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[clayton86]

those of you who like to use the Drop Shot what are your top plastics of choice and why like top 3 or top 5 plastics


ready set go!

[Dave P]

Roboworms, Strike King Finesse worms. That's it. I've used flukes and Yum and Power Bait and haven't done squat, so I stick to the first two.

[dmac14]

1- 7" roboworms
2- 7" power shaky worms (I don't think they make these anymore though)
3- 5" *** trick sticks
4- Zoom finesse worm

[clayton86]

Iv been noticing alot of people are fans of the Roboworms any specific one im looking at them now i see there are several different ones like Roboworm FX Straight Tail Worms, Roboworm Curly Tail, Roboworm Straight Tail Worms, Roboworm FX Sculpins.

also what weights do you find most productive like 3/8oz good general purpose weight or do you guys drop down to like 1/8th or 1/4 all the way up to heavy weight.

Iv only tried to DS a few times with 0 success I really want to learn this iv always felt the weight was either to light or too heavy I also never really had a good rod for it either im gonna dedicate a set up to it this year for when I get home.

[FL_Sharpshooter]

Zoom Baby Brush Hogs -- works for me every time. I rig my DS with a 1/4oz cylinder weight and a size 2 owner mosquito hook, generally about a foot or two off the bottom. If you want some really good info and tips, just watch a few Martens videos on youtube .

[clayton86]

To youtube I go........got nothing better to do today its 115* out with 35mph winds can some one say sand storm I aint stepping foot outside besides to go to the latrine or chow hall.

[Dave P]

Straight tail. The color is up to you. Usually 1/4 oz, sometimes 3/8 weight, but I'm only going down 14 feet or so. I also cheat and use 1/0 circle hooks.

[Crestliner2008]

The Roboworm is no. 1 for me, but in the 4" size. I've caught a lot of smallies on those. My second choice would have to be the Chompers finesse worm, 4" also. Reason being that it's totally loaded with GARLIC - to the point where opening a package stinks up the entire boat on a breezeless day! Sometimes the smallies go nuts after these worms.

Finally, I have a variety of other baits that I resort to if these two don't produce for me. (A rarity.) These include the 3" Sluggo, Case Helgrammites, and various tubes.

[telmomarques]

4.5 inch roboworm straight tail

[smalljaw67]

River Rock Baits 5" Drop Shot Worm, it is 2 baits in one for me as it is a tremendous shaky worm in addition to a drop shot worm. I like the fact that it is a little different than most straight tail worms as the tails thins into a flat point instead of round. I believe that is why you only need to move this a tiny bit to get action, in fact it is probably impossible to have it sit completely still since the tail quivers with the slightest water movement.

[webertime]

Whiskey River's Whip Tail (by a mile). Fantastic shape, nice thick body where you hook it, big chevrons on the back (moves water) then tapers to a very thin tail. Great bait, very durable.

Strike King 3X Finesse Worm. It's made with the Elastech plastic and it floats. Good action and since it is so tear resistant the dinks and rock bass can't tear it off.

4" Robo's as #3. A classic.

[clayton86]

Whiskey River's Whip Tail (by a mile). Fantastic shape, nice thick body where you hook it, big chevrons on the back (moves water) then tapers to a very thin tail. Great bait, very durable.

Strike King 3X Finesse Worm. It's made with the Elastech plastic and it floats. Good action and since it is so tear resistant the dinks and rock bass can't tear it off.

4" Robo's as #3. A classic.

ahhh good point I didn't even consider that we have tons of rock bass some pretty good size to

[ww2farmer]

ahhh good point I didn't even consider that we have tons of rock bass some pretty good size to

One of the reason I have liked them alot the last few years too. Local availability sucks on them tho. Dicks, Gander, Walmart etc.... don't stock them, and there not "must have" for me. If you want something that you can run out and pick a few packs up if your running low without making a TW or BPS order, Zoom finesse worms and Robo worms have caught me tons of fish. Don't over look whacky rigging a senko on a DS rig either, some days it seems like it's all they will bite. If you want plenty of general fish action, not just bass, Gulp stuff like leeches, and minnows work great. The small 1" ones are impposible to not catch fish on, and the 2.5"-3" have caught me every thing from bluegills to 5lb bass, and everything inbetween. The panfish will drive you nuts with gulp, I generally don't use it unless it's a tough bite, or I want to just catch whatever. I have also had some decent success with dropshotting small craws and creature baits as well. Actually I don't think there has been any bait I have dropshotted that has not caught me fish, so long as I have stuck with for a while.

[G.F.]

I've had good luck with Jackall Crosstail Shads and RI Flirt worms. The crosstails are super soft, so they probably have decent action underwater, and while I'm not convinced that they make a huge difference, the belly ribs on the flirt worms are a bit of a different look.

The flirts also do well on a shakey-head, and as a bonus, the color names are hilarious...

-G