Tim the dropshot has become my favorit way to bass fish and the best bait that I have found is a 4 inch worm in green pumpkin or watermelon are very good color's to to use but the worm meeds to be slim so you have a lot of action some of my favorites are cabin creek - robo- prowler is one that I helped develop I fish thes worms on a 1'0 light wire hook riged TX. style so I can fish in cover.I like 8lb test most of the time.I have won over 40'000.00 dollars on the dropshot rig John Crase