How Do You Fish A Drop Shot Rig?
The drop-shot rig is a finesse technique that has taken the bass fishing world by a storm. A drop-shot rig will often catch fish when reaction baits won’t do the trick. • Yamamoto has a complete kit for drop-shotting Drop-shotting is a finesse technique that requires light line, so use a spinning outfit spooled up with 6- to 10-pound-test line. • Streamers make great drop-shot baits Using a Palomar knot, tie a small drop-shot hook onto the line, about 18 inches up from the end. Tie so that the hook stands out perpendicular from the line. • At the tag end of the line, about 18 inches from the hook, tie on a drop-shot weight. • Put a small finesse bait on the hook. Four-inch worms, small tubes and grubs are good drop-shot baits. In California, the bass anglers are beginning to use some flies, like streamers, on their drop-shot rigs. • Lake Powell drop-shotting Drop the rig straight down over the side of the boat (no casting right now). When the line goes slack, reel up until the line is
