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2 Ways to Reduce Snags When Drop Shot Fishing

Kyle Peterson
Feb 28, 2019

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Exposed hook drop shot rigging excels in sparse cover areas but how do you prevent your rig from snagging around grass and woody cover? Bass pro Matt Lee shares his 2 go-to methods for drop shotting around cover ranging from thick to sparse.

The first method excels around heavier cover typically reserved for Texas rigging, and the other, an excellent compromise between weedless performance and higher hooking percentages. Experiment with both and you’ll learn to quickly select the best for the circumstances.

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Kyle Peterson

Kyle is the resident adventurer with an adept eye for a good shot and the training and expertise to bring a lot of dynamic content to Wired2fish videos. His underwater footage and aerial photography help set Wired2fish’s content apart from the masses. He’s an avid freshwater angler adept at catching a lot of different kinds of fish in a lot of different ways and places.