It is the drop-shot rig, a technique that has proven its worthiness ... Actually, current can really make it even better. Just like Carolina-rigging current, it's a real good situation.

Ivo shows you how to tie your own drop shot rig as well as how tie a palomar knot. A drop shot rig is a simple method of ...

T he drop shot rig has bailed out many a bass angler. You can fish it any time. But it really earns its keep when you're fishing vertically or targeting hard-to-catch bass that are heavily ...

The drop shot has since become a staple in most bass boat decks any time of year. It’s a technique that any serious bass angler knows how to rig and when to throw. I’ve thrown the drop shot all around ...

For some reason, autumn is the time of year when I feel the need to share the productivity of drop-shot rigs. It’s probably because the first time I ever tried drop-shotting was in the fall at ...

Balog’s drop shot rigs consist of a No. 1 Gamakatsu hook tied to 6-pound test fluorocarbon line using a Palomar knot to make the hook stand straight out from the line with the point up.

There have been times when he could not get a strike with a downhill retrieve, only to catch one bass after another from the same spot pulling the same Carolina rig up the drop. "When I'm catching ...