Drop Shotting?

[Beetle]

How many of you guys do it? What hooks do you use? I have done it very little but when I have I've been successful. Yesterday I went out and consistenly caught fish for about 4 hours. I was using a Gulp smelt. I caught several fish and would have managed a lake limit of 16" fish. I lost a smallmouth right at the boat that would have been 4lbs or better. I was using Gamakatsu drop shot hooks and was wondering if the small size of the hook was the reason I lost it? Any suggestions?

[dukhntr]

I haven't done it much at all. I did it from the docks one day at milford 2 years ago and caught 10 Keeper Lm. I just don't have the confidence to do it more often.....WOuld be interesting topic...

[BLAAJA]

[QUOTE=beetle]How many of you guys do it? /QUOTE]

Don't get the opportunity very often, but love to whenever I can!!!!!

[BLAAJA]

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by dukhntr &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I haven't done it much at all. </TD></TR></TABLE>


Sorry
Just had to!@@@@

the devil made me do it.

[PII Magnum]

i use the G shotting hooks when I do it i like a finnesse worm zoom

[bigfishingstud]

I DO IT,, i do it all nite long
OH you was talking fishing

[Beetle]

One time I was drop shotting out of a walleye boat on Milford in March and fell in the water!!!! This dudes boat had one of those sit down type seat on the front deck. I set the hook and the seat caught me below the knees and in the water I went. If was freakin freezing!!!!! I went completely under!!!

[Hydrilla Gorilla]

I’ve got some of the stand out hooks, they look good and seem to stand straight out. I’ve still never caught a fish on the drop shot though http://www.standouthooks.com/

[Beetle]

I like fishing it, but overlook it too often... Very effective! Forgot to mention earlier... While fishing the drop shot yesterday I caught 4 HUGE bluegill in 27 Ft. off water... Im talking gills that went damn near a pound a piece.

[caseysmith14]

I've done it occationally but not a whole lot, when I do I love the standout hooks I think I use size 2 or 4... Powerbait has an awesome looking dropshot minnow, I use the Zoom Meathead's too.

[Beetle]

I like the meathead... Check out the Gulp Smelt

[dukhntr]

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by beetle &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">One time I was drop shotting out of a walleye boat on Milford in March and fell in the water!!!! This dudes boat had one of those sit down type seat on the front deck. I set the hook and the seat caught me below the knees and in the water I went. If was freakin freezing!!!!! I went completely under!!!</TD></TR></TABLE>

Yeah, that was funny as hell. BTW my little champ is not a walleye boat!!!!

[R.D.]

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Yeah, that was funny as hell. BTW my little champ is not a walleye boat!!!! </TD></TR></TABLE>



Like Bob said......Stand-out hooks.....I've used them and work really well........I've also used Gammy 1/0-2/0 circle hooks and been OK

[Whiteranger]

I use the #2 gammy red hooks, zoom finesse worms, trick worms or whatever strikes my fancy. Robo worms are charging hard. Extreme patience is needed here, that I have issues with sometimes My confidence is coming up on this as I am catching fish on it.

[caseysmith14]

I've always caught fish doing it but they are always small May have to try putting bigger baits on there...

[Beetle]

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by cgs2004 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I've always caught fish doing it but they are always small </TD></TR></TABLE> Me too, until yesterday! I would mark structure with fish and just fish the hell out of it. I did catch alot of small fish on it, but they would hit it on the way down. The bigger fish all came from 19-30 ft.

[R.D.]

Brad.......I have found that you can put heavier/lighter weight on that when you are starting to target them like that.........I fished TR like that a few years ago and it was cool.......found a couple locations holding fish......changed bait size and fall (lighter DS weight).....and it was like fishing a whole nothing area too bad It didnt last long.....we culled through a lot of non*keepers to get a good one too........but after he figured them out we were getting bigger fish

[bigfishingstud]

i always like the power drop shotting.. 1 oz sinker tear drop shape works best,, 6/0 extra wide gap Gamma hook, 20# Sufix Elite string and a 10" power worm in june bug... works best i 3 foot of water or less

[R.D.]

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by bigfishingstud &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i always like the power drop shotting.. 1 oz sinker tear drop shape works best,, 6/0 extra wide gap Gamma hook, 20# Sufix Elite string and a 10" power worm in june bug... works best i 3 foot of water or less </TD></TR></TABLE>

as Melvin would say................................DAMN

[BLAAJA]

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by bigfishingstud &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i always like the power drop shotting.. 1 oz sinker tear drop shape works best,, 6/0 extra wide gap Gamma hook, 20# Sufix Elite string and a 10" power worm in june bug... works best i 3 foot of water or less </TD></TR></TABLE>

Sounds like a perfect rig for punchin grass mats.