Damiki 4" Pen For Dropshot?

[airborne_angler]

Picked up a bag of these in a lot of assorted tackle. They look like an absolutely killer bait for a Dropshot,which is what I think they were intended for.

I rigged up a dropshot rig with some line I had laying around the house,and tried it out in my 55 gal Aquarium.

Im not digging the action. If tension isnt kept on the line,the bait sinks like a rock with no action. Also when I keep the line tight and work it like I would my rod in the boat out on the lake,I gotta say the action appears pretty unfavorable.

I like the bait,but other than a Dropshot,what could a 4" Straight tail(sinking) worm be used for with success?

Anyone else ever used this bait on a Dropshot with success?

[J Francho]

Have you tried them out on live fish yet? What I mean is, just go and fish them. No action, sinking straight tail worms are a staple drop shot bait. Quit over analyzing, and go fish them. Take pics!

[airborne_angler]

Ya know your right. Its strange how things are. Something that isnt appealing or natural looking to our eye,maybe totally tantalizing to the fish. Take for instance a old Creme Scoundrel worm,Straight tail,nothing fancy. Ive heard of putting a "kink" in the bait so that upon retrieval,it spins and rolls in the water a bit. Looks totally stupid to me,but according to old timers this totally works.

[J Francho]

One of my favorite drop shot baits is a GYCB Shad Shaped Worm. It's a fast sinking, no action, little green turd. Bass love the stupid things!

[Packard]

I am fishing a bait called the Reins Bubbling Shaker for my dropshot and it looks very similar to the Damiki Pen.