I'm gearing up for the season. What do you think is the best all around drop shot weight? I usually fish this  technique deep and am thinking 1/4 oz. should serve me well. I really like to feel the bottom when drop shotting. Let me know what you think. 

3/8oz or 1/2 in the cylinder or finesse style depending on bottom composition.

I like a drop shot to have enough weight to pin it in place. The amount of weight that requires depends on depth, current, wind. A collection of 1/4, 1/2 & 3/4 maybe 1oz depending on where you fish. 

You want just enough weight to cast it where you want it with the current wind conditions and not have the drop shot move with the current. 1/4 or 3/8 is the size I use 95% of the time.  I've gone up to 1/2 or 3/4 when trying to huck a bait across to the other side of a cove.  When it's really windy though I will usually put the drop shot away as I have a tough time detecting bites since many dropshot bites are so light.

The one I use the most is 3/8 oz.

I'm almost in the same boat as DVT. I'll use 1/4 most of the time, but I have not problem going up to and even over 1/2 oz depending on the situation. 

I never fish anything heavier than 1/4 ounce usually 3/16 and 1/8.

2 minutes ago, fisherrw said:

I never fish anything heavier than 1/4 ounce usually 3/16 and 1/8.

Same here but then again I am not fishing Lake Erie.

 

Allen

1 minute ago, Munkin said:

Same here but then again I am not fishing Lake Erie.

 

Allen

yea I'm fishing Cali lakes but I'm sometimes dropshoting in 40 feet! takes a long time to get to the bottom even with a 1/4 weight

1/8th 90% of the time, but I almost never fish deep

3/8's is my go to size for most of my drop shotting. I will bump up to 1/2 for power shotting, or if I am in water over 20' deep, and I'll go down to 1/4 in shallow water.

What it's worth. I'm learning.

They say: 1/4 max.. Wind and current have less effect on 4lb. v/s 8lb. line. ( use 6lb.) line.

Even, on deep waters like Lake Erie, takes longer to get to bottom, but with some patience, and using that weight, you feel bite, and the heavy drop shoot weight, tends to hit the fish on the side. Maybe, making him spit bait out.

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