[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"learn-glossary-drop-shot":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"aliases":6,"body":10,"category":45,"definitionShort":46,"description":16,"disciplineTags":47,"extension":49,"meta":50,"navigation":51,"path":52,"relatedCards":53,"relatedTerms":55,"seo":59,"sourceRef":60,"stem":61,"term":5,"__hash__":62},"learn_glossary\u002Flearn\u002Fglossary\u002Fdrop-shot.md","Drop Shot",[7,8,9],"dropshot","drop-shot rig","drop shotting",{"type":11,"value":12,"toc":41},"minimark",[13,17,20,38],[14,15,16],"p",{},"A drop shot is the most precise way to present a small lure to a single fish. Unlike most rigs where the weight drags the bait around, here the weight pins the bottom and the bait dangles above at a fixed height — exactly where the fish are looking.",[14,18,19],{},"To tie it:",[21,22,23,27,35],"ol",{},[24,25,26],"li",{},"Tie the hook directly into the main line using a Palomar knot, leaving an extra long tag end (12-18 inches).",[24,28,29,30,34],{},"Pass the tag end ",[31,32,33],"strong",{},"back through the hook eye"," so the hook stands out perpendicular to the line.",[24,36,37],{},"Tie a small drop-shot weight (1\u002F8-3\u002F8 oz) to the bottom of the tag.",[14,39,40],{},"Cast, let it sink, then shake the rod tip without moving the weight. The bait quivers seductively in place. Effective on pressured smallmouth, suspended bass, and finicky trout in lakes.",{"title":42,"searchDepth":43,"depth":43,"links":44},"",2,[],"technique","A finesse rig with the hook tied above the weight on the same line. The weight sits on bottom, the bait suspends at a fixed distance above — usually 6-18 inches — and shakes in place when you twitch the rod.",[48],"spin","md",{},true,"\u002Flearn\u002Fglossary\u002Fdrop-shot",[54],"drop-shot-for-trout",[56,57,58],"carolina-rig","split-shot","jig",{"description":16},null,"learn\u002Fglossary\u002Fdrop-shot","U68kbVoz1v_Eo_2IJTB3a_-BtvPzhbK9vx9KnBfeGRQ"]