Thanks for the tip...👍 Fished Texas Rig year round... switched to dropshot & my catches increased but like you mentioned.... heavy weights... awesome videos btw...🎣💯

Dragging the line makes the bait "swim" more naturally.You rarely need all that shaking but, sometimes a snap or two will activate the fish.

love those pitbull cutter

Too much action can be a deterrent for bass when using a finesse technique such as the dropshot. Considering the surface conditions is essential because the waves themselves can impart motion in sensitive baits. This is, of course, something to consider when fishing from a boat when your whole body and rod are moving with the waves, but it is also applicable to bank fishing. If the water is choppy, agitation is often occurring below the surface as well. Sometimes, current or subsurface agitation alone can make your bait alluring to a fish. On calm or still waters, the shakey method with pauses can be the go-to trigger for fish. That said, if you're not getting bit, play around with different techniques among varied conditions, as these are just basic guidelines to start with. Good luck out there!

I like to use the Hazedong Shad, I also put a hitcherhiker in the nose of the bait to help from ripping off. Can't wait to see your Robo worm set up, Is that more of a power shot set up?

Party minnows are awesome...such a good bait.

Robo worm is awesome

The world's expert on dropshotting? 🤣😂

TECHNICALLY I think "Texas-rig" refers to the whole bullet weight, bead, weedless hook deal. But I struggle with what to call it otherwise. Just "weedless"?

Awesome

I caught bass on a trout rod and powerbait lol

Do you feel a dropshot can be used year round or is it more seaonal use

Nathan, I can't use a 10-15' leader on mine. I can't have the uni knot wrapped around my line on the spool prior to casting. Last week I had a leader a foot too long and the knot grabbed the bottom of one of the eyes on the cast. That bait and weight went real far when it snapped off! I don't even like the knot coming through the first eye.

@SeanR_Fishing

4 күн бұрын

Try the Alberto knot. It cinches down much smaller and rides through guides quite well.

@daviddunnett4398

4 күн бұрын

Tie a small (8) swivel on your braid then add fluoro leader with about 12” to your hook with a palomar or drop shot hook (better yet) Use a long enough leader to include a 15-18” tag end to add your weight at the desired length. Looks odd but I have a ton of success

Have you ever fished your dropshot rig using a finesse jig as your sinker rather than the dedicated dropshot sinkers? I asked because in the irrigation canals where I fish, it seemed that I would double my chances of getting hit when I rigged my dropshot up this way to be able to fish two different levels of the water column at the same time. The canals I'm referring to are lined with concrete so although there is still a chance of getting snagged on debris in the canals, the chances of getting bites is greater than getting snagged, especially if I use a jig with a weed guard. I've asked a couple of other KZreadrs this same questions about their dropshot setup and it appears that I'm the only one doing this.

@adamw.fishing6334

4 күн бұрын

I don’t think this would work well for me.

@no_regerts5176

4 күн бұрын

I will try this on walleye…

May wanna point out that the braid doesn’t HAVE to be lime green lol

@sunshinewilson3150

23 сағат бұрын

That's probably the number 1 bit of advice in this video that made me wonder WHY. I wonder what makes him think that lime green increases the catch ratio?

@Poseidon-USN

17 сағат бұрын

The lime green makes seeing the fish swim with the bait easier. When using a medium to medium light parabolic rod, you don't have the tip and hookset power of a more robust rod. This requires you to be more patient and allow the fish to swim with the bait a little bit before you simultaneously lean away from the trajectory of the fish and reel into the hookset. A brighter color braid is a lot easier to track on the water.

@DividedWeAllFall

11 сағат бұрын

@@sunshinewilson3150 He explains why he chooses to use that specifically.

@sunshinewilson3150

7 сағат бұрын

@@DividedWeAllFall in my opinion he says why he uses the lime green but not how it actually makes a difference. I get how he sees the line better but idk how the color makes any difference in sensitivity (feeling).

@DividedWeAllFall

2 сағат бұрын

@@sunshinewilson3150 The only difference is that he can see his line running if he doesn't feel a bite, he will still know he has a fish on. That's the only reason. There's no difference in sensitivity.

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