Have you ever wondered what the big deal is about using a drop shot rig? Is it that significant? Is it just another fad that people will talk about for awhile? You don’t have to wonder any more .It is a great and effect way to fish for many fish not just Bass and it doesn’t have to be complicated. It just depends on how far you want to take it. There are several pieces of tackle out there specifically made for drop shot rigs. They make special sinkers call drop shot weights .Their nothing more than a little round ball of lead with a place to tie to. They make special hooks made to stand out from your line to keep you soft plastic perpendicular to you line which in essences keeps the bait off our line. One thing I’ve found is neither is necessary. As a matter of fact the special hooks that stick out from your line tend to catch weeds more often.

Rigging a drop shot rig for Bass can be as easy as tying in a number two hook for soft plastics and leaving a tag end of about eighteen inches. It’s been suggested that using a Palomar knot is needed. I have found just about any good knot will work. I happen to like the improved clinch not myself. It’s best to use a hook that doesn’t have a turned in eye like a common bait holder hook. The point of the hook tends to turn back into your main line. Using a hook with a straight eye or a turned out eye works best. The nice thing about it is that just about everyone already has a hook in their box that will work. Now what to do with that eighteen inch tag line. Well that’s where the fancy drop shot weights would come in. Again they definitely aren’t needed, as a matter of fact. One of my favorite things to use is split shot number four or larger preferably round split shot not the type you can re-open. You can use either but the round shot is less likely to get hung up on bottom weed growth. If it does catch weeds with a subtle snap of the rod the weeds tend to come off. This allows you to keep your line in the water more instead of having to reel in to take the weeds off. It’s nice when you need to add weight. Rather than having to buy more than one size weight all you need to do is add another split shot. Now you have a rig with a sinker on the bottom and a hook eighteen inches up.

I’ve found the presentation shines in so many ways. Fishing in Muskegon Lake for Bass the deep weed edges and deep points or sunken islands can be very productive. I usually use a Fry Assassin made by Bass assassin lures simply hooked at one end. For the most part the hook just sticks through to the other side of the plastic so it’s almost weed less. I like these because they hold up well and can be used effectively for skipping docks because of their weight. Saves on having to inventory two separate baits for two separate applications. Any 4 to 6 inch plastic worm will work. On Muskegon Lake watermelon is always a good color when you’re targeting the area outside the main weed line. Where you have patchy weed grows about 12 inches high. You can drag your sinker though the weeds but the hook is free of the weeds and in the strike zone. The weed growth is twelve inches high you have an eighteen inch length from your sinker on the bottom to you hook above. Your bait is approximately 6 inches above the weeds. You can always increase your dropper length to keep you bait above the weed growth. I’ve found that it’s better to have the bait to high than to low. Being above the fish is always a good strategy whether Walleye fishing of going after pan fish.

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