Bottom fishing

**"G"** · 04-04-2016, 05:48 AM

Originally Posted by no luck

What is your set up?

One eighth ounce egg sinker with a rubber bobber stop for a sinker stop.......and I use a bigger hook.....long shank number four. Lots of red worms.

**fiveeyes** · 04-04-2016, 07:58 AM

Originally Posted by no luck

I tried bottom fishing all I did was loose hooks and sinkers not the right place I guess

Use a drop shot rig..very versatile

**fishervet** · 04-04-2016, 05:28 PM

I think you could slow troll a drop shot in waters that are not too cluttered with debris and hangups. the drop shot puts the weight at risk for hang up but it is usually not a problem.If the weight gets hung, break it off and tie on another.

**fishervet** · 04-04-2016, 05:29 PM

AND lots of red worms....

**Lepomis** · 04-05-2016, 09:03 PM

x2 for the drop shot rig. It would work better from a boat where you could slowly move it, but I use it from the bank to keep the bait just above the bottom in hopes of keeping it out of the algae and other bottom slime. It also allows the fish to not have to pull against a sinker sitting on the bottom; with just a little slack in the line (which is going to happen whether you want it or not) the fish is pulling with no resistance. I like it because you can feel the lightest taps with the line laid across your index finger. I use a split shot sinker crimped on the end of the line so that if it gets hung it will easily pull off.

**fishervet** · 04-06-2016, 11:15 AM

Originally Posted by Lepomis

x2 for the drop shot rig. It would work better from a boat where you could slowly move it, but I use it from the bank to keep the bait just above the bottom in hopes of keeping it out of the algae and other bottom slime. It also allows the fish to not have to pull against a sinker sitting on the bottom; with just a little slack in the line (which is going to happen whether you want it or not) the fish is pulling with no resistance. I like it because you can feel the lightest taps with the line laid across your index finger. I use a split shot sinker crimped on the end of the line so that if it gets hung it will easily pull off.

what size sinker?

**Ketchn** · 04-07-2016, 08:11 AM

i like to drop a 1/32 number 8 jighead with a red wiggler to the bottom and pick it up about a foot if i can ...
the rest of the time use a pinch on pencil float with the same on the bottom of it ....
like stated before it seems best if the bait is not actually on the bottom

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