Perch Fishing – Drop shot update
A quick update of how the drop shotting is getting on with the Perch. One answer – its doing the business in this mega fast flowing outlet of a large lake. The water gushes in at speed to this small outlet and a normally cast lure either gets swept away or you have to do a real quick retrieve… meaning the lure is probably only being fished for 2 or 3 seconds before its out of the hotspot.
After delving with dropshotting about a year ago i thought this would be perfect for this situation. It can effectively hold the lure static in the strike zone, something that no other technique could. And oh boy is it showing! The tally so far is up to 6 perch all over 27cms. No monsters as yet but i’ve seen them in there its just a matter of time now.
Most effective lures have been agm’s live baby shads…! They seem to love them!
Update – 3lb+ chub last night! Wehey!
Tags: agm, drop shot, dropshot, fast, flowing, lake, live baby shad, lure, lure fishing, perch, river, stream
September 8th, 2011 at 7:42 pm
I have just found your site and have tried to join the forum,however it seems that the link does not work.I live in kent(7oaks)and fish the Medway and Eden as well as T&DAFPS waters I fish only for predetory specias, but by lure only.I have had some success with pike but my main quarry are perch. I was very interested in your article on dropshotting, and I aim to try this for myself soon. Good luck and keep blogging. I have a blog on blospot called The Complete Dangler
September 8th, 2011 at 7:49 pm
Cheers Marc much appreciated. I’ll keep an eye on your blog as well to see how you are getting on! Drop shotting can be lethal in the right places, best of luck!