Drop shot fishing

[Daz]

Has any of you had a bash at Drop shot fishing ?

ive been given some free samples of DS lures to try.

im gonna target perch this way i think.....any does or donts ?

many thanks
Daz

[iank]

Hi Daz

Ive had a little dabble but mostly unsuccesful. I first tried it off the rocks on Angelesey but blanked. The next two times were off the bank on the shropshire union canal near Chester, again no good.

The other and last time was off rocks on the Llyn, i'd been catching wrasse on the float and wanted to get them on a lure but couldnt get the lure working in the right area close to the rocks. In desperation i put on a 2oz weight with a dropshot lure and this worked a treat as i was able to drop and hold it just over the edge of the rocks.

I had quite a few fish, smaller than the ones on the float but the one below went to 1lb 3oz



Maybe not much help for coarse anglers but it shows it can work.

[Daz]

welcome and thankyou for sharing

[manchesterangler]

Daz, I've been drop shot fishing all summer on Ullswater, what do you want to know?
I will try and remove some of the dark arts associated with it.

Cheers

[Daz]

Sept 28, 2012 22:28:04 GMT manchesterangler said:

Daz, I've been drop shot fishing all summer on Ullswater, what do you want to know?
I will try and remove some of the dark arts associated with it.

Cheers

if pike are present....how do you go about rigging it without losing the presentation for smaller species ?

[greygoose]

Its something I,ve been looking at too, all tips appreciated

[manchesterangler]

Drop shot fishing is primarily used to catch Perch or Zander close to the bottom. Although I have caught plenty of Jack Pike up to 5lb on the method.
It's a case of knowing your venue and using the appropriate breaking strain mono or fluorocarbon line. I will give you a breakdown of the rig I intend to use on Esthwaite targeting Perch.

Dropper weight: 14 or 21grms depending on depth and wind strength
Line: Drennan fluorocarbon line, 5lb & 6lb breaking strain
Hooks: Vaivas semi circle, size 4 or 2

I will not be fishing any lures larger than 3 inch on my drop shot rig, most of my lures will be 2 inch.

Hope this helps.

Cheers

[Izzetafox]

Nice one Andrew.

[Daz]

Oct 1, 2012 13:46:07 GMT manchesterangler said:

Drop shot fishing is primarily used to catch Perch or Zander close to the bottom. Although I have caught plenty of Jack Pike up to 5lb on the method.
It's a case of knowing your venue and using the appropriate breaking strain mono or fluorocarbon line. I will give you a breakdown of the rig I intend to use on Esthwaite targeting Perch.

Dropper weight: 14 or 21grms depending on depth and wind strength
Line: Drennan fluorocarbon line, 5lb & 6lb breaking strain
Hooks: Vaivas semi circle, size 4 or 2

I will not be fishing any lures larger than 3 inch on my drop shot rig, most of my lures will be 2 inch.

Hope this helps.

Cheers

excellent stuff.....what kinda rod do you use ?

[manchesterangler]

I have used all sorts of rods, however I bought a second hand Greys Prowla Dropshot 5grms to 28grms.
Very happy with it, much better than the rods I had been using. Basically you need a rod with a tip action / fast action rod but sensitive enough to register bites.

[Daz]

Oct 8, 2012 20:54:46 GMT manchesterangler said:

I have used all sorts of rods, however I bought a second hand Greys Prowla Dropshot 5grms to 28grms.
Very happy with it, much better than the rods I had been using. Basically you need a rod with a tip action / fast action rod but sensitive enough to register bites.

im going to be trying drop shotting tomorrow for the first time....cheers for your help Andrew

[philpot]

I am quite sure it's me but I do not understand why there is so much interest in this method. Why is it better than any other method that we have all used for years.

Is it for lure only or baits as well. How does the presentation of a hook on the main line compare to a normal snood.

Please explain the merits of this because I just can't see them. Maybe it's an age thing

Phil

[Daz]

for me Phil.....it's just trying out something new.

new challages new methods

[Izzetafox]

Phil,

The main thing is the way you can impart action into small soft lures and the very positive indication by having a tight line to the hook.
By having the hook direct rather than on a paternoster the action is more active ( if that makes sense) presentation is supposed to be much better.
This way you can fish the lure at exactly the depth you want, indeed if you see the fish on the FF you can put it at the exact depth and because of the crimp style swivel you can adjust the depth as often and as much as you want.
You could also cast the lure over a weeded bottom and set the lure 4" above the weed , you just cannot do this using conventional methods.
As the lead is static you can fish tight up to structures and reduce tackle losses.

There is a massive learning curve but hey I was around for swing tips, spring tips, I was an early starter with the then called Roach Poles! They all said 'They are only any good for catching small fish.'

All new methods come will trepidation but if it catches bass in thousands in the States then we cannot ignore it.

There have been some excellent reports of perch and zander catches.

Terry

[Daz]

Oct 31, 2012 19:06:20 GMT Izzetafox said:

Phil,

The main thing is the way you can impart action into small soft lures and the very positive indication by having a tight line to the hook.
By having the hook direct rather than on a paternoster the action is more active ( if that makes sense) presentation is supposed to be much better.
This way you can fish the lure at exactly the depth you want, indeed if you see the fish on the FF you can put it at the exact depth and because of the crimp style swivel you can adjust the depth as often and as much as you want.
You could also cast the lure over a weeded bottom and set the lure 4" above the weed , you just cannot do this using conventional methods.
As the lead is static you can fish tight up to structures and reduce tackle losses.

There is a massive learning curve but hey I was around for swing tips, spring tips, I was an early starter with the then called Roach Poles! They all said 'They are only any good for catching small fish.'

All new methods come will trepidation but if it catches bass in thousands in the States then we cannot ignore it.

There have been some excellent reports of perch and zander catches.

Terry

thats what i ment ..... well said

[Izzetafox]

;D

[Izzetafox]

Just gotta prove it works now.

[Daz]

Oct 31, 2012 20:19:10 GMT Izzetafox said:

Just gotta prove it works now.

its worked for years in the USA so i dont think there will be a problem here.

[philpot]

Thank you chaps for the explanation.

Fishing Republic are selling a selection box of soft plastics ranging from 20mm to 60mm with a few lead heads again from small to even smaller. I bought one, only a couple of quid and it has maybe 20 lures per pack, it may be just right for this game.

Phil