| Most people believe that the drop-shot
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| | from the calm water into the faster
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| rig is only for finesse fishing, but
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| | moving current, and catch largemouth
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| there is more than one way to skin a cat!
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| | holding near the edges waiting for an
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| (or Fish), as the case may be. The new
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| | easy meal. You can also use this rig
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| Power Drop-Shot style started by Kotaro
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| | successfully in deep cover. This will
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| Kiriyama, is fast becoming the way to
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| | work well in the standing timber in Table
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| bigger and better bags on many of the
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| | Rock Lake when fished on a Fluorocarbon
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| tournament trails.Drop-shot rigs consist
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| | line in 10-16 pound test. We have used 30
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| of a hook tied above a sinker that is
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| | pound test when the fish were aggressive,
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| placed at the end of the line so that the
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| | and gone down to 10 pound when the bite
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| lure suspends off the bottom.
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| | is tougher. This is a clear to stained
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| Conventional tackle consists of light
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| | water technique though, and works much
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| action spinning gear and 4-8 pound line,
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| | better in these conditions. There are
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| and the tactic is usually deployed
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| | areas here in the Northeast that have
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| vertically in deep water.Kiriyama says
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| | extremely clear water at times, and it
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| "Drop-Shotting is about presenting a soft
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| | excels in those areas. We use this around
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| plastic lure in a manner that is
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| | deep points also with great success.
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| different from Texas rigging or Carolina
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| | Waters such as Spruce Run and Greenwood
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| rigging." When conditions allow,
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| | in New Jersey and New York are great
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| Kiriyama, (who logged 10 Top 10 finishes
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| | areas to use the Power Drop shot. We use
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| in his first 37 events on tour), says
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| | it anywhere you would normally use a
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| "You may get more bites with lighter line
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| | Carolina or Texas rig.When we flip the
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| and smaller baits, but when there is
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| | Power Drop shot rig we use 6 and 6 1/2
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| heavier cover, a power version is
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| | inch Yamamoto Cut Tail worms. We have
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| required.This is a technique we have
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| | tried a variety of other baits with this
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| employed with success all last year, and
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| | rig, but the straight tail and Cut-Tail
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| now we are going to share it with you
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| | worms have produced the best results.
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| here in the Northeast. This technique
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| | When you are flipping it in fairly light
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| works great in all the lakes, rivers, and
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| | cover, you can go with a lighter sinker
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| impoundment's here in the Northeast. It
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| | of 1/16 of an ounce, and as the cover
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| is a great way to put together a real
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| | gets thicker, we go as high as 3/8 of an
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| quality stringer.The drop shot's
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| | ounce. Since the start of 2003, we have
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| configuration with the weight beneath the
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| | been using nothing but the Tungsten
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| lure, makes it ideal for pitching into
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| | weights for all our baits. We believe
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| heavy cover. The reason, is that the
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| | this is especially important with the
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| sinker goes through cover better and
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| | Power Drop Shot also, as the Tungsten is
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| falls right to the bottom.You can fish
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| | heavier than lead, allowing for a smaller
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| faster and cover more water! We fish it
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| | profile, which penetrates the cover
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| just like other anglers fish a Texas rig,
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| | better, and allows for a better feel of
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| but like Kiriyama, we believe it is more
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| | the bottom.We generally rig the baits
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| effective! This is a great tactic for
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| | with a 2/0 to a 3/0 Gamakatsu or X-Point
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| places like the Potomac River or Lakes
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| | hook, but we will go as high as a 5/0 on
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| such as Kerr or Gaston, where the fish
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| | some of the bigger worms at times. The
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| are highly pressured and are used to
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| | general rule when using this rig for
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| seeing anglers flip Texas rigs and
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| | flipping is simple; The distance between
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| Carolina rigs. This gives the highly
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| | the hook and the weight, is no more than
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| pressured fish a completely different
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| | 3-6 inches longer than the bait
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| look. The rig has some other advantages
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| | itself.The rig is simple to use, no fancy
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| also. There is less line wear at the hook
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| | tricks are needed. Just drop the bait
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| knot because the sinker isn't beating
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| | around cover and let it sit. No other
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| against it, and the hook isn't dragging
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| | action is necessary because of the way
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| the bottom where the line and knot can be
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| | the bait suspends off the line. The
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| damaged. You can also detect the bites a
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| | natural current of the water imparts all
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| lot easier, because the sensation goes
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| | the action you need. We use this on
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| through the line without passing through
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| | bedding bass also, since we have no
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| a sinker that deadens the sensitivity. In
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| | closed season here in Delaware during the
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| lower Delaware we have a Bald Cypress
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| | tournaments. The technique is just like
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| swamp in one of the lakes, and there are
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| | any other type of flipping we do. We drop
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| also similar areas in the Nanticoke
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| | it in near the cover, let it sit a few
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| River. Most anglers flip these trees with
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| | seconds if the bass are being finicky,
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| Texas rigged worms in the 4 inch size or
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| | and then lift it up and pitch it to the
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| with a small lizard in the spring. We
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| | next target.Try Power Drop Shotting this
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| like the power drop shot rig in these
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| | year in your local waters when everyone
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| areas the best. It attracts bass that are
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| | else is throwing a Texas or Carolina rig,
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| lying near the bottom or are suspended in
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| | and you will get a big surprise! is a
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| cover down at the roots.You can fish this
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| | professional guide, tournament anglers,
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| rig either horizontally or vertically. In
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| | writer, vido producer, radio show owner
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| the heavy currents in the Sassafras River
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| | and host, and tackle dealer.
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| on the Upper Chesapeake Bay, we drag it
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