Djman72 Posted January 27, 2014 Posted January 27, 2014 Curious to see what people reach for first when dropshotting. I'm looking to gear up when a sale rolls around and wanted to see what others are rigging up! Quote
Bassfishing375 Posted January 27, 2014 Posted January 27, 2014 I just started drop shot fishing last year so I have not tried a lot of lure but the bait that I caught the most fish on was the Regular 6" Roboworm in Aarons Magic red & blue flake. Quote
Super User Felix77 Posted January 27, 2014 Super User Posted January 27, 2014 Roboworm is my #1. I also have some success with the Strike King dreamshot. We need a Rage Shot. Quote
Super User ww2farmer Posted January 27, 2014 Super User Posted January 27, 2014 Used to be the GYCB Shad shape worm, but last year I found the Berkley Twitch tail minnow. While not that much cheaper than the GYCB, the tail will at least last beyond the first perch or bluegill pull. Quote
Super User Jrob78 Posted January 27, 2014 Super User Posted January 27, 2014 I'm not a big drop shotter but I like the Roboworm Alive Shad and the GY Shad Shape Worm when I do. Quote
Djman72 Posted January 27, 2014 Author Posted January 27, 2014 Thanks for the replies, looks like i'll be looking into some Roboworms. Quote
Super User tomustang Posted January 27, 2014 Super User Posted January 27, 2014 Finesse worm "insert your faovite one here" Quote
Super User J Francho Posted January 27, 2014 Super User Posted January 27, 2014 Crosstail Shad. Quote
Super User Munkin Posted January 27, 2014 Super User Posted January 27, 2014 Berkley drop shot worm but they are discontinued. Allen Quote
fowlskies Posted January 27, 2014 Posted January 27, 2014 This past season was my first time using a dropshot. I used two different worms, the zoom finesse worm and the Yum Shakealisous, I had more success on the shakealisous out of the two but I did well with both baits. To answer your question the zooms were the first I'd pickup but I seemed to do better on yum I picked up some Missle baits fuse 4.4 and plan on picking up some roboworms to tryout this spring. Quote
ThypeBassin Posted January 27, 2014 Posted January 27, 2014 Robo worms get the job done but are over rated in drop shot fishing. Strike king dream shot as mentioned above are great. Middle baits drop craw is a very nice finesse craw drop shot bait. Mix it up throwing the drop shot. Also one of my favorite drop shot techniques is using a finesse jig as my weight and then having a craw fish bait (drop craw) nose hooked. Your getting a two for one punch. Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted January 27, 2014 Global Moderator Posted January 27, 2014 Twitchtail minnow Zman finesse worm Meathead worm Quote
Avaitor63 Posted January 27, 2014 Posted January 27, 2014 KVD Dream Shot worm,good live worm action. Quote
Rangerphil Posted January 27, 2014 Posted January 27, 2014 One other little secret is a 3 inch senko wacky rigged on a dropshot! Now I have said too much!...lol.. 4 Quote
Duckbutter100 Posted January 27, 2014 Posted January 27, 2014 For you guys using jigs on the bottom. Are you adjusting your leader length any different then you would if it were just a weight? Quote
mjseverson24 Posted January 27, 2014 Posted January 27, 2014 I make the leader typically a little shorter when I use a jig for a weight, as I have to clip off the hook in mn to obey state laws, usually about 12 inches and as long as 16 and as short as 6. The baits I really love to use with drop shotting are a 3-5 in senko type bait, a 5-7 in finesse worm, GYCB shad tail worm, and Gulp alive leeches/crawlers. Mitch 1 Quote
Super User J Francho Posted January 27, 2014 Super User Posted January 27, 2014 I have to clip off the hook in mn to obey state laws What's your hook up ratio with that setup? Kdding there - but what is the point, if you cannot have a second hook? Quote
Super User ww2farmer Posted January 27, 2014 Super User Posted January 27, 2014 One other little secret is a 3 inch senko wacky rigged on a dropshot! Now I have said too much!...lol.. Zip it buddy.....LOL . The baits I really love to use with drop shotting are a 3-5 in senko type bait, a 5-7 in finesse worm, GYCB shad tail worm, and Gulp alive leeches/crawlers. Mitch Substitute the Berkley twitchtail minnow for the GYCB shad shape worm, and we pretty much think the same. 2 Quote
mod479 Posted January 27, 2014 Posted January 27, 2014 Another vote for dropshotting small stick baits rigged wacky.. its a bizarre way to use them, but it has salvaged more than one day for me. My advice is to experiment with fall rates, a heavy weight will make it drop pretty fast and flutter in an erratic manner. I've caught LMB this way in weeds when they'd ignore most everything else, strange but it works. Quote
Super User Fishes in trees Posted January 27, 2014 Super User Posted January 27, 2014 When I am doing the finesse drop shot option, there are a bunch of different baits I might use, for the most part it will be come 4" to 5" straight tail worm. For the Bubba drop shot, which I do most of the time I like a couple of Berkley baits. The 5" power bait jerk shad - start with Arkansas Shiner color and then tint it will spike it markers. The 4" Crazy legs chigger craw is also a good choice. Quote
BaconStealer303 Posted January 27, 2014 Posted January 27, 2014 Chompers drop shot worm is my favorite Quote
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