Ice Water Bass

WARREN WOLK wrote:
Rich can you describe your coldwater dropshot technique? I've haven't been
getting the results I'd like to on the dropshot, but switch to a shakey head
& wammo.

Short (6" to 8") dropper, and a fairly stiff worm -- both motor oil and
black worked well for us last weekend. Casting to 8-10 feet of water,
and jiggling the weight down the steep drops. I'm sitting in 40 to 50
feet, just a short pitch from the 8-10 foot range I'm casting too --
often have to open the bail several times on the retrieve to let the
sinker 're-find' the bottom.

I don't know what all the fuss about the shakey head is. I've always
fished small worms and grubs on a 1/16 to 1/4 oz head, and if the fish
are the least bit tough, I always employ what I call 'jiggle fishing',
which is basically shaking the rod tip on a slack-to-semi-slack line.
Been fishing that way for 40 years. Now somebody went and invented it.