Dropshot plus jika

[ctom]

Why does In-Fisherman do a segment on a ploy like this when we've been doing this for years? This was hot 40 years ago! Did they contact you?

[siscojj]

The drop shot is a good year round tactic I've even caught musky on the 3"gulp fry and caught them on a regular basis and walleye and bass love it to,I'm not sure about the other technique you mentioned. Jay

[andrewlamberson]

From what I've read...the Jika rig that he has it the picture would probably work really well fished from shore, it would help keep that bottom bait a little off the bottom so it's easier to see and from what I'v read (I've never tried a Jika rig but it's on my list for next year) it's a really good rig to cast and retrieve vs. the more vertical nature of the way I typically drop shot.

When I "power drop shot" I tie to a VMC Spin shot hook and then drop straight down to the bottom jig.  I mostly fish it vertically  ...but a cast and bounce of the bottom works good too.

[basskat]

Great idea, how about Carolina rigging but instead of a weight use a football head craw and tie a leader off the eye of the hook about 18 inches long and put a floating jerk bait on it. That way it looks like a small fish is about to eat the craw. Big bass hate competition

My uncle had a mold for this rig. I think he designed and made the mold himself. I'll check and see if he still has it, if so I'll post a pic of it.

[efishnc]

Before the drop shot technique took the tournament world by storm in the 1990s, I would use a 3-way swivel and finesse worm or something similar above my jig for walleyes.  After my exposure to the drop shot rig following it's Lake Mead introduction, I did away with my 3-way rig for walleyes and tied what I called the "double dropper"... (same thing, different name)... and I have always "long lined" this rig, unless I was using it through the ice.  It's a great rig to pick up extra fish and doesn't tangle like the 3-way did.