What is the best way to fish a drop shot?

Generally I like to suspend the bait about 14-inches or so off the bottom and the drop shot rig makes it easy. Simply tie the hook on leaving at least a foot and a half from the tag end. Use a Palomar knot. You always want the point of the hook up so it will stick the fish better and won’t get hung up as much.

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When should I use a drop shot rig?

When to use a drop shot rig

When bass retreat to deeper water (in summer or winter)
When bass hold close to the bottom.
When bass are lethargic (due to either hot or cold temperatures)
When bass are not feeding aggressively (due to change of weather)
In open water or in water with light cover.

Where do you put a drop shot rig?

How long should the leader be for a drop shot?

When you are right on top of the bait the distance of your bait from the bottom will be the same length as your leader. I generally use a 12 inches leader when vertical fishing a drop shot. Shorter leaders tend to be better when fishing rivers as well.

How do you make a drop shot rig?

Buy a medium or lightweight rod. You can purchase a general light or medium fishing rod online or at a fishing or game store.

Thread 10–20 lb (4.5–9.1 kg) braided line through the eyelets of your pole.

Tie a 15–18 in (380–460 mm) fluorocarbon leader to the braided line.

Tie the leader to the hook.

How to rig a drop shot hook?

First,attach the dropshot fishing hook to the mainline using a Palomar knot but make sure that the point is in the upwards direction.

Pass the tag end through the hook eye so that the point faces up.

Now attach the weight by passing the tag end of the line through the eyelet and pull it toward the closed top.

What are the best drop shot worms?

Cut the length of your bait down from the bottom of the water,depending on how high or low you would prefer.

Slide it into the hook eye from the top,then into the tag end of the line.

Put a loop on the end of the tag.

Pinch the looping line’s overlapping section.

Take the hook and put it in the loop.

How to rig a drop shot with Kevin VanDam?

Doing it His Way. VanDam’s approach to drop-shotting is a prime example.

VanDam’s Power Approach. VanDam’s Humminbird showed baitfish positioned deep off the grass edge during his power-shot demo.

Power-Shotting Bait Options.

What is the best way to fish a drop shot?