Hook2Jaw Posted September 3, 2020 Posted September 3, 2020 This question could have been placed in a multitude of subforums, but I decided to plop it right here in the middle of things. I recently visited Lake Blue Ridge in North Georgia, and had an absolute blast dropshotting a few spotted bass off my sonar. I was hoping for my first smallmouth, but I digress, back on topic! My sonar is 32" from the center of my kayak seat, unlike a bass boat where one would be able to drop on a sonar bass from the front of the boat. I've noticed every fisherman drop shotting off their front sonar directly beside it to the hardest returns, but my current dropshot rod is 79" long...or, 6'7". My bait is a good distance away from where the hardest returns are showing. Would I be absolutely insane to move to a 29½" Medium Light or Medium powered ice rod? Would I be crazy to string an inline ice reel on said ice rod? I've already thought of the positive points of both, with the rod I could more accurately present my bait to the hardest returns. With the reel I could slow the fall of my bait with the spool tension and increase bites on the fall. I've also thought of some negative points. The ice rod won't be able to move as much line on a hookset. The ice rod won't be able to catch up if the fish decides to run towards me, and the reel with a slow 2.7:1 17" IPT won't help much either. Help me out, BR. I think I'm either onto some enhanced sonar dropshotting from my kayak or I've gone crazy. Which is it? Quote
Global Moderator TnRiver46 Posted September 3, 2020 Global Moderator Posted September 3, 2020 Drop down through the scupper hole??? Quote
Hook2Jaw Posted September 3, 2020 Author Posted September 3, 2020 17 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said: Drop down through the scupper hole??? I don't have scupper holes large enough to get the bass through. Quote
GrumpyOlPhartte Posted September 3, 2020 Posted September 3, 2020 I tried fishing through my scupper holes but all my bass had turned into eels by the time I got them into my yak. And I recommend 80-pound braid at the very minimum to ensure you boat those suckers!!! ? 1 Quote
Global Moderator TnRiver46 Posted September 3, 2020 Global Moderator Posted September 3, 2020 13 minutes ago, Hook2Jaw said: I don't have scupper holes large enough to get the bass through. Just get ya a hole saw and go to work! Quote
Hook2Jaw Posted September 3, 2020 Author Posted September 3, 2020 10 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said: Just get ya a hole saw and go to work! I think I done messed up and posted this to a forum that isn't bassresource. 1 Quote
Global Moderator TnRiver46 Posted September 3, 2020 Global Moderator Posted September 3, 2020 2 minutes ago, Hook2Jaw said: I think I done messed up and posted this to a forum that isn't bassresource. Unfortunately I think the answer to your pondering is “youll never know until you try it” so I would just drop shot with an ice rod and see how it goes. If it doesn’t work, maybe you can sell the ice rod back to the north country Quote
JediAmoeba Posted September 4, 2020 Posted September 4, 2020 I see no reason why it wouldn't work. I have 500 sized spinning reels and in-line reels on my ice rods and they work fine for landing some big fish. 1 Quote
Hook2Jaw Posted September 4, 2020 Author Posted September 4, 2020 @JediAmoeba, thanks, man. Do you ever have any problems with hooking those fish? Along that same note, does the decreased IPT hinder landing them? Quote
Big Hands Posted September 4, 2020 Posted September 4, 2020 There are people that fish for bass with coke cans (wrapped with monofilament) and do quite well. Use what works (legally), and apologize to no one. Quote
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