[Mick Ward]

When you are drop shotting, I mean proper Drop Shotting, with the weight at the bottom and no snood, do you anchor or drift? I cant see how it would be possible doing it on the drift see. I want to try this in the sea, anywhere from in a marina to 100ft of water.

 

[Keith White]

Anchor.

Won't work drifting.
We can only drop shot on the skish over slack or hanging behind a rock head.

 

[Retired]

You can dropshot on the drift. It wouldn't work at anchor, you'd need much more lead.

 

[bob jameson]

Surely Dropshotting from a boat & Drifting is no different than bream fishing using a similar rig ?

 

[Retired]

Pretty much Bob.

 

[Mick Ward]

This is the dilema I have been thinking about, thats why I thought I would ask the fresh water guys how they do it. Surely on the drift it isnt proper drop shotting....? I mean getting that lure to dance and shake in one spot.

 

[Retired]

When we are vertical SP fishing the lures are traveling up and down but also along with the drift. No dilemma. It still works.

 

[Retired]

Plus there are ways and means of fishing more static, even if the boat is drifting. You just cast uptide and retrieve slack as you approach the lure.

 

[bob jameson]

If you dropshot in the sea or a river with any flow or current this method cant be kept in one spot to shake , as it will be taken along by the flow !! unless the weight was extra heavy

 

[Mick Ward]

When we are vertical SP fishing the lures are traveling up and down but also along with the drift. No dilemma. It still works.

I would like to let sleeping bass lie, but could you imaging annoying them with a drop shot, maybe they sleep under the can opener?

 

[Keith White]

real dropshotting requires weight on the bottom and suspended lure that can, if required, freefall in situ.

You can move the sinker between 'drop shot' attempts but the whole point is the 'slack' line.

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