Drop Shotting Walleyes | A Modern Approach with Plastics

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Drop shotting has been successfully adapted from the bass fishing world to other popular gamefish species such as walleyes and panfish. Wired2fish contributor and pro angler Mark Courts explains when and how to use the drop shot finesse technique for walleyes and his preferred tackle and rod setup to fish it with maximum effectiveness.
TACKLE USED
• WORM - Berkley Gulp! Freshwater Crawler, 4-inch, color - Opening Night: wired2.fish/GulpCrawler-FU
• HOOK - Berkley Fusion19 Offset Worm Hook, size 1: wired2.fish/BerkleyFusionWormHook
• WEIGHT - Titan Tungsten Pro-Series Cylinder Drop Shot Weight, 1/2-ounce: wired2.fish/TitanTungstenCylinderDS-Weight
• ROD - Abu Garcia Zenon Spinning Rod, 6'10" Med-Light: wired2.fish/ZenonSpinningRod
• REEL - Abu Garcia Zenon Spinning Reel: wired2.fish/ZenonSpinningReel-AbuGarcia
• LINE (braided main line) - Berkley Fireline Ultra 8 Superline, Smoke 10-pound: wired2.fish/FirelineUltra8Superline-Smoke
• LINE (leader) - Berkley Trilene 100% Fluorocarbon, 10-pound: wired2.fish/Trilene100Percent-Fluoro
• SUNGLASSES - Costa Del Mar Blackfin Sunglasses: wired2.fish/CostaBackfin
Live bait has taken a back seat to artificial presentations over the last several years due to advancements in scent impregnated plastics, sonar, and boat control equipment. The drop shot pairs well with a wide range of plastics and is easy to pitch to productive areas with sonar and mapping. Perhaps most importantly, the drop shot maintains the bait in the strike zone of finicky walleye unwilling to chase baits.
Courts shares his primary methods of working the setup. As with any finesse technique, the right gear has a significant impact on success. He shares his go-to plastic, hook, and entire rod, reel, and line setup for coaxing bites from both active and tentative walleyes.
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Пікірлер: 25

@ChrisG9978 2 ай бұрын

The drop shot is definitely the most underrated rig out there. I've had several experienced walleye anglers tell me over the years that drop shots don't work well for walleye (during the Spring jigging season in the Great Lakes). Lo and behold I've caught dozens of walleye on drop shots, many over 7-8 lbs in size. My sons (12 &14) also do a lot of drop shot fishing for walleye and have had consistent success during our outings, especially when night fishing for walleye. So, for the experienced anglers that swear drop shots don't work for walleye...let 'em keep thinking that while we haul in our limits!

@Wired2Fish 2 ай бұрын

It is definitely a fish catcher.

@FishingThePNW 2 жыл бұрын

The drop shot will essentially catch anything that swims with minor tweaks to the set up. So incredibly versatile!

@Wired2Fish 2 жыл бұрын

No doubt!!

@kejaymy2001 2 жыл бұрын

Good stuff and I already have a good drop shot rod that I use for bass fishing...😁

@PerryShriver 6 ай бұрын

good stuff.👍👍👍👍👍👍

@chrischrist7982 2 жыл бұрын

Great and informative video 💯👍

@Wired2Fish 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

@alenyek1195 2 жыл бұрын

Where did you get the fish ring???????

@loboyd691 2 жыл бұрын

Isnt that setup a split shot?

@DRazz86 Жыл бұрын

What knot do you use to tie the hook to the line?

@Wired2Fish Жыл бұрын

A Palomar knot is the go-to for drop shot rigging like this. Here's a video on the subject --> kzfaq.info/get/bejne/q72nksloqLe1fJs.html

@RockMeetFace 2 ай бұрын

Drop shot everything

@chrishillard4950 Жыл бұрын

size 1 or 1/0? link doesn't have a size 1.

@lorent4998 Жыл бұрын

likely just misspoke!

@travisbruno1988 2 жыл бұрын

Are you threading the hook through the bait

@travisbruno1988 2 жыл бұрын

Nevermind its rigged weedless

@keiththompson1331 5 ай бұрын

Why does nobody drop shot above a jig? Doubling the rig

@bradley190 2 күн бұрын

I have been using a jig and a 3 way swivel rig much like a dropshot for ice out walleyes for years. In just the recent years started using drop shot rigs with the vmc spin shot hooks. Absolutely outfishes everything for picky high pressure walleyes. If I'm fishing a clean bottom, free of zebra mussels a jig for a weight is deadly. We have caught so many fish drop shotting we hardly fish anything else.

@kyongb786 8 ай бұрын

Most of people they do not have fishing boat and want to watch for bank fishing vedio but most of youtuber they have boat and are talking about boat fishing....

@GoodVibesOnly1914 7 ай бұрын

...drop shots are deadly from shore. You can cast a mile with them and keep it right where you want it and get it down quick