different drop shot style

[bigtimfish]

does anyone use this technique? a drop shot but with a pegged creature or beaver style bait on bottom instead of a sinker. basically 2 baits at the same time. does this work? why wouldnt it work?any info? thanks in advance

[etommy28]

yeah, its called a dumby rig, we use it for hard to catch bed fish with either a jig or jighead on the bottom and normally a fluke on top.

[WRB]

When the drop shot or down shot technique first came out, back in the late 80's, it was common to use a jig for the weight and 2 hooks about a foot apart for the online worms for a total of 3 offerings, the legal limit for fresh water fishing in California. The presentation was called "stacking".

WRB

[Sam]

Sure.

Pros do this so don't tell everyone.

Use the bottom lure, like a jig, as the weight.  

[flechero]

A couple years ago, a thread ran here about state laws...   some state laws aimed at preventing snagging were loosely written and the drop shot was could have been considered a snagging rig...  so to get around that they used bass jigs as the weights.  Michigan rings a bell but I'm not positive on which state(s).

[-ebby-]

Mn laws say you can only use one lure so this set up would be illegal

[bigtimfish]

wow that sucks,  here in tx we use double rigged senkos and flukes quite a bit.

[Crestliner2008]

OK, here's the deal with this rig. If you are going to use a 1/4 - 1/2 oz. jig as the bottom weight, that just fine. However, your DS leader then has to be pretty substantial, to allow for proper hook-set. This defeats the advantage of the DS, in that this is - really - a finesse type presentation.

I've been drop shotting for about 6 seasons now; but I fish for small mouth bass in deep, off-shore structures. Consequently I use pretty lite leaders, usually 4# test fluorocarbon. I have fished for LM in shallower, thicker vegetation, with a 10# DS leader with a fair amount of success, but you'd really have to step that up to about a 15 - 17 lb. test leader, in order to use both the DS and the bottom jig as a lure. Hook setting would your main concern - in my opinion.

However, to each his own....give it a whirl!