Jigs and the Drop-Shot | drop-shot

Now, you may be asking yourself, "What does a jig have to do with the drop-shot?!"

Well, even though the jig and the drop-shot don't seem like they'd go together, they can. And here's how: use a jig of your choosing as the weight on your drop-shot jig.

Now, I especially like this technique during early spring, or winter months if you live where you can fish in the winter. I do this a lot when I'd normally just tie on a hair jig. Instead, I rig up the drop-shot, and tie on a small hair jig (probably 1/16 - 1/8 oz) about 12-15" before the hook. For a bait on the drop-shot, I use a small 4" straight tail worm (but you can use whatever you have confidence in on the drop-shot)

The previous scenario is probably where I use this the most, but you can apply this with other kinds of jigs, with different drop-shot baits, and during other times of the year.