mercman Posted September 7, 2012 Report Share Posted September 7, 2012 Xzone Slammers HANDS DOWN. The "HammerShad" is a Slammer wanna-be. Amazing! Been hammering Walleye and bass all year on them. As mentioned above, they are also KILLER through the ice for lakers. Yup....Slammers Work just fine.20 good smallies in 4 hours today near Valleyfield.Heres what i kept for lunch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoty Posted September 7, 2012 Report Share Posted September 7, 2012 They've been eating well! lol Nice fish! gonna taste great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecmilley Posted September 7, 2012 Report Share Posted September 7, 2012 Yup....Slammers Work just fine.20 good smallies in 4 hours today near Valleyfield.Heres what i kept for lunch nice fish1 enjoy lunch should post this on bigfatbass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myot Posted September 7, 2012 Report Share Posted September 7, 2012 check out VMC's spinshot drop shot hooks, won't be disappointed!! X2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Caster Posted September 7, 2012 Report Share Posted September 7, 2012 Deadly for anything I use them for (seriously) Re: swammers. Agreed. Very versatile. Works great on a jig head for lakers, pike, walleye and bass. I also mirror the sentiments about slammers on drop shot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moxie Posted September 7, 2012 Report Share Posted September 7, 2012 Slammers, Gulp Minnow and leech . Veritas, President xt, 10lb Crystal uni-ed to a Vanish lead and fish it at any angle at just about any depth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kickingfrog Posted September 7, 2012 Report Share Posted September 7, 2012 This year I started using a bit of float gear on the drop shot and its been working out pretty good. I will tie a small barrel swivel to the main line to take up the twist. Slide the the leader through the eye of the hook but don't tie it. I will then slide a small plastic bead, then a bobber stopper, then another plastic bead. Now its time for the pencil lead, or what ever weight you prefer. the bobber stopper allows for height adjustment without having to cut and retie. Every time you hook up the fish will pull the hook down to the lead, so after removing the fish just slide the bobber stopper and the hook back up to where you want it. This also allows the bait to move around a bit more. I've been in some situations where the current or wind was pushing around to much and the hook would be up at the swivel, in this case I added a bead and bobber stopper above the hook as well to hold it in place. I think I'm missing something. How does the hook stay in place so you can set the hook? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singingdog Posted September 8, 2012 Report Share Posted September 8, 2012 Another vote for Slammers. If you fish skirted grubs, save them after the rock bass tear the twister tails off. The body/skirt makes a great dropshot bait rigged with the skirt out like a small, solid bodied tube. Yamamoto sells them as "Ikas". A couple of my other favourites are Pro Senkos and Jacks worms (one of the best kept secrets for smallies). On many of our lakes, a shakey head will catch fish head-to-head with a dropshot rig. It's much easier to rig, and much easier to fish. Occasionally the dropshot will catch more fish, but not that often. All the baits mentioned so far work for both presentations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BucktownAngler Posted September 10, 2012 Report Share Posted September 10, 2012 (edited) was smashing them this weekend on dropshotted wacky rigged senkos. 4 & 5" im no drop shot expert though...this is just what worked for me. Anybody use a baitcast setup? im more comfortable with a baitcaster, not sure if it is ideal though for this technique Edited September 10, 2012 by Boss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveMc Posted September 10, 2012 Report Share Posted September 10, 2012 was smashing them this weekend on dropshotted wacky rigged senkos. 4 & 5" im no drop shot expert though...this is just what worked for me. Anybody use a baitcast setup? im more comfortable with a baitcaster, not sure if it is ideal though for this technique nothing saying you cant, if thats what you are comfortable with then go for it. I am more comfortable with a spinning setup (7'2" crucial MED dropshot rod and stradic 2500) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopheraaron Posted September 10, 2012 Report Share Posted September 10, 2012 where do you guys buy the slammers? I looked thu lebarons catalog and at can tire and didnt see them. I got some at the sail in burlington. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Live2fish85 Posted September 10, 2012 Report Share Posted September 10, 2012 Yea I personally like spinning rods for dropshot. I also use a Crucial right now with a Supreme XT. My friend uses a Legend Extreme with the core and it works awesome to. So yea baitcasters will work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoty Posted September 10, 2012 Report Share Posted September 10, 2012 Spinning reels typically have a better/smoother drag system for dropshotting with such light line, that's why I prefer spinning over casting. With that being said...My preference is my Big Bear 7'0 ML Dropshot rod with a Shimano Sustain spinning reel, but I always have a baitcasting setup rigged with a dropshot with a heavier weight/line setup in case there's some structure/cover that would require that little extra strength. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reelinrolly Posted September 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2012 Really started honing in on the smallies this week. I won 120 on our work football pool. Looks like I'm buying a new rod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucG Posted September 11, 2012 Report Share Posted September 11, 2012 Amazing info in this thread! Keep it coming! My piece of advice is to try wacky rigging a 3" senko on a dropshot rig. Shhhhhh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cudz Posted September 12, 2012 Report Share Posted September 12, 2012 Roboworms and cross tail shads for lures. Size 1 hooks, I believe their gamakatsu. 7lb sunline line. I use a nrx dsr822 and a stella fe. Awesome setup. But costly. LOL I am laughing because your drop shot setup is worth same amount of $ as my boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawk-eye Posted September 12, 2012 Report Share Posted September 12, 2012 I think I'm missing something. How does the hook stay in place so you can set the hook? It doesn't. I find it feels like setting the hook with a 3 way swivel set up, feels kind of soft. Hook slides down and locks up against the weight. The time between the snap of the rod for the hook set and the hook sliding down to engage the sinker could only be measured by NASA. Just a nice sweeping hook set seems to do the trick. Just something I've be experimenting with, thought Id throw it out there. Maybe someone else will try it and like it. Remember...we're all in this together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoops12 Posted September 12, 2012 Report Share Posted September 12, 2012 I like to drop shot 3in senkos for smallies, wacky rigged.. The best part about dropshotting, is you can put pretty much anything down there you want I agree 100%. I was at the French this weekend and was killing it on this setup! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotsky Posted September 13, 2012 Report Share Posted September 13, 2012 Tried drop shooting today and caught a crappie with it fishing from my boat. When fishing from shore do you guys use a bobber? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pics Posted September 13, 2012 Report Share Posted September 13, 2012 Geeze..I have to get with the times....good info but I might need a 3rd job to pay for it all... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BucktownAngler Posted September 13, 2012 Report Share Posted September 13, 2012 anybody use this technique for walleye? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sneak_e_pete Posted September 13, 2012 Report Share Posted September 13, 2012 When I ice fish I always have a drop shot line with minnow. Has consitantly outproduced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoty Posted September 13, 2012 Report Share Posted September 13, 2012 anybody use this technique for walleye? I havent used it "targeting" Walleye, but I sure have caught quite a few in the Kawartha's on Slammers this year... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cudz Posted September 13, 2012 Report Share Posted September 13, 2012 I havent used it "targeting" Walleye, but I sure have caught quite a few in the Kawartha's on Slammers this year... I have caught walley on slammers drop shotting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Shirley Posted September 13, 2012 Report Share Posted September 13, 2012 I've done well with Cross Tail shads, 4" Trigger X drop shot probe worm, minnows and slammers. I really like the Rapala Concept 7'2" drop shot rod. It is amazing to feel bites and the entire rod is just over 3oz. I use a Shift reel spooled up with 8lb castable Sufix fluorocarbon tied to a steelhead micro swivel. I then add 6lb fluoro as a leader or keep 8lb in later fall for big fish. I've been using size 1 Gammy drop shot hooks and wide gaps for drop shotting, although I recently got some of those VMC drop shot hooks with the built in swivel. This set-up has been pretty sweet to fish. I'll be using it real soon Have fun drop shotting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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