Thank you Wired2Fish!!! I've heard of people drop shotting swimbaits before, but wasn't too sure of the actual retrieve. Watched this video, then went out to the pond in the community. It's been extremely tough lately here in Florida with water temps approaching 90° the bass have been 100% turned OFF! Using Chris Zaldain's tips on retrieve, first cast bite! After about 15 or 20 minutes, caught my biggest drop shot fish yet, 2lbs even! Ended up with about 8 or 9 bites, mostly short strikes, but I think I finally figured something out for a summer pattern finally! Using a Shimano NASCI 2500 on a Dobyns Fury FR703SF. 10# Power Pro Super Slick V2 to an 8# Seaguar InvisX leader with a 3/16oz tungsten drop shot weight, size 1 Owner Mosquito hook with a 3.75" Gambler Little EZ in Copperfield color!
This is my go-to swimbait presentation now, either the 3" Hazedong or a 2.8" Keitech Fat. Picked it up last fall from one of his older videos on this, and it's caught me a lot of big smallies since.
@@makeawishkid131 I think he meant that as in he was hooking so many, not the way u interpritted it as hurting the fish. Chris is a professional so I would say he is quite educated when it comes to bass fishing.
You lose like 1 hazedong per bite like this. If you put a CPS screw lock into the nose and put the hook through the spring and plastic, the spring holds the bait together 10000 times better
Obviously the smallmouth with mostly inhale it but this presentation attracts every single rock bass, sunfish and and perch in the lake. Ive had gobies stealing the hazedongs lol
I hear ppl say this about drop shotting all the time- "You never want to move the weight." but- eventually you have to move the weight or the cast would never end. So- I assume they mean drag the weight a few feet- then don't move it while you work the bait in place- if you don't get bit, drag it a little more- work it in place, repeat- right? I really want to get into dropshot fishing but- it's not a technique that's widely used in the southeast and I really have no where to learn- accept watching videos, and no one ever really shows them just working the bait- they're too busy talking or showing fish catches. I was told to just drag my weight on bottom, like fishing a worm- but that can't be right if I'm not supposed to move the weight. I see with a swim bait I just drag it and slow retrieve but- what about with other, more traditional drop shot baits?
I'm in Northeast and typically I'm making pretty short casts and letting it hit bottom, give it some twitches without really moving weight, then give it some harder twitches to move the weight a little forward and continue. let's be honest though, you can fish it anyway you want and you're likely to catch fish
I'm from the south east and I really enjoy drop shotting. I either drag it a foot or two and let it sit or I hop it once and let it sit. Keep a tight line and you'll feel them bite it.
I dropshot a lot on west coast, sometimes they just want it deadsticking, shake your slack lines, and some sometimes they want it slowly dragging the line. Only way is to test which method the fish wants it that day. There is no right way to shot.
Thank you Wired2Fish!!! I've heard of people drop shotting swimbaits before, but wasn't too sure of the actual retrieve. Watched this video, then went out to the pond in the community. It's been extremely tough lately here in Florida with water temps approaching 90° the bass have been 100% turned OFF! Using Chris Zaldain's tips on retrieve, first cast bite! After about 15 or 20 minutes, caught my biggest drop shot fish yet, 2lbs even! Ended up with about 8 or 9 bites, mostly short strikes, but I think I finally figured something out for a summer pattern finally! Using a Shimano NASCI 2500 on a Dobyns Fury FR703SF. 10# Power Pro Super Slick V2 to an 8# Seaguar InvisX leader with a 3/16oz tungsten drop shot weight, size 1 Owner Mosquito hook with a 3.75" Gambler Little EZ in Copperfield color!
This is my go-to swimbait presentation now, either the 3" Hazedong or a 2.8" Keitech Fat. Picked it up last fall from one of his older videos on this, and it's caught me a lot of big smallies since.
I recently added the hazedong to my dropshot arsenal and it works well.
It's hard to beat a dropshot rig. My small mouth in my profile pic was caught on dropshot rig. Love the information. Thanks for the video.
Just caught my first one on it. I'm calling it the Zaldropshot. 😅 Thanks man. 👊
Nose hooking the hazedong gives it way more wobble . I learned by trial and error they tend to break apart pretty easy but it’s a great mimic lure .
Gonna hurt that jaw, Chris! Love the technique
they're all culprits of it, not enough education on proper handling of fish
@@makeawishkid131 I think he meant that as in he was hooking so many, not the way u interpritted it as hurting the fish. Chris is a professional so I would say he is quite educated when it comes to bass fishing.
@@haleybarnes2794 no I did mean the way he was holding the fish
Nice Chris 👍👍👏👏
I’m gonna try this on West Point in a few weeks
You lose like 1 hazedong per bite like this. If you put a CPS screw lock into the nose and put the hook through the spring and plastic, the spring holds the bait together 10000 times better
Obviously the smallmouth with mostly inhale it but this presentation attracts every single rock bass, sunfish and and perch in the lake. Ive had gobies stealing the hazedongs lol
I hear ppl say this about drop shotting all the time- "You never want to move the weight." but- eventually you have to move the weight or the cast would never end. So- I assume they mean drag the weight a few feet- then don't move it while you work the bait in place- if you don't get bit, drag it a little more- work it in place, repeat- right? I really want to get into dropshot fishing but- it's not a technique that's widely used in the southeast and I really have no where to learn- accept watching videos, and no one ever really shows them just working the bait- they're too busy talking or showing fish catches. I was told to just drag my weight on bottom, like fishing a worm- but that can't be right if I'm not supposed to move the weight. I see with a swim bait I just drag it and slow retrieve but- what about with other, more traditional drop shot baits?
Probably, you gotta try on a clear water or in a pool, I don't really know if there are fishing schools in the states or anywhere else
I'm in Northeast and typically I'm making pretty short casts and letting it hit bottom, give it some twitches without really moving weight, then give it some harder twitches to move the weight a little forward and continue. let's be honest though, you can fish it anyway you want and you're likely to catch fish
I'm from the south east and I really enjoy drop shotting. I either drag it a foot or two and let it sit or I hop it once and let it sit. Keep a tight line and you'll feel them bite it.
youre overthinking it. cast the bait out let it sink to the bottom and shake your line. Theres no right way. experiment. you will figure it out.
I dropshot a lot on west coast, sometimes they just want it deadsticking, shake your slack lines, and some sometimes they want it slowly dragging the line. Only way is to test which method the fish wants it that day. There is no right way to shot.
Zaldain not throwing a HUGE swim bait!? Who is this imposter???
RIP destroyer addermine
Recycling old content already?
This video hasn't published. We did publish a similar largemouth bass video a few years back.
@@Wired2Fish Lol I don't mind watching it again, but it was definitely published :)
It is not the same video
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WHERE'S THE STACHE!!!!!???????
These were tame aquarium fish. Drop-swimming does not work.
Throw at giant soon or 10xd or something.