drop shotting

[fishgerald]

i cant wait to pull out my drop shot rig this year, has anyone tried and had luck on it at rough ? if so what is your favorite size weight and leader length?

[Danny]

Gerald,

The best thing to do is use it, and use it in many different scenarios.

I have fished it deep, and those bites are usually very subtle. However when I use it up around shallow rocks, the smallies just try to kill it.

I don't use it enough to have anymore info than that. I use it when other things just aren't working.

Danny

[Bassky]

What plastic bait/color do you use?
Bassky

[Danny]

Generally my finesse worms are dark colored. I like black/blue and purple. I also will take my zoom pumpkin/chartruese worms and trim them down to be a little shorter than 6 inches. But remember, I fish at Barkley most of the time, and the water is more stained than the eastern lakes in our states.

Good luck,

Danny

[Danny]

Sometimes I will use a grub. I've used curly tailed grubs as well as spider grubs. I've used 3 and 4 inch kalin grubs, and some "generic" very small grubs.

Hope this helps.

Danny

[Jose]

I'm no help with this rig yet! I'm committing myself to fishing this rig this year. So far, I've thrown it for several hours on two fishing trips(Cumberland & Herrington) but haven't yet caught anything on it. I'd just like to see what the hit feels like!

[jdw174]

I've had strikes that almost tore the rod from my hands, and I've had strikes that I never felt until I lifted the rod tip and the fish was there. Kinda like any other worm fishing IMO.