The live bait is usually a minnow, but a leech can be used on smallmouths ... it’s a superb setup for a wide variety of natural baits and a host of big freshwater fish. To set up a drop-shot rig, fit ...

These are superb live-bait hooks, and they have been popular with crappie fishermen for years. Also, to prevent line twist, and to keep rigging simple, some drop-shot anglers use a quality ball ...

What is a drop-shot rig? It is really a simple rig and technique. It looks similar to an old catfishing set-up that was designed to keep a piece of cut bait off of the bottom. In this case ...

Most bass live along the bottom throughout the year ... A final option for fishing your drop shot rig is to pendulum the rig through a suspended bait ball over deep water. While other techniques like ...

Drop-shots are fished mostly with live bait along the coast, and they provide an advantage over Carolina rigs by allowing the angler to pull the bait off the bottom, making it more visible to ...

When casting, work the drop-shot rig about like you would work a jig or live-bait rig that you’re casting. The sinker should be ticking the bottom; the hook should be up off the bottom a bit.

The drop shot rig has bailed out many a ... This is a finesse rig for sitting on reluctant fish-not a search bait or power fishing rig. So it's not a stellar pick if you need to cover a lot ...

It was frustrating." He reasoned that by suspending a bigger bait off the bottom he could give it a different look. If small, finesse baits on a drop shot rig worked in deep water why wouldn't big ...