Learning how to dropshot...

[WatterBoy]

I finally got a chance to do some serious dropshotting last weekend at the lake I do almost all my fishing on. This year is the first year I have ever tried it, and prior to last weekend, I had only really dabbled with it sporadically. I caught quite a few bass in two days, including one smallie, and a few pesky pike who apparently wanted me to have to re-tie a few times.

I tied my PB largemouth on this lake with this 4lb 7oz, 19" beauty on Sunday morning.


The smallie I caught went 2lb 11oz, 16", but I was alone in the boat at the time, and since we're in catch-and-release only season for SM here in MN, I couldn't put it in the livewell to take back for a "real" picture at the dock before releasing it.


I was using a Cabela's AquaGlow 4 3/4" Junebug Creature bait and went through an entire 8-pack of them due to the aforementioned pike ripping them apart.


Other good non-dropshot fish from the weekend were a 4lb 14oz pike (7" wacky worm) and a 3lb 2oz LM (black poppin' frog).


Can't wait to go back and try it again the first weekend in October...