Drop shot baits

I was curious as to what is everyone's favorite hook and soft plastics for drop shotting. thanks in advance

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would someone tell me please how to rig a drop-shot and also a carolina rig? thanks in advance

Use a swivel to prevent line twist. Most short shanked hooks will do, does not need to be a "Drop Shot" hook. Almost any plastic will work also. Big fish bait is a wacky rigged Senko.

Open water I use a size 1 Gama drop shot hook. If Im in the weeds I use a Gama 1/0 thin wire offset hook and weedless rig the plastic. I like Roboworms. I am waiting to get my hands on some of the Dream shot worms by Strike King.

Never use a trailer unless you want to hook all the gills that arw nipping the end of the worm lol. But when a bass strikes it will almost always (95%) inhale the entire bait with the suction of water when it opens its mouth. Whether its a hard thunk or a tap that fish will have it to the shank. When you get a tap just feel for the dead weight of the fish and pretty much just lift up and reel. Because your using thinner wire hooks and lighter line it doesnt require a violent hook set at all and if you do miss a fish with that hook set you can instantly let your bait free fall back down to that fish an typically it will hit again or the one that was with it will.

I tried drop shotting for the first time last evening and lost something big in 16 FOW. Lot's of fish were on the locator. I had a Northland Impulse junebug colored 5 inch finesse worm on. I think the fish grabbed the non hook end of the worm. Are any of you guys running trailer hooks on your drop shot rigs?

The dsr rig is one of the most versatile presentations around you can use it 0-100' of water if you want and catch fish if they are there. You can drag it across rock weeds or vertically over suspended fish an even punch with it. All you need are a bunch of zoom fineness worms in a variety of colors and a couple packs of 1/0-2/0 worm hooks. Alot of people frown upon the wide gap worm hooks for dsr but they work alot better than the shiner style hooks cuz you can bring it through weeds better work em around wood alot better and you don't go through as many platics plus you get the same hook up ratio. If there are fish in a area they will eat it whether the water is 35 or 90 degrees murky or clear you out infront of its face it will chomp it granted you are working the rig right and you have the proper color.

I started out using the spin shot this year but recently switched back to the Gamakatsu drop shot hook. The spin shot does help keep tangles out but I have missed fewer bites and have lost NO hooked up fish as I sometimes did with the spin shot. I didn't like the hook gap and it has a much smaller barb on the hook.

Gamakatsu Split/Drop Shot for hooks. I wasn't too thrilled with the VMC Spinshot either. I like the idea but, as Pan said, it just doesn't have enough hook clearance. As far as plastics go, either Evolve Rx Shot Goby Leech or Get Bit Baits Dropshot Worm. I sometimes try other stuff but seldom feel a need to stray from those 2 baits.

Best Drop Shot bait - it's made in Wisconsin - check out Hawg Pours on line, 4" Stich-n-worm. Hand poured, scented - excellent. We have some in the store as well. Hooks - #4 or 6 Octopus or Mosquito hooks. I fish them with lighter tackle and 6# line, you don't need much of a hook set and they are hooded solid.

I've experimented with the Spinshot a bunch this spring and honestly I'm not too thrilled. There just isn't enough of a hook gap to get great hooksets and they're not as sharp as a Gamakatsu. The "no twist" idea is nice but having to tie several knots versus the single quick and easy palomar kind of sucks also. I'll continue to use them (because I went crazy and bought 8 packs) but the #1 Gamakatsu Splitshot/Dropshot hook will always be my favorite. As for a bait, anything is great as long as it's 3-4" and green pumpkin! Oh, and the 6" straight tail roboworm in Morning Dawn is a killer anywhere, any water conditions!

Just tied on one of the new VMC "Spin Shot" hook. Neat idea! SR

Plastics, I use mostly wackys/stickbaits, really don't have a favorite. Hooks that I've had good results with are size 1 gamakatsu dropshot/splitshot and size 1 owner mosquito hooks. Just bought some vmc spinshots in a size 1 to try out this year, they look promising but pricey. They're supposed to stop the line twist associated with the regular palomar dropshot rig, I'll see how it goes.

I am a big fan of the Owner Drop Shot hooks... As of baits I use Big Bass Baits dimple worms, hobo worms, possum tails, TNT sticks.

Hook type depends on the bait but normally I use a #6 circle hook with a small fluke or finesse worm. Otherwise. a #4 or #6 wire hook.