Drop shot rig questions...

[GreenEYESfromOHIO]

I want to try the drop shot rig for some crappie but not sure what to do once the rig hits bottom? I will be using artificial 2.5-3.5" minnows as bait. Do I just let it sit....? Reel it in slowly a few feet then pause a minute, repeat? Also, how many feet up from bottom do you usually set your bait? I know in the cold months the crappie go real deep.

[INTIMIDATOR]

IMHO, Same as anything else, try different approaches until you get bites...start off with it sitting still, current will move a good bait...if nothing bites, give it alittle movement, with twitches, etc...then let it sit.

I like the bottom bait 2 ft from the weight, then I add a second 18 inches up, to cover more water column...I have been catching fish equally on both.
My setup differs from most that I use "hyper snaps and swivels" and light jig heads and swimmers...this way I can adjust this quickly if needed.

Good fishing
Brent

[fiveeyes]

I drop shot a lot..in a vertical presentation, i keep my bait within a foot of the weight..if casting, i up that to 18" to 2', to compensate for line angle..maintaining bottom contact is key..to get bait action, jiggle the bait, while keeping line tight..also, check bass sites and u-tube videos for rigging options and how to tie hooks..i used split shot at first, but now use 'drop shot ' weights..the pencil type work well in weeds..HTH 5

[M R Dux]

I used to drop-shot religiously before we knew it was called drop-shot. I would take a bronze #1 or #2 Aberdeen hook and tie a loop knot about 18 inches above a 1/2 oz bass casting sinker. I would take a small to medium minnow and hook it from the throat latch up thru the top of its head. I would position the boat at the shallow side of a drop off and cast to the deep side. Once it hit the bottom, I would either crawl or hop the rig up the drop, very much like one would fish a texas-rig plastic worm for bass. We caught several limits each fall and winter. Usually the colder, the better for us using this rig.

[naturenut]

i use two Aberdeen hooks also. i run a smaller hook on the bottom one with a 1'' Gulp minnow,
and run a 2.5'' gulp minnow on the top hook.
i use a little heavier weight, and move along slow with the trolling motor. the heavier weight keeps the
line more vertical since i'm moving. once i find some fish i don't move...

[naturenut]

once i find the fish and what they want, (size & color) i switch to hooks that i soldered bait keepers to them.
i can catch alot of fish without them taking a Gulp minnow off. actually the only way to get the bait off is sliding it towards the line, and tearing it apart.

[rnvinc]

once i find the fish and what they want, (size & color) i switch to hooks that i soldered bait keepers to them.
i can catch alot of fish without them taking a Gulp minnow off. actually the only way to get the bait off is sliding it towards the line, and tearing it apart.

Now that's ingenuity ...

Rickie

[fishervet]

ain't it though

Now that's ingenuity ...

Rickie

[naturenut]

thx,
it's pretty easy to put the bait keeper on. just sand the hook a little in that area. you can buy 3' lengths
of small dia. wire from a hobby shop. use like a 12'' piece of wire to start, and just solder that onto the hook, and just clip off the length you want your bait keeper to be....

[Jman5626]

ain't it though

I will definently be trying to make some of these now


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