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Soft Plastic Bait Making => Soft Plastic and Plastic Baits - How To??? => Topic started by: HawgBone on 01/16/11 16:29 UTC
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Quick question about the Carrot, has anyone had any luck on the drop shot with this bait or is it not finesse enough for that? I'm a little embarrassed to say this since it's been around for so long, but I'm actually just getting into the drop shot. :-[ I want to start each fishing season off by picking out a technique and focusing on it for that season, this season is the drop shot. I was thinking about starting it off with using the Crappie Carrot on the drop shot, just wondering if anyone is having success with it. Thanks in advance for any and all advice!
-Chris
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I am going to be purchasing some of these for that very reason, drop shoting. Looks great in the video!!! The only thing I was waiting for was a 4 inch version and now it's here. My opinion, and I haven't used one yet BUT, should be ideal for drop shoting.
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I've only used them for crappie fishing, however they catch anything that swims. I think it will work wonders for a drop shot, the 4" should be great for that. I'm looking forward to a 6" version to fish like a senko and a soft plastic jerk.
Brad
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I can drop shot but am not the best at it. When we were testing the Carrot I specifically took out one of my neighbors from California who is really good at it and he basically just got on them and more or less caught them at will. Mainly blacks but he picked up a few others as well. This was on the 3in. The 4in should actually be even better.
Like Brad said, if it swims it will eat this thing. It works really well.
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Sounds like I've got my next mold choice made! I'm really excited to start using the drop shot, been watching people do it for years and finally decided this year was the time to try it. Anyone have any tips to offer on it?
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hawgbone,
i live in connecticut and thats primarily where i do my fishing. i learned to drop shot 10 years ago fishing tournaments in canada and on my home waters of connecticut, that is one of the primary techniques.
i have a few tips for you, however you may need to adjust accordingly depending on where/what lake you are fishing.
spinning equiptment
atleast a 7' rod medium/medium light with a fast to extra fast tip
6 and 8lb test is the norm around here(flourocarbon)
light and small hook
that is basically the setup, again, adjust accordingly and experiment(no stedfast rules...experiment)
-the less you move your rod typically the better...let the bait work itself. people tend to over work a drop shot, including me(my wife typically out fishes me doing this because she literally drops it down or casts it out and does nothing while im standing there trying to get fish to go...you get my point)
-you will get hung up and you will lose weights and you will brake off baits(nature of the beast)
-dont set the hook like a mad man...just reel down and lift up on the rod
off the top of my head thats all i got for now...very fun technique though
again, this technique definitely varies depending on where yo are fishing. like i said earlier, im in ct and when doing this im primarily targeting smallies on rocky structure. adjust your presentation/equiptment accordingly.
hope i helped atleast a little
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NBarnych, you have no idea how much you helped me. I'm from PA so hearing that this technique is something working in the northeast makes me feel a lot better. I see you said about a 7' rod, the rod I was looking at getting was a BPS CarbonLite 6'9 Medium Light action with fast tip. Have you heard any bad things about the BPS CarbonLite rods?
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Bone,
I cant speak on behalf of bps products as i really dont use them much. i took a look at it on the website and it doesnt seem to bad. i would recommend however, finding a rod ATLEAST 6'10. I know the one your looking at is only one inch shy of that but ideally what i would look for is one that is 7' to 7'2". I see the carbon lite is going for $100. Is that your limit or can you spend a few more? Either way you have some options out their with that price range ($100-120)
If you go with a 7' to 7'2'' medium/ extra fast tip you can use it for drop shotting, tubing, shakey head, grubs, and a few more. It gives you some options if you dont have the luxury of owning a hundred technique specific rods(as i dont).
let me know what you think.....
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nbarnych,
thanks for all of the advice I'm definitely looking into that 7' range now. I was at BPS here in PA last week and the BPS CarbonLite rod just felt amazing in my hands, so it's going to be hard for me to fade away from that haha. I'll do some searching around though. I don't really have a $100 limit, I would like to keep it around that though. The less I can spend on my equipment the more money I can give Jason! haha.
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Hey guys
I have the mojo bass dropshot rod and I love it. 100 price range.
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I have the Mojo Bass Wacky Rig rod and love it, St. Croix knew what they were doing with those rods.
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For sure great rods great price ;D
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The St Croix Mojo rods are excellent, far better quality than the bps rods. However the bps rods have come a long way in just the last year or so. It is my understanding the Mojo rods are the same blank as the Avid's only with a limited warranty instead of a lifetime warranty. I have a few avid's and mojo, love the rods, can't tell much difference between the two.
Also check out the All Star ASR series rods, they are about $100 and have fantastic feel. They have a 6' 10" spinning rod designed for tubes, I've been very impressed. It is very sensitive and light weight. They also carry a 6' 10" finesse rod and a 7' tournament spin rod.
Brad