Dropshots and How to Rig

This article is about drop shot rigs and how to rig them.  Basically, they are a hook tied 12-18" up the line above the weight.  This allows you to basically fish your bait just above the bottom and entice those finicky bass that may not want to bite.  Most anglers use a finesse worm or stick bait on the hook. Sometimes they will wacky rig the bait as at times as well.  These are great rigs to use if you can see fish on your depthfinder or you are fishing brushpiles you have marked on your GPS.  A nose hooked finesse worm on a small dropshot hook is probably the most common way to fish it.  But wacky rigging it where the hook is thorugh the center of the bait can give a lot more action to the bait and help entice the fish to bite at times. 

Here is a great demonstration video from Aaron Martens that explains it real well. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0jDPPW2hq8&feature=player_embedded

Give this technique a try and go catch'em!!

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