Drop-Shotting For Smallmouth In Current!?

[basscatcher8]

Using enough weight to allow me to keep in touch with the bottom when Control drifting. Does not take as much as you think even in heavy current. unless your using big baits.

 

Ok cool thank you

[Crestliner2008]

The Lindners used to describe this as "slip drifting."  Based on video and article content, looks like it kills, and covers a lot of water.  Good info.

Actually Dan Gapen was the first to coin the phrase "slipping" current. Works very well in a river current and will probably work equally as well in lake current. The idea is let your boat slip less than the current flow. This allows your bait to get down and stay down in the strike zone for longer periods of time. I've used it quite a bit here on the Ct. River system. If you google Dan Gapen, you will find his extraordinary book on this subject entitled, "Big River Fishing".

[Dwight Hottle]

Actually Dan Gapen was the first to coin the phrase "slipping" current. Works very well in a river current and will probably work equally as well in lake current. The idea is let your boat slip less than the current flow. This allows your bait to get down and stay down in the strike zone for longer periods of time. I've used it quite a bit here on the Ct. River system. If you google Dan Gapen, you will find his extraordinary book on this subject entitled, "Big River Fishing".

 

 

Dan Gapen wrote another book called Treeline and Beyound which really covers northen Canada for the guys who like to chase lakers & pike. A really great read if you get the chance.