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Fishing Report for Smallmouth Bass using Drop Shot in Fall

Ways Raasch

Blue Ambassador

10/20/21

  • Species

    Smallmouth Bass

  • Season

    Fall

  • Technique

    Drop Shot

  • Structure

    Docks

  • Forage

    Bluegill

Was catching them in a very unique way. Was targeting largemouth and smallmouth around the docks. It was very weird because the docks are in like 4-6 feet of water and the clarity of the water is well over that so you can see everything to the bottom but you never really see the fish. You can sight fish a couple of them if you're stealthy enough but isn't the best way to target them. It was super windy in the MLF format tournament and there were probably 1-2 footers where we were fishing but if you tied on a 3/8 oz weight you could maintain contact to the bottom and just shake you're slack. They wouldn't bite it the best but if you would just hover the flatworm right above their face they would eventually eat. Not a ton of quality but a lot of quantity. The other main thing was to keep that leader length long of the initial drop of your dropshot.

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