5 REASONS a Dropshot is BETTER than a Tube
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- Dropshots have been dominating Smallmouth events over the past few seasons. Here are 5 reasons a dropshot is better than a tube and why most winning anglers choose a dropshot when fishing for smallmouth
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THANKS FOR THE INFO-NICE POST.
The reason why the drop shot and not just it but the Ned rig and neko rig are such effective baits/rigs are because they look very realistic and natural. Those rigs/baits get bit more often because they have a very realistic, natural, slow, sluggish, easy prey looking presentation. Also, you tend to fish those rigs on lighter lines which look less unnatural in the water compared to using bigger diameters lines.
No doubt!
Downside, when littles ones eat your drop shot and manage to tangle the whole thing up as you real them in and swing then in LOL
I have never drifted a drop shot, but you explained it well! I’m gonna pull the trigger! Thanks!
Thx for sharing the knowledge!
Keep up the good work.Another great job Ben, just started to use a drop shot last year .
Been smallmouth fishing over 50 years...With all due respect to any and/or all, if I had to pick and use but one smallmouth bait henceforth till death, it would not be a drop shot...it would however be a 3.5” coffee tube in some green pumpkin configuration of flakes and specks.
Charles R. Aliff Jr. haha your comment is amazing. A GP Tube is probably the most smallmouth-catchingest baits ever
Great tips I have just started falling in love with it still have a lot to learn you have shown me alot
I’m glad! A dropshot can be so powerful
@@brnowak_fishing is there any way you could take my grandson fishing.he loves to bass fish and is always asking questions if he could be a pro.hes 21 and he would never forget a experience like that
Have you ever fished Big Manistique Lake in Curtis for small mouth? Headed there next week..if so tips.
Thinking drifting with drop shot, due to a lot of gravel bottoms. Tight lines. How the new baby, daddy?
I’d love to see what you have to say about dealing with line twist. I haven’t gotten a great answer on this and any tips would be appreciated. I don’t want to change to a swivel style hook due to the high hook up to land ratio I’m getting with my current set up
andy berkenpas hey Andy - I actually run a swivel between my main line and leader. I only use about a 7ft leader to a swivel. This eliminates line twist and also helps with sensitivity too
andy berkenpas, I've been using those micro swivels, used by steelhead fisherman. Size 10 or 12 (Spro, VMC, Raven, rated 20#). Never had any line twist with this setup. Tie this up 24" above your hook, works great. My partner only uses swivel style hook and he outfishes me (often) so... it's up to you, different rigging options. Cheers!
I noticed you had some krystal flash tied on to your hook. Have you noticed if bites increased with this? I really like the idea! I've seen days when steelhead fishing with flies that if there was not any flash incorporated in the fly, like in the tail of a wooly bugger, you would not get any bites. Thanks
Hey Ethan, I don't know if the flash helps or not. I'm sure there are certain days where it's a huge factor but unfortunately I didn't get enough time to dial it in and confirm or deny this season. Super interesting to hear about the steelhead and how they act with flash/no flash though!
@@brnowak_fishing I've tied up a few and will definitely be giving it a shot.
Hello, what’s the pink braid your using on spinning tackle?
Power Pro Vermillion Red Braid. I just like how easy I can see it against a lot of the greenish colored waters we have here
All those guys catch more bass then you...would you like some ice 🧊 with that burn? 🔥
Oooo shots fired!!
Ouch...that hurt 😂
The difference in the two techniques is,the drop shot is better fishing fish that are schooled up,were as the tube is better fishing for roaming wolf pack fish that aren’t in big schools and that are typically in shallower water and you’re snapping a tube !
what if you are doing like me and using a tube as a drop shot? haha sometimes I tie on a drop shot rip and instead of using an empty weight, I bounce a tube off the river bottom with a tube weight a couple feet below.
You should do an underwater video (like in a swimming pool). Like what action and movement should the bait have and look like underwater, and how do you move the rod, or what do you do with the rod to accomplish it
When should I use a cylinder drop shot weight vs the other style weight?
I’ll do a vid on this - great question
Drop shotting through bait balls to get the fish below the ball cant get a hit is their a trick I should try.
Drop shot and tube are always tied on and ready. DS is killer in the heat of the summer. Spring and fall a tube is money and accounts for most of my fist over 6, but that's probably because I'm throwing it more than anything else.
Great point about DS and livescope, the precision of a dropshot is unmatched.
What kinda head was that on your Ned rig.?
That was actually a darter on a football head
The Smallmouth Experience awesome to know thanks for the reply.
Great tips. I have spurts where the drop shot is the bait and then it's something else . Especially this year it seems the bite has changed more times then any other time I can remember . Have been throwing a ARig a ton the last 2 days but it's been a finess swimbait that's the year round winner by far. Hope all is well man .
So you can drift with a drop shot? Like as when the bass are suspended.
Yes, you can, but if they're suspended, I'd go with something up in the water column like a jerkbait or swimbait if you can get away with it
Berkeley Powerbait MaxScent flat worm on a dropshot.
I went smallmouth fishing today. It wasn’t my best idea. There were 2-3 foot waves, and I was only in a 14 foot aluminum v-bottom. The ride out to my spot was a little sketchy. I still caught a couple fish though!
That sounds kinda spooky! At least you got out and caught some though!
watup with that hook?
It's flashabou on the hook - I'm not sure yet if it makes a difference or not
Great video with very good points on when to use this and how it can be very effective. One constructive criticism is that you can be a bit repetitive on some points and you could make your videos more concise. But overall keep up the good work and you cover good topics.
Brandon Palaniuk
Yeah, he smashed on a dropshot as well!
It looks like mylar hanging from your hook. Could you tell me about it? Thanks
Yeah, it's flashabou - I don't know if it makes a difference or not yet, still playing with it :-)
@@brnowak_fishing is this tied to the hook or thru the hook eye?
Larry Stanley I tie the flashabou to the hook similar to a hair jig
What about Brandon paulinuik in those names. He used a drop shot almost the whole northern swing especially at Champlain
Another great example, especially on day 4, utilizing 360 and a dropshot to target fish isolated boulders for summer smallies
Not going to lie I was a little bummed when you didn't have any response to the comment. Now I know why! 😂 Great video as always Ben👍🏻I will definitely be working on putting it into my arsenal more often.
Also if we are being fair KVD uses tubes and those guys combined wouldn't come close to his career haha. I do use both myself drop shots have a place for me and i haven't caught near as many fish as any of those
Rule 6 cause Ben says so! Again Happy Birthday 🎂 what's the tinsel on your dropshot bait.🤔
Haha thanks Terry! It’s just something I’m trying out. I’m still undetermined if it helps or not
Dominance with the DS
Yesss
They all make more money fishing for a living than I ever will?
They were all fishing a Drop shot around targets
Exactly
Pre video guess.... Berkley Flat Worm 😂
😂 haha not quite, bit the flat worm has been dominant
I don't have a boat, much less Garmin Livescope so you've lost me. I'm out.
Hey Jose - I understand. LiveScope (or graphs at all) are not needed for this. Moreso just trying to explain how a dropshot can be fished slightly suspended (above the weight) and is a target fishing bait. Whereas tube falls with a spiral and is a direct bottom contact bait
Gotta do more fishing vids bro no more of these talking vids