good advice as always sir!

Wow.... I am glad I found this forum.....

I have been drop shotting now for about two years... Really does work well in deep water and on the weed line...

I also use the Standout hook and think it really works well...

I live on Gull Lake and fish it extensively... One of my favorite plastics that works really well on the drop shot is the Lake Fork Ring Worm.... I was out in the rain today for about four hours and caught about a dozen 14 - 19 inch fish on a shelf in about 14 ft of water using the ring worm... I am really hooked on the drop shot technique when bass are in their summer pattern.

Years ago I use to fish Minnetonka 3 or 4 times a week since I lived in Mound... Had some great deep water spots where bass would school up... I need to get back out there and try the drop shotting on those spots. I think it would be awesome.

One other note, I do get a number of bite offs from Northerns using this technique...

Dietz, thanks for the helpful information...really appreciate all of the comments and info...

JC- No need to thank me... thanks for joining us in the bass forum here!!! Really is great to have you with us! Please feel free to share what you have and what is going on in your neck of the woods!

You bring up pike.. they are the pain of all pains!!!! I re tie ever 6 bass at the very least! I check my line every fish! even if I dont think it needs it, after 6 fish I re-tie!

pike are no fun! they change the rules all the time!

Deitz I agree, the pike are a pain and for some reason they sure do like baits on a drop shot...In the summer many of the pike are on deeper structure thus the many bite offs. I guess it goes with the territory.

Thanks for the tip....I will start re-tying more often.

Are you fishing in the Minnesota Bound tourney on Gull Aug 1 and 2? I gave serious thought to entering but decided to be an observer this year.. Being retired on a fixed income the $1000 entry fee was a bit too much for me.. Maybe next year if the markets turn around.

I will start giving updates on the bass bite up this way...

I was going to head out this morning but we have a storm brewing to the west... Maybe this evening...

Good fishingto all.....Joel

Joel, much like you... I couldnt afford the iK entry for a lake I really dont know that well.. I dont like to donate.. LOL

great advice from all of you. Thanks for the help and information