Greeting and Happy Fourth All,

@JonB2 I am using weedless TRDs on a size #1 EWG with a small glass bead and a 1/64 oz bullet weight on 10 pound mono with a 4000 size spinning reel. This is my summer time solution for weeds and reeds. This configuration presents the small bait in a more gentle approach for the shallow-ish areas.

I'm typically a 4 pound mono UL gear user. During the summer months, things are a bit more 'western' so additional leverage is helpful.

My only downside is the overall weight of this setup. It is far heavier than my UL rigs. So, I have it handy and use it for those areas. Otherwise like for the rocky edges and ledges, I'm back to my UL rig(s).

I hope this helps. Be well, Cheers!

3/8oz. tungsten jig with the skirt cut finesse style and a 2.5in.RageTail chunk. I've gone 1/2oz. but the fall rate is a little too fast IMO.

My go to "power finesse", bait is a 1/8oz Tungsten bullet weight to a 4/0 Owner Cover Shot hook with a Zman Bang Stick. I usually fish it on a 7' 3" LMH/F with 15lb Tatsu. It's a very subtle presentation that falls slowly and stands up on the bottom. I don't move it much or very fast and it has caught me so many fish in tough conditions.

On no planet or in any universe, real or fake, would a drop shot be worded in the same association as power. It's not possible. You could rig up a chain with a shark hook and a hunk of meat with a bowling ball as a weight and call it a drop shot, but it's still not a power technique.

If a drop shot is power, then a rock bass is a real bass. Which we all know its really not.

@gim Since I can't ruin my own thread, this sequence happened pitching a dock with a jig on a mh caster earlier this spring. Only one good bass off it, and a bunch of wannabes! Lol

Wannabes. Lol that's a pretty good description for those things

Power vs Finesse.

I do both.

Whatever I can catch bass with.

So this is how I see bass reacting to my slow, finesse presentation a lot of the time:

I'm walking through the park and I see a super model sitting on a bench. I walk over and sit next to her. She slides to the other end of the bench and looks the other way. 🙂

On 6/30/2026 at 5:34 PM, JonB2 said:

Probably been discussed before, but maybe not. How many do the power finesse for fussy fish around moderate to thicker cover? I've been traditional wormin' lately, but am always liking to mix it up and try different things.

I've rigged multiple setups for smaller, subtle baits on heavier tackle for fishing and getting fish through cover. I feel fairly intrigued by this type of fishing and am kind of excited to try it. I've got texas rigged straight tail worms(4.5-6") and typical sized trd's(2.75"). I've also rigged a modified drop shot(stop with a free-sliding ewg and normal ds weight below). What else has worked for you?

Same question asked a few years ago https://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-forums/topic/241085-power-fishing-vs-finesse-fishing/

one of my favorite things to do around here is take a zoom ultravibe speed craw and put it on a small flipping hook with 0.75-1.25oz weight and 65lb braid. I don’t know if that’s considered “power finesse” but taking a smaller bait and putting it on heavy tackle works good for me

On 7/2/2026 at 5:30 PM, gim said:

On no planet or in any universe, real or fake, would a drop shot be worded in the same association as power. It's not possible. You could rig up a chain with a shark hook and a hunk of meat with a bowling ball as a weight and call it a drop shot, but it's still not a power technique.

If a drop shot is power, then a rock bass is a real bass. Which we all know its really not.

Hey Gim I just want you to know that I really love dropshotting. I think of you every time I do it, too

4 hours ago, LrgmouthShad said:

I think of you every time I do it, too

I'm sure you do. I'm sure everyone that catches a rock bass thinks of me too. After the disappointment of realizing what you just caught. 😆

3 minutes ago, gim said:

I'm sure you do. I'm sure everyone that catches a rock bass thinks of me too. After the disappointment of realizing what you just caught. 😆

Perfect response

Just throwing it out there if you like ewg's, the 1/0 owner haymaker and the duo hyper mini in #2 have held up to 15lb tatsu leaning on bulldogging smallies near zebra covered rocks and they fit my 2.75-3.5" baits perfectly.

scott

I don't power finesse fish. However, I do finesse power fish.

Yours truly,

The Village Idiot