Dropshot walleyes when they won't eat ANYTHING else

We scratched up 5 "eater" size walleyes for 3rd place in our local walleye league last night. They would not bite anything...until I plopped a dropshot right in front of their faces. 🎯 Great way to make specific casts at structure or fish, work fast yet be able to keep the bait right in the strike zone the whole time.
Drop a comment below and let me know what you think. 👊 Thx so much for watching!
- Brett McComas
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[@ChrisG9978]

I've hooked into Walleye many times while dropshotting...often I've found that setting the rod in a rod holder and dragging it 30-50 ft behind the boat while drifting picks them right up (I guess you could call that "trolling with a dropshot rig"). I tend to use plastics whacky rigged on the dropshot hook because nightcrawlers leave mud and guts all over the boat, which pisses off the wife (she can't stand a dirty boat)!

[@michaelburdosh6431]

I look forward to all your videos, thanks for sharing your info

[@After5Outdoors]

Appreciate you guys sharing good info which is practical and easy to apply on the water

[@michaelwright956]

Awesome video! I’m here after watching the 58 jigging rap tips. I learn a lot from you and Al, you both have a way of teaching that’s easy to understand and fun.

[@phillipschillaci7372]

Another great video. Dig the shirt too! I have to adjust these videos because I have the simplest/most basic "graph" in my boat.

[@danharvey61]

Great tip!

[@Dbars19]

ive seen so many walleye channels fishing drop shots this year. ppl finally catching on :)

[@jamiehartzell5286]

Great video, great information, love to dropshot.

[@jlsteelcrafts8378]

Great vid ... well done sir.

[@dougsoutdooradventures6386]

you've really helped me 'target' the late summer walleye this year and for that I am grateful. great videos!!

[@marcgagnon1679]

Love the videos👌

[@Savage_LRP260]

Still waiting for Target Walleye shirts and hoods man. Another great vid.

[@89shmike]

Definitely an effective technique with forward facing sonar

[@BigDurtyMichigan]

Caught My first walleye while drop-shotting for smallies a couple summers back, I think people underestimate how effective a Dropshot rig can be for walleye

[@ronmacdougall9612]

Great video,I’m trying to get walleye with this setup but the little perch keeps hitting it.I’m about six inches off bottom,should I go 12 inches

[@fishin2themax245]

Really enjoy your chNnel!👏

[@gordjohnson70]

nose hooking BIG minnows and using a stinger hook works good if they want bigger baits in fall. .

[@jeffcummings5688]

Can you use leeches?

[@chadgulseth8107]

Very good video you would be fun to fish with.do you fish the bay of green bay

[@boonvang708]

Idky all the walleye guys have this technique and that technique with each season change. I'm also a walleye guy and I drop shot everything and it works through the year. I don't understand the rest of these guys hahaha 😅

[@rowanoostraoutdoors]

Nice Sobi shirt

[@jacobrands1658]

If your looking for the best rods on earth, look up Kraemer Custom Rods and give Erik a call and get your rod built the way YOU want it. I have a 7’6” med-light xtra fast in my arsenal. Tight lines!

[@fried_nice]

I'd consider this, but where I fish it's gobies galore. I lose so much crawlers to gobies.

[@jamesriggs1883]

Will this work on eyes in ky when the water temps are very warm

[@JustSomeGuy641]

Once water gets upper 70s and beyond dropshot is a killer option for eyes. I add a few floating beads below the hook and also use the vmc spin hooks bell sinker and your good to go. Try going heavier and staying straight verticle if you have a slow drift. Tight lines!

[@jamesriggs1883]

@@JustSomeGuy641 ty

[@JustSomeGuy641]

@@jamesriggs1883 Your welcome.

[@jamesriggs1883]

@@JustSomeGuy641 hey how about a video on how to tie up the diff drop shot rigs you use with and without spinners

[@randyeruark9299]

Why pinch off part of the crawler?

[@TargetWalleye]

The crawler will stretch out significantly once in the water...it gets wrapped up and occasionally fouls by re-hooking itself when not pinched shorter. So it fishes WAY cleaner. And then I also land way more fish that bite. When it's super long they'll sometimes just grab the back half of the bait, but when pinched I'd say I hook-up with 9/10 walleyes that bite.

[@Coffinborn696]

At what point is it no longer a leader? Lol 20'!!!! That's crazy long if your main line is only sitting in top. Whatever works though!!!

[@integratirecarrotriver4026]

One question, why would you get more bites with a lighter weight?

[@blaahster]

Less resistance on the line, fish will hold the bait longer