Good Drop Shot Lures For Smallmouth?

[xAngler.rainey]

Need suggestions for what lures to use on a drop shot rig for smallmouth.

[Crestliner2008]

If it's made out of plastic, chances are pretty good that a smallie will grab it - if you fish it in the right place. My all-time fav is the 4" Roboworm. Doesn't seem to matter much as far as color goes, but these worms produce day in & day out. Fin-S Fish, Senkos, tube, Helgrammites, you name it. I've caught them on most of what is poured into a mold.

[xAngler.rainey]

If it's made out of plastic, chances are pretty good that a smallie will grab it - if you fish it in the right place. My all-time fav is the 4" Roboworm. Doesn't seem to matter much as far as color goes, but these worms produce day in & day out. Fin-S Fish, Senkos, tube, Helgrammites, you name it. I've caught them on most of what is poured into a mold.

Ok thanks.

[A-Jay]

Berkley Powerbait 4" Power Curly Tail Worms ~ Green Pumpkin and try coloring the tail chartreuse.

 

Good Luck

 

A-Jay

 

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[Smallie Hunter]

Reins bubble shaker 5 inch. It floats and stays horizontal.

[Snakehead Whisperer]

x2 on the Roboworms. My other top picks would be...

 

-cut tail worm

-Zoom finesse worm

-ringworm

-gulp or similar sized minnow like a Havoc Sick Fish in the small size

-3-4" grub

 

I usually like to add anise scent when dropshotting for smallies (although other fish seem to react positively as well.) Spike-It "Gamefish" flavor lure dye is anise scented and lasts a good long while.

 

Like others have stated, pretty much any soft plastics will work on a ds rig. My good friend swears by small 4" lizards and does really well, I can't bring myself to do it .

 

I usually start out on a 1/O hook, but adjust according to my hook up ratio and whether I'm trying to keep the panfish off the line or not.

[cueball]

Z-Man 4" Finesse Wormz.  Work great and you can fish one worm all day.  I also like Robo Worms and Zoom Z Drops, but you go through a lot more of them than the Z-Man worm.

[bassboy33]

4.5 inch straight tail roboworm

 

[zewski]

The Xzone Slammer is a secret of alot of pros, Takahiro Omoro won an event drop shotting this... http://www.***.com/Xzone_Lures_Slammer/descpage-XZONESL.html

[JeziHogg]

3" twitch tail

[mod479]

3 - 5" finesse worms in green pumpkin, melon, or black is a good starting point just about anywhere. I try to keep it simple now that I have confidence in the rig instead of messing around throwing a dozen colors of the same bait. Not neccesary in most cases.      

[Zippyduck Krimm]

Jackall  crosstail shad, 3-4" and senkos

[SMB101]

4" Pro Senko , chompers and Jackell crosstail which is a first this year and has been working out well.

[kickerfish1]

Jackall I-Shad

Jackkall Cross tail shad

Roboworm Sculpin

Roboworm 4 inch worm

Strike king dream shot

Keitech sex impact 4.8 inch

 

If you can't catch them on these something is wrong.

[everythingthatswims]

Anything 2-5" long with a straight tail (and it doesn't necessarily have to have a straight tail, some people drop shot with little swimbaits) 3-4" is the most common size though.

[NathanW]

For Smallies

 

4.5 inch curl tail roboworm if there is current.

4.5 inch straight tail worm if there is not current

 

Late summer and into fall I switch to the Z-Man Shad-Z in green pumpkin because these fish will flat out eat anything and Elaztech will stay on your hook through multiple fish and constant dink nibbling.

 

For LMB

6" straight tail Roboworm

[MichiganBass80]

I'm new to targeting smallmouth, but so far the Strike King KVD Dreamshot both 4 and 5 inch have worked for me.  So far green pumpkin has worked the best, followed by KVD magic and candy craw.  Picked up a pack of morning dawn as well, but haven't tried them out yet.

[gettin bent]

Roboworm 4"

Berkley gulp leech 3" black. To get better action on the leech take a ultiliy knife a fillet the leech length wise makin two leechs. Sometime this is the ticket for finicky smallies. Put the flat side up.

Xzone slammer 3" and tail hook it. This way when you lower your rod tip it glides away from you. This is really effective mid summer in depth less then 12ft.

[Dinky]

All the above obviously work.

I caught a bunch of smallmouth on Champlain a couple weeks ago drop shooting in deep water rock piles using 4 and 5 inch Senkos wacky rigged, with tips tinted in chartreuse.

Also caught a few on a 6 inch finesse worm.

All in various watermelon or lighter green.

[webertime]

All the above obviously work.

I caught a bunch of smallmouth on Champlain a couple weeks ago drop shooting in deep water rock piles using 4 and 5 inch Senkos wacky rigged, with tips tinted in chartreuse.

Also caught a few on a 6 inch finesse worm.

All in various watermelon or lighter green.

Shhhhhhhhhh. About the senkos.

Whiskey River whiptails

The teeny Keitech Swing Impact

Strike King finesse worms when the rock bass/perch are around.

[ww2farmer]

Gulp...............3" minnows, 3" fry, and 3" leeches. I generally don't like Gulp products, but for drop shotting specifically for smallmouth, I have found nothing that works better. Almost every single smallmouth I have ever caught over 5lbs has come on a dropshotted Gulp product. Lots of 4+ lbers on other things, but for some reason the big ones like Gulp.

[Crestliner2008]

Another thing to keep in mind here is that you really should carry a variety of plastics to present to the fish. They can turn on/turn off one particular style/size/color quite rapidly. They have ample time to look over your offering and accept or reject it. So, if you think you are over fish and you haven't had any that take, try switching over to an entirely different style.

 

BTW, another "crackerjack" bait is the 3" Sluggo, nose hooked!

[BasshunterJGH]

4.5 inch straight tail roboworms and tubes are top producers for me. Morning dawn is my favorite color robo, the best tube I've found is the gitzit 3 inch by far the best color is brown craw/salt pepper at least in my area...

[Ozark_Basser]

Reapers

[Hanover_Yakker]

PowerTeam Lures 3.6" JP Hammershad - it has one of the best baitfish profiles out there.  If you're interested, drop me a line and I'll send you some info.