Drop Shot Baits

[ALC609]

which works best for drop shot baits, salt or no salt? and what does salt do to bait action?

[Jig Man]

Salt makes baits sink. I don't use it on drop shot baits as i want them floating.

[bassbandit25]

i agree with the jig man you always want your dropshot to float

[D.J.]

I actually found that you want to add just a little salt into the baits to make them more neutral in buouncy. I like my baits when fishing a drop shot to be horizontal in the water. My buddy was out catching me probably 4 or 5 to 1 one day dropshotting small lizards. We couldn't figure out why. He was using Zoom and I was using my own. The colors were almost identical, but after figuring it out, we found that his lizard was sitting different in the water. Once I started pouring them with a small amount of salt, fish production got way better. I have found the same with my drophot bait called the Money Shot. It just seems to catch more fish when sitting horizontal instead of tail floating way up. Just my 2 cents.

[ALC609]

if adding salt, how much is a little, and in how much plastic? and i believe i'll try both ways to see which works best for me.

[bass100]

We have had the exact opposite results as D.J. here on lake Erie. We found the baits that float up get bit a great deal more than the ones that don't and we have tested alot of major manufactures baits out. So I don't think you can go wrong either way.

[Mayos Baits]

I have found that if I used the M-F sinking plastic for my Drop Shot baits with no salt they take and suspend perfect.

[Mayos Baits]

I have found that if I used the M-F sinking plastic for my Drop Shot baits with no salt they take and suspend perfect.

[D.J.]

We have had the exact opposite results as D.J. here on lake Erie. We found the baits that float up get bit a great deal more than the ones that don't and we have tested alot of major manufactures baits out. So I don't think you can go wrong either way.

That is cool. I have noticed that I really only seem to get better results with 2 baits. All of the others seem to be better with no salt. That is why this sport is so awesome! Day to day, lake to lake things can be different. Makes a guy realize he shouldn't be afraid to try something new and change things up.

Edited March 14, 2010 by D.J.

[Smallie]

I have found that if I used the M-F sinking plastic for my Drop Shot baits with no salt they take and suspend perfect.

Sorry to resurrect an old post but does this mean the MF sinking plastic does not sink? I need some more plastic and was planning to order 5 gallons of this for my stick baits.

[daveh]

Sorry to resurrect an old post but does this mean the MF sinking plastic does not sink? I need some more plastic and was planning to order 5 gallons of this for my stick baits.

sinking plastic sinks

[Richard Prager]

Sorry to resurrect an old post but does this mean the MF sinking plastic does not sink? I need some more plastic and was planning to order 5 gallons of this for my stick baits.

I starting using the sinking soft for my sticks and was VERY happy with it. It does sink slowly. The best features about it, is it is a denser plastic making it more durable. It requires about 30% less salt making for a more translucent bait. Salt suspends better and baits don't tear up. Works great for jerk baits too.

[Bass-Boys]

richard,

do you think the plastic has more hardner in it.,. making it sink ??

Jeff

ps.

do you still have the big frog molds for sale ??

[mark poulson]

That is cool. I have noticed that I really only seem to get better results with 2 baits. All of the others seem to be better with no salt. That is why this sport is so awesome! Day to day, lake to lake things can be different. Makes a guy realize he shouldn't be afraid to try something new and change things up.

For me, how I drop shot affects how I want my baits to ride.

If I'm casting and retrieving, a floating bait darts with more action on each pull. With a short drop arm to the weight, or at the end of a long cast, it looks like a small fish eating nose down.

If I'm just dropping straight down to fish, a more neutral, horizontal bait is better, at least for me.

But I also drop shot thin senkos, and they sink. I think they look like a struggling baitfish, trying to get up to the surface, and falling back to the bottom on each pull.