Drop Shot-Walleye vs Jiggin

[Jefff S]

I've been reading a lot about the drop shot rigging.

Does it wokr for smallmouth & walleye?
It appears to be an active man's slipbobber?

How does it compare to jigging?

I'll be giving it a try.
I was trold when doing "it" to keep the spool released and hold the line wiht your finger & don't move it much? As it was said, "people generally make it move tro much"!

Jeff

[REW]

Jeff,
It will work for any fish.
It is just a different way to get something for fish to eat or hit in the active fish zone.

Depends on the fish and day as to which is more effective.
Sometimes one will work better than the other.

Try each and see.

Take care
REW

[mudpuppy]

Or you can do a variation and use a jig for drop shot weight & a drop shot hook above it. Best of both worlds?

[Speedy]

It works for alot of species. Here in Ioway, when you put a crawler on the hook, cast out from shore, let it lay on the bottom, put your rod in a forked stick stuck in the ground. We call it a bullhead rig.:-)

[klaas act - rich ziert]

With the drop shot - unless fished ultra vertical for a known presentation depth, you have to refigure the angle of the line after casting and the resultant depth of presentation. . . Geometry. . . don't cha know ? Then, as the bait gets closer to the boat, the presentation depth changes, taking the bait out of the zone - if you were lucky enough to hit it to begin with.

With the slip bobber you always know at what depth your bait is being presented and if fished with the wind, you can let your bait cover as much water as you want, reel it back in slowly with pauses to cover that same water back to the boat, and then let it go back out with the wind again. One cast, one presentation, always in the zone.

No question in my alledged mind that the slip bobber is superior.

[Speedy]

I wasn't dissing the drop shot, I use it to great effect. It is just interesting how an old setup can be reinvented and used in a different application. I use it more for bass than walleye, but have used it for walleye with success.

[rms]

Jeff,

A drop shot gets your bait off the bottom compared to a jig. Drop shots work great when the eyes are up off the bottom in an active feeding mode. Leeches have worked the best for me and it seems like you can just dip your rod tip a little when you get bit, then set the hook. An extra fast rod action works well for the type of fishing.

[larrym]

The drop shot allows you to register from the bottom where you want your bait i.e. 18" off the bottom etc. (granted that will change with the angle of your line) A slip bobber registers the bait from the surface of the water which also allows the bait to change locations depending on the contour of the bottom. Once you determine what depth the fish are feeding pick the presentation that works the best. I often have a jig and drop shot both rigged and ready to go and only go to a slip bobber when we are drifting over some rough bottom or reefs...... but then I'm not an accomplish slip bobber guy. :-)