new to drop shot

It's far from a do nothing technique. When done properly you are drifting over cover or structure you have found by using your depth finder. You are looking for bait or actual fish on your fish finder. You are positioning the boat above the fish and holding it there, you are dropping on those fish and shaking and moving your bait to entice a strike.
Thats far from .... hmmmmm I'll cast over there..... let me take a sip of water, wow thats a nice boat I wonder how fast it is, Did I turn off the grill last night. Oh look at that bass jump, wait that fish has my senko... woooo hoooo!!

Definitely not a do nothing technique.

I have to start doing more deeper water drop shot fishing. Lots of guys catching them this way right now.

I have to start doing more deeper water drop shot fishing. Lots of guys catching them this way right now.

I'm with Sam while he's catching 5 pounders with it and I can't make more than a few casts because I'm not feeling it. It sucks not having confidence in a technique while watching it in action.

Made up my mind I would learn to drop shot this year and have fished drop shot almost exclusively for the past month or so to develop confidence. Won last Kayak Tourney and Lunker on DS although numbers were nothing special. I would say worth the effort but you do have to put in some time at first to get the feel of it. Fun on light tackle! If you think Senkos are fragile, try Roboworm. They work great but make Senkos look like they're made of steel!

It's far from a do nothing technique. When done properly you are drifting over cover or structure you have found by using your depth finder. You are looking for bait or actual fish on your fish finder. You are positioning the boat above the fish and holding it there, you are dropping on those fish and shaking and moving your bait to entice a strike.
Thats far from .... hmmmmm I'll cast over there..... let me take a sip of water, wow thats a nice boat I wonder how fast it is, Did I turn off the grill last night. Oh look at that bass jump, wait that fish has my senko... woooo hoooo!!

I guess that explains why I don't catch anything on it!

I love a robo worm!

I'm gona start using it in my pond! They aren't deep! Dropshot is a deep water bait!

So I'm gona fish em in these stained ponds!
Weeds and wood!

Bigger plastics also gona finesse these big gals!

You guys keep saying this is a "deep water technique". What do you consider to be deep water?

I'm going up to a lake in VT for a week that averages 25' and maxes out at around 65'. I figured the drop shot would work great for wrangling up some smallmouth.

You guys keep saying this is a "deep water technique". What do you consider to be deep water?

I'm going up to a lake in VT for a week that averages 25' and maxes out at around 65'. I figured the drop shot would work great for wrangling up some smallmouth.

It is all relative to the overall depth of the lake, drop shot can be used in 5 ft of water or 50 ft. Just depends what you are throwing to and what the bass are relating to.

It is a far cry from seeing a tree in the water and throwing a jig, because you cant see what you are casting to and need to read and trust your electronics as to what is below you.

I think of deep! More then 10 feet

You guys keep saying this is a "deep water technique". What do you consider to be deep water?

I'm going up to a lake in VT for a week that averages 25' and maxes out at around 65'. I figured the drop shot would work great for wrangling up some smallmouth.

The drop shot and a carolina rig are the way to go to catch Vermont Smallies. Look for humps that top out at 10-15 and tumble into 30-40'. Look for deep water flats15'-25' that then break into 35-45. Fish the deep ends of extended point that soot out into the main lake and have deep water around them.

i lost a good fish on the drop shot! i pitched it to a shoreline tree with a steep drop off into 15 feet of water!.
fish instantly hit it!

ran to a tree so i try to turn it so it wouldnt go in to that tree! when i horsed it! my line snapped!

going to keep the light tackle used in clear deepwater dropshot rigging at home!

switching to braid and heavier rods

im gona take drop shotting to a whole new level!!!!!!!

i garuntee these fish that live in woody weedy stained ponds never seen a drop shot!!!!

You guys keep saying this is a "deep water technique". What do you consider to be deep water?

I'm going up to a lake in VT for a week that averages 25' and maxes out at around 65'. I figured the drop shot would work great for wrangling up some smallmouth.

The drop shot and a carolina rig are the way to go to catch Vermont Smallies. Look for humps that top out at 10-15 and tumble into 30-40'. Look for deep water flats15'-25' that then break into 35-45. Fish the deep ends of extended point that soot out into the main lake and have deep water around them.

Thanks for the tips. I was going to tip the hook with either a senko (lol) or a finesse worm either hooked wacky or through the nose. The place has some monster smallies and largies in it so I was going to focus on a steep cliff like feature that's made of old shale and slate. Goes from 5' to 50' pretty damn quickly. Figured it would be prime real estate since there's so much cover and the dramatic depth change.

thats a good spot! i caught my football in 35 at an island with a really really steep drop off and very large rocks shallow! then i really does drop straight down

wish i fished it more!!!!!!