Drop Shot Fishing for Bass | How-to Rig with Jacob Wheeler

Drop Shot Fishing for Bass | How-to Rig + How I Fish it Differently
Jacob Wheeler
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[@stuartcarter944]

The tip about the leader length when you're casting/dragging is really great and it's something I didn't consider before. Thanks!

[@TomRobFishing23]

Just getting into drop shot technique, gaining quick confidence , you answered all my questions, best wishes and continued success JW.

[@dwyneguitreau853]

Love the content man thanks for all the info you are sharing with all your fans. if you had to pick one rod in your series of spinning setups which one would it be

[@JeffWilhems]

Im just learning and loving your channel brother! Thank you!

[@paulsebastian3987]

That was a great video .I took notes ,well explained Thanks !

[@johncloud2851]

Been looking forward to a nice drop shot knot video… looking forward for more 🔥 content

[@johnnyweaver1300]

I just bought some tackle for drop shotting for bass I used to love it for fishing for brim, great video 👍

[@a.cardenas4964]

Awesome video thank you so much get information perfect step by step 👍🏻👍🏻👊

[@JoshuaBucio]

Great details thanks for sharing!

[@alexmarti7684]

Awesome clip mate, Been looking at new ways to target Australia bass here in oz and going to give this a crack!

[@M.Bassin]

Keep up the good work Jacob👍

[@basstex6703]

Great video. Thanks

[@sautterfishing]

Great tip on running your line back through to get that hook to stand straight out. I’ve always done the palomar knot but never ran the line back through. Awesome bro! Thanks

[@DavidMccallister65]

If you start with your hook facing downward and run your line through the back of the hook, it'll come out facing upward and you don't have to run the tag back through

[@bradleyrussell1973]

@@DavidMccallister65exactly. I think the whole idea is overrated anywho.

[@classicamericanoldman1091]

I've been wacky rigging my drop shots....working like a charm.....pond fishing..

[@rickyskeen7905]

I never used a drop shot. This is great information to start with. Thank you so much.

[@midwestprankster3298]

Bass cheat code

[@charlanderson6312]

Thank you Jacob!!!!

[@bradmcdaniel9675]

Always love your vids bud!............ Brad at the little S Ga bait store

[@tmyers4822]

Thanks good information

[@gustavotellez5358]

I would love to see how you choose between the many dropshot baits available. When do you go for a worm, and what length do you choose? When do you go for the smaller dropshot baits? How do you pair up the hook with the bait? Thanks!

[@johngullotta3987]

Drop shot is killer!!

[@JustBassing]

Thanks 🙏

[@CoachWil068]

well done! thank you

[@christophercurtis2550]

I like watching it what you do for fishing details

[@jorgepompa1571]

Congrats for the content and your year in MLF , I have a question why this color I was trying and nothing and change for shad an green pumpkin and catch a lot

[@DavidMccallister65]

I'm with you 100% about tying your weight on. I never like just pinching the weight on because you lose them too easily. I actually open up the pincher and tie a palomar because it doesn't let your line cinch through when it's closed.

[@bradleyrussell1973]

I use a Palomar on the hook, but use a 4-wrap Duncan Loop (Stren knot) on my weight. It slips, but takes effort.

[@artbuddhakyvastatzel-kelly5635]

Thank you

[@erniesanders3724]

JW is a beast. 👍

[@christophercurtis2550]

Yes I am I really want to see more of your details stuff you are pretty sweet bass fisherman

[@DavidMccallister65]

I'm glad that you pointed out that the cylinder weight is not the best choice for anything other than grass. I can't stand them because they get hung up way too much in rocks but I see so many guys only using them and I don't get it. I'm using a teardrop 99.9% of the time.

[@funkymojo111]

I have so many lead tear drop weights from shore clean ups that I finally tried one on a rocky, wind-blown point; much more sensitivity when combined with my 10lb copolymer setup; kinda power shotting light.

[@DavidMccallister65]

@@funkymojo111 and they just don't get hung up as often. Although, I actually prefer lead over tungsten when drop shot fishing because I feel like tungsten gives me too much sensitivity and I don't like it. Then every rock feels like a bite lol

[@frankleaney6267]

I just started to use drop shot last year and instantly caught my pb smallie. Now I try and drop shot every time I go fishing. I even caught two lake trout at 20 feet drop shotting a Berkeley flat worm. Thought I had a world record smallie lol Good way to catch walleye too

[@shelbybowron8074]

Thanks

[@carriep7812]

Thanks for the informative video. Regarding different rods for different hooks, maybe I'm wrong, but I don't think the average person will use a different rod for different hooks. I get that you're a professional, but...

[@jamesshubert6498]

Drop shot is one of the few techniques that I can fish on in anybody of water any time of year. I even trout fish in small mountain streams with a drop shot

[@bradleyrussell1973]

I can fish them year round, in all waters, and STILL not catch a damn thing!

[@randolphray7896]

Fishing is tough most times on falls lake nc ,some I'm try new things,who better than to get the drop shot deal from than wheeler,been fishing falls lake since it first started flooding into a lake in a bass boat since 88,thanks Jacob power fishing doesn't work all the time like it did back in the day

[@TheJonathanGibbonsTeam]

What Line do you use for the liter?? Lb test too? Do you tie this rug up on your fluorocarbon liter as well and not the braid when fishing it?

[@wvlongshooter3912]

How about using a dropper for the bait ? Like a triple surgeon knot with about 6”’s of dropper tag for the bait. Then a line to the weight. Thanks!!

[@DavidMccallister65]

If you point your hook the opposite direction from what you did when you're running your line through the first time, and then tie a palomar knot the hook will be facing upward every time and you don't have to run your tag end back through to make it point upward. In other words, point your hook down and run the line through the back of it and then tie the palomar knot

[@robertbrost7777]

What do you think about "nose hooking" the bait by going straight into the middle of the baits nose with the hook point and bringing the point back out roughly 1/2" back and out the top of the bait? It might keep the bait more horizontal in the water. Kind of looks like a swimbait with the hook exposed on top of the bait. Of course, I'm talking about using this nose hook technique when there are very few hangups in the water.

[@WheelerFishing]

I really don’t like it that much personally but a lot of people have really good success using it

[@brandonwalmsley1863]

My question is how do you rig a tube for a drop shot when fishing for smallies?

[@tennesseetrash9]

Is that Googan Drag and Drop a good color for Chickamauga?

[@bradleyrussell1973]

I tie the weight on first, then tie the hook in with a Palomar wherever I want it, starting the knot running through the GAP side of the hook. This puts the hook point up every time. Now, if I could just catch fish on the damn thing!

[@PatrickBailey525]

Do you go with the heavier weight for a faster rate of fall or to be able to feel the bottom better and maintain contact?

[@maxescamilla4597]

That's the power shot. 3/16-3/8oz drop shot weight. Makes it easier to fish faster and still finesse them. Try a leader just longer than the bait. I see people use way too long of a tag line. Hope this helps.

[@johnlong2498]

Thanks 🙏 JW I need some good 2/0 Hubble rig hooks. Can u help me out?? U are the Mann n I wish I could meet u n fish with u!! I’m from Augusta Georgia. My son, his wife n my two grands met u at Clark’s Hill recently n had their pictures made with you. Unfortunately I was in able to attend I was hard at work!! Take care n keep on hammering them!! Cause YOU R THE HAMMER 🔨 🎣🙏

[@Tomc8030]

I’m a little late to the party but I still have a question, is their anytime you’d put the weight above the hook? I know it sounds crazy but I’ve seen my son do it when he’s drop shot fishing a deep brush pike.

[@christophermartin9404]

👍

[@dellsdiy]

i go through so much FC leader with dropshotting because i'm always afraid the Polamar knot is going to break so I retie often, maybe once or twice a day on the water. is that overkill? i was breaking off alot prior but have since focused on not crossing the FC in the knot itself to avoid cutting in.

[@camhester4251]

that's not over kill , i retie ounce or twice also , maybe try using copolymere works great for me in P-Line , also you don't have to tie a palomar try a regular uni use the tag end the same way

[@ShreverBeaver]

So is this more for vertical fishing, or would you cast and slow drag?

[@funkymojo111]

I use the ball weight for fishing straight down like if I am on a dock or retrieving straight back up. The tear drop for rocky points and dragging with 10lb copolymer. The popular cylinder weight for fishing through grass beds but will lose MOST of my lead cylinder weights when dragging back to shore. When I get to the rocky shallows, I basically have to hop it or reel it back so it won't get snagged.

[@stephenearly9550]

How do you work your drop shot?

[@TheBassinPastor]

Alright, I have a question that you might have a solution for with the t-rig drop shot. I notice that it causes a great deal of line twist. How do you solve the line twist issue?

[@stuartcarter944]

Do you have the line twist coming out of the spool or with the weight-to-hook leader after a hook set? I noticed line twist in the leader after every fish catch when t-rig, but not when I nose hook or wacky rig

[@TheBassinPastor]

@@stuartcarter944It almost seems as if the drop shot is spinning on the fall, which is causing the leader to twist and, over time, the mainline to twit

[@stuartcarter944]

@@TheBassinPastor which knot are you using? I always use the Palomar and slide the tag end back through the eyelet of the hook, but then I have to kinda squeeze the knot into the eyelet too so that the hook stands straight out from the side. I wonder what could be going on to cause your twists?

[@TheBassinPastor]

@@stuartcarter944 That's the same way I tie mine! I haven't figured it out yet, but I'm working on it, lol

[@sautterfishing]

@@TheBassinPastor it absolutely is spinning as it’s falling. With every drop your getting more line twist. That’s why VMC came out with the spin shot hook. So the hook can rotate 360 degrees. You can also tie a barrel swivel from your braid to leader to allow it to spin and not twist your line. Or you can hook it the way Jacob said when he said under the chin and that helps itself for some reason.

[@benrollinh526]

What size nose hook?

[@markdyer3718]

Do u or can u use a 3 way to dropshot

[@corymeyer8662]

What pound test of floro to use?

[@WheelerFishing]

Typically 8-12lb

[@meanstreak1788]

He's like basically you can see it's str8:up and down. Man I can't see nothing!

[@mercuzio924]

why does my hooks have a little bending near the loop ?

[@joshking10]

thanks dad.

[@bdkslk1]

Great info, but you need to pay attention to the background colors and camera placement

[@geostrong3606]

Rookie

[@Dropshot1]

what size is that small nose hook?

[@lakeratatouille]

Super fast tip was my name in high school

[@waynecasper5346]

Jacob You should wear a white shirt the black you have on we can’t see when you hold anything in front of you. Sorry about calling you Jason my phone does that a lot with names and words. Again sorry

[@FishingWithDamon]

Bass fishing has been a little tough lately for me between everything going on hopefully soon my dad will take some time to take me out fishing but for now I am filming me at my local creek! #bigcreeksteppa

[@bradleyrussell1973]

My WORST technique. No confidence whatsoever.

[@keanekuspit5349]

Didn’t even show how to tie the hook

[@timmywimsatt134]

Jacob you are one of my top 3 favorite fisherman to watch brother. Please quit using God’s name in vain. Saying dang behind The Lords name is same as damn. Please watch it. God Bless

[@jakemoore954]

You didn't even show the f****** Palomar knot you tied good job making a video not showing the knots to tie a drop shot