Thank You Members

[papajoe222]

Another thank you going out to all the members here for singing the praises of the drop-shot. Anyone that's been around here for a while knows I'm not much of a finnesse guy. A split-shot rig or a Bitsy Bug with a small trailer were my reluctant choices and I always start my day with power presentations. That was the way things started on the 4th with only one dink on a soft plastic swimbait for two hours of effort on my part.  The fish were holding just off the bottom which was covered with 'snot' moss and I had a difficult time presenting anything without bringing it back without a gob of the stuff attached.  The drop-shot seemed like the perfect solution, but it was another hour before I reluctantly tied on on. Working a sharp drop from shallow to deep I boated three fish in ten minutes and five more in the hour I had left to fish.  The sinker would come back covered in moss, but the hook was clean, or stuck in a fish's mouth.  That totally convinced me that this technique isn't just for tough conditions. If you can locate fish on or close to the bottom, it's the perfect presentation.

Thanks again.  Whoever said: "you can't teach an old dog new tricks," wasn't talking about old anglers.....stubborn ones, maybe. 

[Glenn]

That's great to hear!  I'm happy to hear the fine folks here helped you catch fish when conditions were tough.  That's what we're about!  I'm delighted to hear about your success!!

 

I'm fortunate to be on the west coast in that I've been using finesse tactics since the early '80s...long before the rest of the nation knew anything about them (I'm sure @WRB can relate).  

 

Because of this experience, I was one of the first (maybe the first?) Youtube channels to post in-depth videos on various finesse tactics (dropshots, tubes, splitshots, finesse jigs, reapers, etc), plus many "unconventional" ways to fish "finesse" baits (bubba shot, flipping finesse jigs and finesse worms, grubs,  3" tubes, and so on).

 

Bottom line: if you're not fishing finesse lures and techniques, you're missing out!