Drop Shot Questions

[secondstring]

I mainly fish from shore and was wondering is it worth my time trying to drop shot from shore. Is the presentation from shore going to give my bait the action I'm looking for.  :-/

[Speed_Racer]

It is definitely worth your time. It is just as effective on the shore as it is on a boat. Being on shore or on a boat has no bearing on the action of your bait. You decide how much action your bait will have. Sometimes less is more. You can deadstick it and the flow of the water will give your bait enough action. Good luck!

[Delaware Valley Tackle]

I've had success with this. The only adjustment I make is to lengthen the leader when not fishing vertical to keep the bait as far off the bottom as you want.

[RedhookRR]

One of my best strikes, shore fishing was with a dropshot.  I agree with DVT on add length to the leader though does help.

[Big Bait Fishing]

when drop shotting from shore , i feel you can do just as good if not better , cast it out far and instead of a vertical presentation , you reel it in super slow and give action to the bait . you can fan cast from shore like you would a texas rigged worm , but you will have your bait a little off the bottom and can cover water good .

[Hammer 4]

I'm more of the "sit & twitch " type, especially if there any sort of current. If you use a 6" or 4.5" roboworm for example, and whether you t rig, or nose hook it, the current will give the worm enough action that you shouldn't have to do much, except maybe a small twitch now and then.

For dragging the bottom, I prefer a C rig, or a splitshot.

And yes, it's worth it to DS from shore..

[islandbass]

I mainly fish from shore and was wondering is it worth my time trying to drop shot from shore. Is the presentation from shore going to give my bait the action I'm looking for. :-/

I fish from the shore 99.9999% of the time and I employ the drop shot rig often. I mean no offense by this, but I do get a big chuckle whenever I come across posts where there is a debate or question that the drop shot won't work because it's being done from the shore. The fish don't know. ;D

I will tell you that it is worth your time, if you're willing to put in the time. If you give it a fair shake you should be rewarded. If anything, you will probably come to the conclusion that drop shotting from the shore is so effective that you could kick yourself in the phanny for not trying it earlier.

The vast majority of the fish I catch are caught on the drop shot and 100% from the shore. That .9999% is the result of fishing from a boat just twice, ever in my life.

The only thing you have to do now is to get-r done.

Finally, I view the drop shot as a method to rig your lure. It is not limited to being just a finesse/light line tactic. You can step up in line class, lure size, and rod power to suit the cover. 8-)

[KYntucky Warmouth]

I fish mostly from shore and uses a dropshot pretty often.  Great around standing timber, slowly swimming over grass, and under bridges.

[Crestliner2008]

Definitely give it a try from shore. Look at it as just another finesse presentation technique. You are limited with access to a lot of areas that boats are not limited to. Consequently, you need to strain ever inch of water you find. The drop shot accomplishes this quite well.

One thing though, do not "over-work" the DS. Sometimes I'll just drag it a bit, without ever employing the "twitching" that I see a lot of folks doing. Don't forget, no matter where you fish, there is some movement of the water. And those small, supple worms will take on a life of their own down there! Over working your bait sometimes puts the fish off.