dropshot

shakey head

flick shake

X2 ... and in the same order as mentioned. If I am on a finesse bite I usually have these 3 rigged. I also might have a tube or grub rigged. Occasionally I will downsize to smaller 4 inch senko. However the dropshot is so important to me I will usually have 2-3 rods rigged this way.

On a side note take a jackall flickshake and rig it wacky on your dropshot rig. It will help keep this smaller worm from getting missed by a potential fish if there is any vegetation on the bottom.

4"? - Rage tail size... my one local lake I have caught 16" white crappies on crankbaits!

 

I don't call 16" crappies that take 4" grubs a problem... I call them a meal.

 

oe

it seems like a lot of you like slip shots and small carolina rigs. makes me wonder what I can put together with what I have to give it a try. I will for sure prepare the light carolina rig for tuesday when I go fishing again what i dont know is what kind of plastic I will use. 

I pour a neutral buoyancy worm that s-l-o-w-ly drops with the weight of the hook and salt. It's super soft so the slightest rod tip twitch makes the pointed tail tremble. This I wacky or T rig.

 

The other is a grub I pour I call the QT or quiver tail, rigged on a 1/16 round jig head with #4 or #2 hook, drop shot rig or split shot. I fish this on 4# or 6# test line.

 

X-Rap suspending plugs are one of my favorite finesse lures because finesse to me always means slow to dead-stick with slight movements.

Shaky head.

I don't call 16" crappies that take 4" grubs a problem... I call them a meal.

 

oe

 

I dont eat fish

I know it may be old school but you can't rule out a French Fry worm

shakey head, drop shot, 1/8 oz tx rig pegged with a ultra vib speed craw.

Did I mention float & fly? I watched a Jerry McGinnis show  years ago  where an eighty year old was clobbering large smallies in water over 30' deep using the f & f presentation.

everybody has mentioned a couple of their setups. 

my question will be, how do you guys shake your heads?? do you shake a lot or very little, how deep? what plastics do you prefer?

Depending on the conditions and since its still cold here I will use my latest catch which was just one this weekend on a 1/8oz hair jig.