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Your Usage Theory On Drop Shot Weights ?

ChrisD46
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On 12/22/2017 at 10:01 AM, J Francho said:

Here's my thoughts on going shallow.  Spoiler alert, I go even heavier when shallow.

 

https://www.bassresource.com/fishing/dropshot-bedding-bass.html

This is a really good read! A friend of mine turned me on to drop shotting for bass on the bed and it absolutely works. He hasn’t discovered the heavier weight aspect yet though. I’ll have send this to him. 

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      I use the lightest weight that allows me to keep bottom contact under the conditions I am fishing. Too heavy of a drop shot weight tends to snag too often for example. Too light of a drop shot weight

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      I don't DS with less than 1/2 oz.  More likely, 3/4 oz.  I DO NOT want the weight to move, unless I move it.  Anything lighter, and it's moving, whether you know it or not.

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