Quote Originally Posted by FishFry View Post
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.
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!