Dropshot Blues

[FOB]

Very nice fish.  The Largemouth is overlooked a lot because of the great Smallmouth fishery. 

[djkimmel]

Looks like you did.

See. Easy. Even BIGSHOW can do it!!

[BIGSHOW]

Lol, yea even BIGSHOW can do it. The largemouth is overlooked. I think the reason ive caught so many of them is the tactics from my smaller inland lakes ive always fished. But now im gearing up for these big smallmouth that we have in our/my back yard. I grew up here and always fished for walleye,silver bass,perch and other fish other than bass. But now im in for the long haul. More pics as I catch em. I am sure there is state record fish out there in the river/lake. Wish me luck

[djkimmel]

I think you may be right. I do ask if you are fortunate to catch her, please take lots of pictures and call me first!! Contact Dan.

[BIGSHOW]

Drop shot is working out pretty well. Got around 40 today. Mostly smallmouth . Out on detroit river. To bad I had to ruin it and slip and fall in at the launch. All muddy and slimey

[anglerschoice.ca]

Fish are getting very chunky in the rivers right now. Was out in the st clair river last night and had a few in the 4lb range that were very fat. Love getting them in a drop shot.

[BIGSHOW]

They are getting chunky, a couple of the fish I caught had bait fish lodged in their throat. This one was pretty beat up. He wasn't that chunky but was long and fought like crazy.

[BIGSHOW]

Since this type of fishing is like the way I fished as a kid for catfish etc. on the river with a spreader. Has anyone tried useing multiple baits on one dropshot? Just a thought .

[djkimmel]

I have done that in the past. Mixed results that sometimes made me go 'aha' and others times 'what the...?'

[BIGSHOW]

I think I might try it next time I go out.

[Mojo]

 as we go shallower, don't forget the ol Carolina rig when the bite slows.

[BIGSHOW]

I do use the carolina rig. But man, that wacky rig has got me so many fish this year. When I want to get it down quicker I put a brad nail in each end of the worm. Gives it some good action to. Sometimes if I have a cone sinker with another rig I just throw a wacky and they still kill it. Especially around a swift current break.

[Mojo]

Nice. I usually go with creature baits. You're saying use senkos on the bottom for smallies ?

[BIGSHOW]

I use the creature baits on dropshot and texas rig. When useing texas rig i mainly fish docks and sea walls or current breaks. I have been hammering the smallmouth on senkos. The key is getting it on or near the bottom.Im not afraid of just hooking the worm wacky while its texas rigged. That way it gets down there. Kind of going away from the typical wacky rig ,but it works. The fun part with the wacky/senko rig is when i take my 7 yr old daughter fishing. The fish pretty much hook themselves. Unlike the typical texas rig when you have to set the hook.

[BIGSHOW]

I also like them erie darters. Just got some last week. The beaver tails work good too

[Waterfoul]

The Erie Darter is my go-to smallmouth drop shot bait.  It got my partner and I first place and big bass with a 3.14 smallie Sunday on Hamlin Lake.   I think it does a great job immatating a bluegill or a gobie, depending on where you are fishing it and what the forage is.  I never go out without plenty of them.

[BIGSHOW]

I did good in the far north part of hamlin in about 15 ft of water. Then directly across where it goes south into a small river/canal at the docks