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Home Crappie & Panfish How to Drop Shot Deep Crappie and Bluegill

How to Drop Shot Deep Crappie and Bluegill

Ryan DeChaine
Sep 21, 2015

If you’re a bass fisherman that also enjoys catching panfish like crappie and brim, chances are your favorite spots are also loaded with panfish – that’s why the bass are there in the first place. A lot of panfish anglers take a top down approach with tactics like float or jig fishing, but a drop shot can be deadly when panfish are just off bottom. The same finesse drop shot setup used for bass fishing often works just fine for this highly effective summer and fall tactic, as demonstrated in this video.

Ryan DeChaine

Ryan began his fishing industry career with Lindner Media Productions, gaining nearly a decade of unparalleled experience creating dynamic and compelling television programming and video production promoting the sport fishing industry. DeChaine oversees the strategy, creation, and publishing of video content on the website and social media platforms. Outside of work, DeChaine and his wife Jillian raise their three children around an active outdoor lifestyle in the lake-rich and forested lands of northern Minnesota.