This is a relatively new rig that started with the west coast anglers. The lakes out west are deep and very clear and the fish have seem almost everything is the world. From the Texas rig to the Carolina rig to the trick worm, bass both spots and largemouth still see these long tested and true rigs. Now the is a method that is easy to rig and even easier to fish.

The drop shot rig is exactly what it sounds like. And the best way to describe it is to call it an upside down Carolina rig.

Instead of the lead sinker in the center of the rig as it is with other types of rigs, the sinker is on the bottom. What makes this so easy is that the fish now can see the baits even better. This is a deadly rig for summer fish or any other fish that suspends over the bottom.

Many times bass do not feed right off the bottom. While many anglers believe that the Carolina rig has a bait floating up off the bottom, it really does not. The worm or lizard on the Carolina rig simply follows the lead sinker as they both stay dead on the bottom.

Start out with 12 pound clear Stren Easy cast line and tie on a worm hook with the Palomar knot. But leave a long tag line to tie on the weight. Now add at least a 1/2 ounce sinker, any style to the bottom of the line. Now the weight simply crawls over the bottom and the bait can be floated anywhere from 12 inches to 4 feet above the lead. The strikes are exactly like a Carolina rig but better. Strikes will be easier to feel and hook sets will drive the hook home.

Rig up the hook with any soft plastic from a grub to a ten inch u tail worm or lizard. Spend 4 hours with three rods rigged with three lengths of leader. One at 12 inches, one a two feet and one at three feet. Rig up a grub, a finesse worm and then a u tail worm on the rigs.