a difference.  I usually don't care much if my weight is tungsten or not but in the few times I have had success dropping at night I feel like I have done better with the tungsten- I assume this is because it is louder than lead?

[Old plug]

I think it might be hard depending on your way of fishing a drop shot Unless you fish it as Merc subscribes. I know it works though in the day time on ledges  But most of my drop shooting is done dropping my shot or flipping it right down the side of a dock. I do not agree about the tungsten I think most of the attraction come from the weight hitting the bottom. I make my own Bell sinkers. I fish drop shot from in the range from 5/8 to 11/4 OZ. I think of what happens is the heavier wight hitting the bottom give more disturbance when they slam into the bottom  cuasing more bounce to a  fast falling bait and the combination of the two elicits a strike.