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I been bass fishing all my life, never have tried using a drop shot until couple of days ago. I was fishing the ky river and couldnt buy a bite for a couple of hours and just tied one on and fished around a bridge pier and caught two really quick.
Really was just wondering if any one on here fishes it much and if u do could u spare some tips on line, hooks, sinkers or even some baits to try, like i said really am a novice at this type of bass fishing. Thanks for any advice!
I also just tried it for the first time. Very first cast with it I caught one. I need a tactic to fish cover in deep water and this may be it. Gamakatsu makes hooks for drop shotting, Eagle Claw makes ball weights and I used a zoom finesse worm hooked like a texas rig. Next time out I got some Powerbait minnows that I am going to nose hook with one of those Gamakatsu hooks size 1. I tie the hook about 18 inches above the weight. There are infinite tips on the web about this tactic. That's where I got the idea and it is 1 for 1 so far.
[QUOTE=FishFry;492333]I also just tried it for the first time. Very first cast with it I caught one. I need a tactic to fish cover in deep water and this may be it. Gamakatsu makes hooks for drop shotting, Eagle Claw makes ball weights and I used a zoom finesse worm hooked like a texas rig. Next time out I got some Powerbait minnows that I am going to nose hook with one of those Gamakatsu hooks size 1. I tie the hook about 18 inches above the weight. There are infinite tips on the web about this tactic. That's where I got the idea and it is 1 for 1 so far.[/QUOTE]
My first cast with the drop shot I had one up to the boat and it got off. I would be careful using the power bait minnows because the bluegill will play hell on them. I used the gulp alive minnows and the bluegill tore the tail off of them EVERY SINGLE CAST!
Clear water is best. Don't be afraid to throw the bait shallow and work back to the boat. I use florocarbon 8lb test. 1/8-1/4 oz dropshot pencil weight seems to be most weedless/hangups. I use a #1 octopus gammy hook, about 18" above weight. Also try using a barrel swivel about 18" above hook, to eliminate line twist. I like to work it like a shakey head, shaking the bait while sitting still, and hopping along bottom. I like robo worms, small 4" worms like flirt worm or zoom finesse, meatheads, etc.
Bassky
I use the drop shot in places no one would think to use it...grass beds on Guntersville/Okeechobee, humps/ledges on KY Lake, shallow on OH River. As long as you don't "horse" them in, you can catch huge bass on 8 lbs fluoro. I use gammy 1/0 drop/split shot hook, tackle warehouse has a page dedicated to drop shot technique. I like a little heavier weight than most so I can keep the weight on the bottom, and for the bait I use anything 4" long and labeled Robo Worm. 7' MH rod, spinning reel, 8 lbs XPS fluoro.