Are you giving any lures a Second Shot this year?

[sully420]

49 minutes ago, tcbass said:

How shallow do you fish with dropshot?

 

 

I fish like *** feet at the most usually, usually 1-2 feet. Is that too shallow for dropshot?

Not at all you can fish pretty shallow with a drop shot

[FishDewd]

24 minutes ago, sully420 said:

Not at all you can fish pretty shallow with a drop shot

Absolutely, you can also fish really deep with one though I've never gone farther than maybe 10' deep or so. I know guys who use in salt water pretty deep though.

 

Another thing to mention is the distance between the hook and weight. I tend to shorten the weight leader with shallower water and extend it with deeper water. Also makes a difference with how far you are putting it out there too. The farther you cast it, the longer your weight line should be. Think of it like this. Your line is creating an angle back towards you kinda like this "/". Adjusting the distance from the weight back up to the hook will determine how high in the water the hook sits. Sometimes you want it higher or lower. If the distance is too far in shallow water then it sits too high. If it's too short in deeper water then the angle is going to be such that it'll sit too low. But I'd say it's better in most scenarios to be a bit too long. Reason is that you can adjust the hook depth by simply raising or lowering your pole. However, you don't want to create a dip in the weight line below the hook either, so it's kind of a trial and error type of  deal. Which is why spinshots rule on drop shots. Rather than having to retie the whole thing you can just cut the line off the lower eyelet and retie a shorter or longer line for the weight.

[tcbass]

38 minutes ago, sully420 said:

Not at all you can fish pretty shallow with a drop shot

 

What is the shallowest you go with a dropshot?

[WRB]

Yep, I rediscovered GYCB 5" Thin Senko's stored in my boat and forgot how effective they were wacky rigged on a Fleck Shacky style jig.

Tom

 

[sully420]

20 minutes ago, tcbass said:

 

What is the shallowest you go with a dropshot?

3' or 4' any shallower and id use a shaky head or t rig.

[Choporoz]

I should probably break out the Senkos this year.  Except for predominantly SMB rivers, I don't think I threw one even once last year....maybe the last two years. 

[jr231]

@Dorado I see alot of people dogging that live Target sunfish.. I stuck a 4lber last year with it on the softest take I've ever seen ! Also see alot of complaints about the trokar hooks (saying it rips too big of holes ) but I think they're solid and a definite upgrade !! . 

 

A lure I'm going to give another shot this year is the rapala oringinal floater. Such a classic that got me hooked on artifical over a decade ago when I was just a youngin' fishing off the back of a paddle boat. I've really gotten away from it using all the latest and greatest.. but I'm hoping I can stick a couple hogs this season with it. 

 

[ww2farmer]

I'm no fan of Rapala's customer service, but I am giving them some business again.

 

My hard bait rotation the last 10+ years has mostly been Strike King, with a few misc. baits sprinkled in.

 

This year I have a bunch of the Berkley hardbaits to try, and..............some Rapala's. Namely the Shadow Rap, and BX Brat square bill.

[Ratherbfishing]

I have a smaller "hard" box where I put most of my "can't live without" baits which I can carry easily.  And then I have a much larger soft box with everything else.  Nothing in the latter is unworthy of being there.  I just have too much too carry in one box.  But I'm more familiar with the first box so I tend to use what's in it more.  This year I plan to try to leave the first box home and rely on the second.  So, yes, I've got a lot of lures I hope to ACTUALLY use.

[HoosierFisher]

Going to try to have a jig tied on at all times this year. I have a good selection via Siebert Outdoors. I just get frustrated with them because I bank fish and end up catching a bunch of muck. I'm also going to try a dropshot this year. 

[Bankbeater]

This year I am going to catch a fish on a Zara Spook. I have a 4700 box full of spooks in different sizes and colors, but I never use them. I always end up using frog, poppers, or jitterbugs. 

[tcbass]

24 minutes ago, Bankbeater said:

This year I am going to catch a fish on a Zara Spook. I have a 4700 box full of spooks in different sizes and colors, but I never use them. I always end up using frog, poppers, or jitterbugs. 

 

 

KVD Sexy Dawg, KVD’s Knock-off of the Zara Spook was my most productive topwater until I started using Whopper Ploppers.  

[DSTN]

I plan to give the C-Rig the ole college try this year...again. Want to give walk the dog lures like a spook another shot too.

[AC870]

I been thinking about selling some of the stuff I never catch with - spinnerbaits, chatterbaits, jigs. 

I like Texas rigs, lipless crankbaits, Whopper Plopper. 

I’m going to give the shaky head an honest shot this year. 

[YoTone]

Flukes, they've been off my radar for a few years.  Rummaged through my plastics a few days ago  and found a few. Figured I could use them bank fishing. 

[tcbass]

3 hours ago, YoTone said:

Flukes, they've been off my radar for a few years.  Rummaged through my plastics a few days ago  and found a few. Figured I could use them bank fishing. 

 

 

Like Zoom Superflukes?

 

 

Those and wacky rigged Senkos are my two main underwater lures. 

[YoTone]

17 minutes ago, tcbass said:

 

 

Like Zoom Superflukes?

 

 

Those and wacky rigged Senkos are my two main underwater lures. 

yes zoom super flukes.

[Mr Swim Jig]

Square Bill crankbaits...

[tcbass]

7 hours ago, YoTone said:

yes zoom super flukes.

 

 

I’ve had success nose-booking them like this. 

 

 

[Graham]

On 4/19/2018 at 12:26 PM, Jaderose said:

 

Jigs.  Got tons of them.  Never throw them.  Never had much luck.  I KNOW they catch fish.  Just have ZERO confidence in them

 

This.

[puddlepuncher]

Swimbaits and wholeheartedly agree on the jigs.  It's amazing that I've spent a fortune on the set up, the swimbaits themselves and I don't catch much.  

 

Man I resisted the senko for years and threw it a majority of the time last year and had one of the most productive years ever.  

 

Lastly I think the Teckel may be the most over rated product to come out since the banjo minnow.  If it were half as productive as the couple videos portrayed, (Bamabass, Tactical bass) everyone would have one by now.  I've not heard much since the buzz died down, and more importantly they are actually available for everyone to try for themselves.

 

 

5 hours ago, tcbass said:

 

 

I’ve had success nose-booking them like this. 

 

 

 

That's really cool, gotta give that a shot.  I have a bunch of those keeper but don't use them.  I think I saw Scooby doing something similar but those pics really made it click for me.

 

I had success last year rigging them weedless with a lighter wire hook and walking them on topwater.  I gotta give that a try though, thanks for sharing.

[burrows]

On 4/19/2018 at 11:08 AM, sully420 said:

Not at all you can fish pretty shallow with a drop shot

How shallow 3,4 you say? How high do you rig your hook from the weight 10 inches?

[sully420]

44 minutes ago, Burros said:

How shallow 3,4 you say? How high do you rig your hook from the weight 10 inches?

You can experiment with it. But if i have a muddy bottom or lots of grass i rig it higher if the bottom is clean or hard i rig it lower.

[fishwizzard]

1 hour ago, Burros said:

How shallow 3,4 you say? How high do you rig your hook from the weight 10 inches?

I have been fishing a DS a ton from the bank and use a super short leader at times, I'm talking like maybe 2-3" longer then the worm.  I fish it more like a t-rig that will not bury in the muck and retrieve it with the reel, stopping to shake it every time it bumps into something.  

[Darren.]

For me it's more of giving some *colors* a second chance.

I plan to use Merthiolate and bubblegum Trick worms during

the spawn. Now that it's started, I just need to find the time

to get out on the water!!