not stupid. from my experience a carolina rig helps you cover a wide surface area better, more of a locator rig. apparently that's all down the toilet now though cause these guys are talkin about fishin a DS horizontally, which is great, i'm just used to droppin it down and fishin it within the close vicinity of the boat. also a drop shot suspends your lure off the bottom and above grass for example like Rhino mentioned, closer to the bass's field of vision. a worm gets better action suspended off the bottom, the bottom stops it from moving as much