See how Dustin Connell and other top finishing anglers used ball-head minnows, vibrating jigs, and more to land big bass at the 2025 REDCREST Championship on Lake Guntersville.

The drop shot rig has bailed out many a bass angler. You can fish it any time. But it really earns its keep when you're ...

The drop shot—a slight gesture, really, better described as a “ploy” than a “stroke”—has often been maligned as cowardly. Roger Federer (ver. 1.2) once dismissed it as a “panic” shot.