Any good drop shot tutorials?

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Any good drop shot tutorials?

Post by Johnny A » Thu Jan 22, 2015 12:03 am

I've never tried the drop shot method. Any good stuff on youtube or other?
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Post by jacob95 » Thu Jan 22, 2015 2:04 am

Yes. Look up Wired2Fish and Flukemaster. They both have good drop shot tutorials.

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Post by hobobob » Thu Jan 22, 2015 4:09 am

JA, you ever blackfish? If you know how to soak bait, you know drop shot already. :lol: Don't over think it or over work it. Here is an article from THE MAN himself.

http://www.richz.com/fishing/articles/dropshot.html

Here is a couple of points that might help. I fish light fluro, I fish on semi slack line ( 70-80% tout ). If you feel the sinker on your line, you are moving it instead of the bait. Move the sinker around until you feel structure, stop and fish ( or soak) the bait, not the sinker. The more relax your hand is, the more you'll feel. That's why I fish it on spinning tackle, 4 fingers before the reel stem. Balance point right on my index finger. One last thing to remember is not to set the hook, this is fairy wand fishing. Simply lift and reel. Ok, you could do a small pop, but not too hard.

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Post by Johnny A » Sat Jan 24, 2015 2:11 am

hobobob wrote:JA, you ever blackfish? If you know how to soak bait, you know drop shot already. :lol: Don't over think it or over work it. Here is an article from THE MAN himself.

http://www.richz.com/fishing/articles/dropshot.html

Here is a couple of points that might help. I fish light fluro, I fish on semi slack line ( 70-80% tout ). If you feel the sinker on your line, you are moving it instead of the bait. Move the sinker around until you feel structure, stop and fish ( or soak) the bait, not the sinker. The more relax your hand is, the more you'll feel. That's why I fish it on spinning tackle, 4 fingers before the reel stem. Balance point right on my index finger. One last thing to remember is not to set the hook, this is fairy wand fishing. Simply lift and reel. Ok, you could do a small pop, but not too hard.
I need more for rigging the baits. Like the sinker below the bait or a main line and drop line set up. I have a buddy who black fishes, or used to at least. The wrecks off the shore.

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Re: Any good drop shot tutorials?

Post by hobobob » Tue Jan 27, 2015 4:22 am

dropshot sinker is just an disposable anchor. I only use the long slender ones. My favorite is danielson. bent it slightly in the middle to form an ) shape. Some people prefer a light sinker. Lighter sinker are more snag resistant. I prefer a heavy sinker. As heavy as you can get away with without too many snags, this way, I don't worry about the sinker move too much in wind and wave.

As far as the length of the leader ( distance between hook and sinker ), the short answer is depends on fish's mood. You are to suspend the bait in their nose. So short leader if they are aggressive, tight to the bottom, long leader if they are suspended. Generally 12-18 inches is a good start.

While the master himself prefer a straight line from top to bottom. I prefer a tiny swivel in the middle, then clip on different pretied leader as needed. This way, if the leader section is tangled / frayed, etc, I can switch it out in seconds without retying the whole rig again.

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Post by trevorvandam » Fri Jan 30, 2015 2:12 pm

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x172gm ... hing_sport

It's a 4 part series. Goes pretty in depth. If you don't know who mike folkstad is, he's the best drop shot fisherman on the west coast.

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Post by jmb27 » Tue Apr 21, 2015 4:45 am

Aaron Martens also has a great video on youtube covering the basics of drop shotting. I drop shot in both deep (15 ft. +) and shallow water (5 to 10 feet).

Remembering to just lift and reel was the hardest part for me--not setting the hook.
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Post by legendaryyaj » Tue Apr 21, 2015 9:27 am

trevorvandam wrote:http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x172gm ... hing_sport

It's a 4 part series. Goes pretty in depth. If you don't know who mike folkstad is, he's the best drop shot fisherman on the west coast.
Holy Crap!

I fish one of his setups! Daiwa TD-X with a Daiwa Sol! I guess I'm just as good! :lol:

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Post by Bubbleboy » Thu Apr 23, 2015 10:53 am

Johnny A wrote:
I need more for rigging the baits. Like the sinker below the bait or a main line and drop line set up. I have a buddy who black fishes, or used to at least. The wrecks off the shore.
Did a quick search on Aaron Martens and came up with this video. Tells how to rig it three ways. Hopefully this helps

http://youtu.be/JmDHkzG7aio

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Re: Any good drop shot tutorials?

Post by btune » Fri Apr 24, 2015 7:04 am

Here you go from the master!
http://www.finsntales.com/all/dropshot- ... Tqy3M64mi5
I have gone bonkers over the drop shot and did well with it Wednesday although I missed a 5 er!

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Re: Any good drop shot tutorials?

Post by zodiak311 » Fri Apr 24, 2015 5:06 pm

btune wrote:Here you go from the master!
http://www.finsntales.com/all/dropshot- ... Tqy3M64mi5
I have gone bonkers over the drop shot and did well with it Wednesday although I missed a 5 er!
Wow, that was a great article, especially on how to eliminate line twist.

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Re: Any good drop shot tutorials?

Post by btune » Wed Apr 29, 2015 1:01 am

Aaron is one of the best in my opinion. Just remember to keep it simple and you will have few problems. I use StCroix MLXF dropshot rods and 2500 sized reels. Like braid/leader and straight floro (7 pound Sniper). The new Gama dropshot hooks work great and I use Quick Drop lead weights.

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Re: Any good drop shot tutorials?

Post by mundo » Tue May 26, 2015 8:19 am

This was my introduction to drop shot fishing a few years ago:

http://www.bassfishin.com/fishing-video ... t-fishing/

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Re: Any good drop shot tutorials?

Post by Johnny A » Wed Aug 17, 2016 2:12 am

mundo wrote:This was my introduction to drop shot fishing a few years ago:

http://www.bassfishin.com/fishing-video ... t-fishing/

Mundo
Nice introduction

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