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ok I have never drop shotted before...saturday I thought I would try it....so I came up with some rig with a 3-0 texas riged hook..minow...I have never had so many bites...but actually hooked 2 out of 12 or 15 that i swear I had on...any advice I heard its hard to set the hook texas rigged...and riging or hook advice would be great thanks.


chris

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OK,I'll give it a try .I don't know what you mean by texas rigged , but a drop shot is easy . start with a 1/0 or 2/0 drop-shot hook, tie a palomar knot leaving the tag end of the line eighteen inches or so , then after pulling tight and holding the hook with the point up ,thread the tag end back through the eye of the hook , pull down and put your weight on the bottom of the line . You can use worms, tubes or leeches , wacky or thread them on , but I usually leave the point exposed . Hope this helps .....Charles

Unless you are dropshotting around sticky cover, leaving the hook exposed is the way to go.  I prefer a 1/0 Owner straight shank finesse hook.  The straight shank keeps the hook hanging outward so that you don't need to use a Standout hook. 

Try using a Dropshot Tube by Xtreme or some Gulp Gobies or Gulp Minnows.  And try the new Nemesis Goby.  I caught a nice one on it the other day.  They are all great dropshot baits.  Nose hook them and keep your weight on the bottom. 

Where are you fishing?  If you're in the river, get some really heavy weights.

I learned to dropshot from Wayne Carpenter who really helped me dial in this technique a couple of years ago.  Anytime you want to get out to learn more, I'd be happy to share some techniques with you out on the water if you ever want to come to St. Clair.