What size weight question?

[LazyBASS1301600404]

is recommended for dropshotting in 30ft and up to 70ft of water?

Also, what type of hook and size would you recommend for dropshotting?

Thanks!

[hookingem]

heres some dropshotting info..

http://www.bassresource.com/fishing/drop_shot_bassfishing.html

[Fat-G]

Man I would pull my eyes out trying to drop-shot in 70 ft. of water. As a matter of fact, I would pull my eyes out trying to drop shot in the first place!

[ww2farmer]

This "lightest weight you can get away with" is total nonsense in deep water vertical drop shotting, put than sinker on the bottom and keep it there. 30+ FOW? 1/2 oz MINIMUM IMHO, 70 FOW?? IDK, I have never fished that deep, but if I was a 1oz sinker would be my choice.

[Scorcher214]

Umm, for 70ft? probably like a 3/4oz at the least, more like 1oz.

[hookingem]

This "lightest weight you can get away with" is total nonsense in deep water vertical drop shotting, put than sinker on the bottom and keep it there. 30+ FOW? 1/2 oz MINIMUM IMHO, 70 FOW?? IDK, I have never fished that deep, but if I was a 1oz sinker would be my choice.

I modified my post for you, but yes the lightest weight you can get away with aka the technique still working properly. The dropshot is a finesse tactic using a light wire hook and light flourocarbon line. So I really don't find it necessary to retract my original statement but since you are older and of course much wiser I did...

[pasadenafishin]

You guys are going to think this is crazy, but I fish a 1/4 ounce tungsten weight from 5" of water to 65+ feet! I feel like it is very important to have a nice slow drop

[WanderLust]

We need some expert advice.

One of my buddies is a drop shot nut and he perfers the 1/2 as his largest DS weight.

This is a technique I stink at so I can't comment.

[Big Bass Chaser]

1-40ft water 3/8oz.

41+ water 1/2oz.

Unless, as one person said, you want a slow fall.

[Crestliner2008]

I rarely drop shot in <20' of water and have fished down to 45' using a 1/4 oz. weight, with no problem.

I don't fish much deeper than that due to possible swim bladder damage to the fish, as I'm strictly a CPR fisherman. However, if I were tempted to go deeper, I'd probably opt for 1/2 oz., as well as if I were fishing current.

[SDoolittle]

I drop shot in water up to about 40' deep, and I don't think I've ever used a sinker heavier than 3/8 oz. If the water is deeper than 40', I find somewhere else to fish.

I use a variety of different hooks depending on what bait I'm using, but I do not recommend StandOut drop shot hooks.

[Luke at Gouldsboro]

I'd use a 1 ounce sinker and a 1/0 dropshot hook. 70 feet of water I think would be hard to tell when the fish eats the bait and starts swimming away... thats deeeep