Top 10 Drop Shot Lures

The drop shot is without question one of the most game changing rigs to ever hit the bass fishing world! Understanding it, knowing how to use it and having confidence in it can be the difference in having a good year and a great year. A lot of people argue that the drop shot rig is a vertical presentation only rig and I'm here to say that's not true! You can cast it weedless into fallen tree's, in and around docks, drag it down a deep bank or hump and work the outside/ inside of a grass line, all which involve casting. When the fish load up in these areas a drop shot can put a lot of fish in your boat and good ones!

I'll tell you why a drop shot is such an effective lure presentation. How often does a bass feed directly on the bottom? Answer: Not as often as you think! Sure a bass will nose down to eat crawdad but not all crawdads sit on the bottom. They often suspend on the side's of pilings, stumps, tree falls, lily pads and grass but here's the kicker... A crawdad is just one part of their diet! For most lakes in the country the #1 food source for a bass is a baitfish (bream, shad, hitch, trout, anything that swims and is smaller than them). Do baitfish swim directly on the bottom? Answer: No! Very few fish swim directly on the bottom. Most fish will swim a foot or two above the bottom to scan for food and cover. Are you envisioning this? When you have your lure about 10" to 20" up the line from your drop shot weight you are in the ultimate natural strike zone, thus leading to more bites! Now which lures get bit the most? Here are my top 10 drop shot lures!

#1 Finesse Miki- Damiki
For profile, action, texture, durability, colors and fishability this bait just simply has it all not to mention it gets bit more than any other drop shot bait I've ever thrown!
#2 Straight Tail- Roboworm
Their color selection will match the hatch of any lake! They're soft but have tremendous action and will get bit in the toughest conditions! Great bait to cast and vertically fish!
#3 Cutter Worm- Damiki
Damiki is the top drop shot quick stop! The cutter worm in a baby bass color is lethal on bass year round and it gets bit, very versatile bait and helped win the BASS Collegiate Series Eastern Championship on Lake Norman!
#4 Finesse Worm- Zoom
The good ol' finesse worm hasn't stopped catching fish since the beginning, their color selection combined with durability and versatility makes for a great DS lure! It could catch fish in a fishless lake!
#5 5" Senko- Yamamoto
Wacky worms always produce, put it on a drop shot and watch it work as well as ever!
#6 Fat Minnow- Basstrix
For vertical fishing this bait is just a catching machine! Very life like and the small profile can get bit when it seems like nothing else can!
#7 S Stick- Molix
Great action and colors great bait to work around brush piles, in schools and everywhere in between!
#8 Twitch Tail Minnow- Berkley
These things don't look fancy but I assure you if your graph is lit up and you drop this down you will get bit! great minnow profile!
#9 Dream Shot- Strike King
Just simply versatile, with great action and colors!
#10 Tiny Fluke- Zoom
BEDDING FISH DROP SHOT....... That's I have to say about that!

This is my buddy Josh Milner I guided on Lake Chatuge in October! Everything on a drop shot!