Forget about it.  That’s right; forget about everything you have learned about drop shotting.  Put it in your mental and physical recycle bin and delete it.  Do not forget to delete the memory on your backup either.  Oh, you can also leave all your drop shot hooks and fancy hand poured finesse worms at home.  The only lure and hook you will need is the Trendsetter Drop Shot Jig. 

Before I go any farther, let me explain, the Drop Shot Jig by Trendsetter Tackle brings a new dimension to drop shotting.  Unlike your normal drop shot rig that consists of a bare drop shot hook rigged with a soft plastic lure and drop shot weight, a Trendsetter Drop Shot Jig does not require any soft plastic or any lure added to it; that’s because a Trendsetter Drop Shot Jig like most fishing jigs has a skirt.  The skirt is made from chenille and marabou with a StandOUT hook.  To rig a Drop Shot Jig, tie a knot on the top eye leaving whatever length of line you want between your drop shot weight and Drop Shot Jig then run your tag end through the bottom eye and tie on your drop shot weight.

Mitch McClain, owner of Trendsetter Tackle, invented the Trendsetter Drop Shot Jig after fishing with his dad who used a crappie jig instead of a drop shot hook rigged with a soft plastic bait and caught fish.  “I knew that I could improve on the concept and designed Trendsetter Drop Shot Jig from that ideal,” McClain continued, “The tail swims and flutters as it falls then collapse when moved and expands when stopped; any movement gives it a lifelike appearance.”  McClain likes rigging his Trendsetter Drop Shot Jig on a spinning rod and reel combo with 6-pound fluorocarbon fishing line to get the best results. “I prefer to use a Uni-knot to the top eye then run the line thru the bottom eye to the drop shot weight,” McClain went on, “depending on the depth and wind, I will fish a 1/4-ounce or 3/8-ounce drop shot weight in shallow water when there is not much wind and either a 3/8-ounce or 1/2-ounce weight in 35 feet or deeper water, or when the wind is blowing.”

 The Trendsetter Tackle Drop Shot Jig can be ordered online and comes in a variety of sizes and colors.  The three most popular colors are Bumble Bee, Black/Blue, and Down.  Drop Shot Jigs utilize a StandOUT hook with sizes ranging from a number 1 to number 6.  The StandOUT hook acts as a lever to hold the lure up and adds extra action.    

 Drop shotting is not power fishing but can be fun and extremely productive.  Anglers can fish a drop shot rig during the spawn, shallow, deep, all year long, and any season.  A drop shot rig can catch largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass.  Key locations to fish drop shot rigs are ledges next to spawning areas, extended points, the edge of deep weed lines, bluff banks, spawning beds, around schools of baitfish, and when fishing deep structure like rock piles, brush piles, or humps.  A drop shot rig can be fished on the bottom near or in brush piles, aquatic vegetation, rocks, and ledges, in addition to any depth that suspended fish maybe holding at or around schools of baitfish.

 The Trendsetter Drop Shot Jig is one lure that can be added to your in box, stored in a folder, or put on your hard drive to be remembered the next time you are drop shotting.  Finally a drop shot rig that is simple, easy, productive and unforgettable.