Spring drop shot bass fishing tips >>

 

One of the best ways to catch a fish off the beds , while suspended  is drop shot fishing. If you are throwing something into the bed, such as pitching a beaver or a craw, and you are jiggling it, you are always moving it more or less forward. You can pitch that drop shot in there and let it sit for as long as you want. If you watch a bedding bass you know it's protecting the bed, but it's really protective of one area of that bed. So you can leave the drop shot in the fish's sweet spot."
The length of the drop line is the main difference between drop shot fishing in deep water or for bedding fish in the shallows. The shorter the leash, the easier it is to (tick) off the fish set your weight about 4 to 15 inches below the rig's hook.
I rig my drop shot with a Trokar No. 1 circle hook for nose hooking small finesse baits or a Trokar 1/0 hook for Texas rigging creature baits or longer finesse worms. I attach a ¼ to3/4-ounce weight most of the time,
Shaking only his rod tip a couple of inches at a time on slack impart action to the lure while keeping the weight stationary in the bed.