Best Drop Shot baits on the Market?

[MnAngler21]

I'm planning on doing a lot of drop shotting this season. What do you guys think a few of the best drop shot baits out there are?

[A-Jay]

Hello and Welcome to Bass Resource ~

Drop Shot baits come in all shapes & sizes and most all will get bit at one time or another.

Some popular (because they are effective) baits include but are definitely not limited to . . .

Almost all of Roboworm's baits, Strike King KVD Dream Shot & Magnum Dream Shot.  In the bait fish shaped category ~ Basstrix Flash Trix & Basstrix Glass Minnow as well as Berkley Powerbait Pro Twitchtail Minnow and Berkley Gulp Alive Minnow.

Two of My personal favorites & Top Two producers for Two Seasons running are Berkley Powerbait 4" Power Worms and the Strike King Rage Craw (though not typically thought of as a drop shot bait - I'd really urge you to try it before passing judgement).

Good Luck

A-Jay

[Crestliner2008]

Welcome aboard! Pick out any 4" worm and don't worry about it being "the best". I've caught big smallies on just about every conceivable piece of plastic out there. The most successful smallmouth hunters worry a lot more about location than what's on the hook. If you just don't know where to start, get a few packs of the Roboworms. You can't go wrong.

[NorcalBassin]

Tough to beat the Jackall Crosstail Shad, SK Dream Shots, and Roboworms,

[The Fisher]

4" Hags Tornado for drop shot (great colors) and 5" if you decide to shaky head. They float really well.

[camman]

Roboworms...Roboworms...Roboworms....Guess what I use?..>Either the FX Sculpin for 4.5" Straight tail are my go to baits..

 

[Bass2124]

4" Zoom trick worms in green pumpkin flat out catch more river SM than any other plastic that I have used including roboworms and dreamshots,  They also offer the best bang for your buck.

[blckshirt98]

- Almost anything with a light twitchy tail will work.  I've got hundreds of bags of various baits that I thought would look good on a drop shot, and have nose-hooked almost every one of them on a size 4 or size 2 hook.  No matter what body of water I'm at I have 100% confidence that one of the following will always get bit -  Yamamoto Kut Tails (3.5-5"), KVD Dream Shots, Jackall Crosstail Shads, Molix Sator Worms, Reins Bubbling Shakers.  

- For a drop shot bait I basically look for 3 things 1) something that tapers off to a thin laser-point tail (Yamamoto Pro Senko, Basstrix Loca Motion), 2) something that has a main body that tapers off to a smaller "bulb" tail (KVD Dream Shot, Damiki Pen 2, Reins Bubbling Shaker), 3) something that tapers off to a tail with "fins" (Yamamoto Kut Tail, Jackall Crosstail Shad, Yum Warning Shot).  I like the action of 2) the best where there's a "bulb" tail, but you'll go through bags of those quickly because panfish/baby bass love those things too and you'll get a lot of short strikes where just the tail will get bit off and you'll be left with a useless stub on your hook.  If i run into that situation I'll switch over to something with a "fin" tail like the crosstail shad because the small fish won't really be able to nibble the tails off of those.

- I don't really use Roboworms anymore because they're the #1 selling worm around and I always feel like the fish have seen them a hundred times over.

- A great option if you're on a budget are the new Yum drop shot baits - Sharpshooter, Kill Shot, Warning Shot.  Cheap as dirt and they work.

- Don't expect more than one bite/fish per bait.  Nose hooking provides the best action but they get torn off the hook very easily, usually on the initial strike or while bringing the fish in.  Sometimes you can salvage a bait but rehooking it "deeper" towards the body, but expect to go through quite a few baits.

[buzzed bait]

roboworm is hard to beat

[WI_Angler1989]

I just got a couple packs of 4.5" Roboworms that I can't wait to try out. Dropshot is brand spankin' new to me so I'm looking forward to it!

I've asked this same question before and have gotten similar results along with the Anglers Choice Kill Shot (same name as Yum's). It's made in Ontario specifically for dropshotting smallies. It's got a neutral buoyancy that keeps it level in the water, goby/bait fish profile and a thick head for nose hooking. Looks pretty nice. 

 

[blckshirt98]

11 minutes ago, WI_Angler1989 said:

I just got a couple packs of 4.5" Roboworms that I can't wait to try out. Dropshot is brand spankin' new to me so I'm looking forward to it!

I've asked this same question before and have gotten similar results along with the Anglers Choice Kill Shot (same name as Yum's). It's made in Ontario specifically for dropshotting smallies. It's got a neutral buoyancy that keeps it level in the water, goby/bait fish profile and a thick head for nose hooking. Looks pretty nice. 

 

For a goby profile also check out the Strike King KVD Go-B-Gone, or the Bass Chow Skobie!

[EvanT123]

Try cutting a tube in half length wise

[sprint61]

I like the netbait finesse worms cheap, durable, and nice color selection.

[primetime]

I would start out buying whatever finesse worm is on sale and get the colors you have the most confidence in...A straight tail worm is good to learn with imo, easy to rig etc., line twist, but you can use the same soft baits you texas rig if you wanted...

I know lots of people who power shot bigger baits at times, I have never gotten any good at it, and don't have the patience, but I have had success nose hooking a rage craw or beaver and throw it on a drop shot..

The ZMan Baits are really good actually, once the salt comes off they float, but the trick worm is always a safe choice or any zoom finesse worm, Roboworm, senko, or small craw etc...

Have fun, experiment with a fluke, tube etc...

[bbaaaasssss]

i use robo worms alot

but recently did an under water tank test and found the havoc bottom hoppers to have really nice tail action.. for 2.99 im def going to check it out on the water this year.

I also like the 4 inch chompers ALOT

[MDBowHunter]

I don't know about the best, but I use dreamshots, roboworms and rage craws in no real order. 

[kickerfish1]

Roboworm and Jackall are my most productive.

[WIGuide]

I use a mix of baits, but some of my go to's have been the Berkley Havoc Bottom Hopper Jr. It's cheap and effective. This last year I did pretty well on the YUM DS baits. My odd ball bait that seems to do well in dingier water is the Strike King Baby Rodent. I reserve the Dream shots for tournament situations, or really tough fishing days as they always seem to come through, but I tend to get a fish or less out of them. 

[Starchalopakis]

I am fairly new to the drop shot, but have had outstanding success so far with Gambler's Shakey Shad.

[aceman387]

I've had great luck with the Gambler shakey shad also. A couple others have been the Zoom finesse worm and the Zoom centipede.The Zoom centipede in green pumpkin,nose hooked worked excellent last year.

[Cgolf]

Don't fish DS a lot, but when I do I go with Netbait finesse worm and the anglers choice killshot. Of the two the killshot is my favorite, almost a leech like action. 

[fisherrw]

pro worms 

Jackell

Roboworm 

basically the only three brands i use

[Felix77]

Hard to beat the shad shaped worm and the roboworm IMO.  My 2 favorites.