Perch Fishing – Dropshotting
Hi all,
Today i went for a different approach and thought i’d try dropshotting for the Perch. I went to a large lake near where i live armed with my spinning rod 5-20g with 15lb braid loaded onto a Shimano Sedona 750. This outfit is a total joy to use when targetting Perch and seemed perfect for dropshotting.
New dropshot hooks are currently on order so i opted for some green size 4 fly hooks that i have and they seemed to stick out perfectly when mounted on 12lb grand max. I rigged it so the lure was about a foot from the bottom and set about trying to christen the new technique and get to grips with how effective it could be.
It didn’t take too long to work either i think on about my fifth cast i was into a nice perch of around a pound! A great way to start on a new way of fishing!!! Luckily i managed another around 15 minutes later and i was set on always taking a rod rigged up for dropshotting on my luring trips.
I’m not so sure the hooks i used stood up enough but for the trial it seemed sufficient enough, i cannot wait to get out more on this method and see if it out fishes the usual spinning and jigging! Time will tell!
And hey if you haven’t given it a go yet i highly advise you try it out!
