Weight sizes and styles vary from slim shaped weights for fishing brush or structure to round and bell shaped weights for fishing rock or shells. Attach your weight to the tag end leaving about 6 to 18 inches between the weight and hook varying in length depending on the depth of water your fishing. This will help your hook stick out horizontally. Run the tag end back through the top of the eye with the hook tip facing upwards. Tie an over hand knot with the doubled end passing the hook through the loop clinching the knot tight around the hook eye. Threading the doubled end through the bottom of the hook eye with the hook tip facing upwards. Simply double your line leaving ample slack on the tag end. Small diameter braid with a mono or florocarbon leader for extra feel works as well. Lines vary in size ranging from 6 to 10 lbs, mono or florocarbon are good with the drop shot. Medium size reels with a smooth drag are another key ingredient in using this rig. Rods varying from 6'6'' up to 7' medium light to medium action are ideal. Spinning rods and reels are a staple when it comes to finesse fishing the drop shot. Drop shotting allows anglers to keep baits in that zone longer giving you a higher catch rate. Unlike other baits where you cast it out and retrieve it back to the boat only allowing the bait to stay in the strike zone for a short period of time. The drop shot rig is considered a do nothing rig. Bass will find deep structure away from the bank and will hold in the cooler water waiting for an easy meal. Not only will it catch large mouth bass, but those hard fighting Kentucky Spotted Bass absolutely love this rig.

The Amite River is one of my favorite places to use this rig.

Hot summer days are some of the best times to fish a drop shot. Drop shot rigs are great rigs to fish highly pressured waters for finicky bass. By now bass have seen just about everything we have in our tackle boxes.