Fishing Report for Smallmouth Bass using Drop Shot in Summer

Erik Gaffron

Gold Ambassador

1/7/20

Trout Lake

• Species

  Smallmouth Bass

• Season

  Summer

• Technique

  Drop Shot

• Structure

  Boulders

Pick up your favorite drop shot set up and get ready for some smallmouth fun. I tend to use a 6' 9" Dobyns Sierra for most of my drop shooting with a Daiwa Fuego 2500 spinning reel, 15 lb braid to a 6-10 lb leader.Lures range from Arsenal Tactical Minnows to Roboworms in natural colors. Dragging and hopping my lure around deep boulders and rock spines is the key. Plan B includes burning a chartreuse spinnerbait on the high spots of the rock piles or throwing some sort of walking topwater lure.