How To Tie A DROPSHOT with the PROPER Leader Length! 

I have admired this man for 30+ years. Always been an inspiration to me. Stay strong Mr Parker

Learning about leaders from a Leader. Good stuff

I grew up bass fishing on the weekends watching this man in the late 80's and early 90's along with Roland Martin, Jimmy Houston, and Bill Dance. Learned so much from watching them and applied it to my own local lake as a teen. Those days with my father, enjoying watching them catch bass and then heading out on my 16 ft jon boat I bought from money I saved from being a paper boy, made for a lifetime of memories.

Lol... 1st, this was a really good video. Love the knowledge and wisdom you share. 2nd, it is funny to me when I hear people say things about little hooks. It's a very Western thing to think but very untrue. Anglers in the U.K. use small hooks for big fish all the time. Love the videos, please keep making more. 😁👍

Thank you Hank. I am so happy you are sharing your fishing knowledge on UTube. We all have had one of those moments when somebody just out fishes us and we say yup got to do it this way.

Hank, I had covid and had cough and had to clear my throat like you. I rode a bicycle and in two days I my lungs were cleared. I rode my bicycle up 2 hills each day. That was what made the difference for me. Hope you can clear your lungs also Hank! God bless and excersise and take care!

HANK! I found you again. Subscribed.

I think the weight a little closer to the hook makes it jiggle and/or move around more which imo catches their attention way more. Always heard the hook facing up made it easier to feel the bite. Very interesting... Great video!

It doesn't get more authentic than this man...a true legend

It would be cool if you did a spinner bait class on spinner bait size, retrieve, and depth for certain situations

Great video!! I can relate to what you're saying about hooks my uncle always taught me the bigger the better. What changed my mind was going fly fishing for steelhead and catching huge fish on a tiny fly hook. Then I figured if a small hook works for steelhead got to work with a bass.

Glad I have been doing it right the whole time. I use a small swivel above the whole setup to prevent twisting and I use fluorocarbon just on the setup and mono on the reel

Good to see you Hank.

Hank I agree totally with the nose hook and the short liter, I've never liked over a 12" liter on a Carolina Rig.. Tight Lines & God Bless

Glad to see you Mr. Parker. Get yourself some medicinal elderberry tea and drink w honey and lemon to clear up that respiratory problem. Chicken bone broth also contains cystene, which is an expectorant. Make soup and drink elderberry tea until you're 100%. Also, just my opinion, but "leader" is a misnomer when refering to the dropper on a dshot rig. Stay well.

That was a good tip. Thank you!

Thank you sir, great video and instruction!

Hank's the MAN!

I usually run a 12 - 24” leader. Gonna try 6-8”. I also agree, the crybaby hook lands fish, period.

I thought the same thing when I first tried the drop shot, big hooks work better wright well I was wrong. Thanks for sharing, I enjoy watching you channel, God bless.

Thanks Mr Parker I’ve been watching since I’ve been a kid great teaching Thanks so Much and God Bless Glad to know you beat the Coronavirus.

You're the best ! Very good video. Works good for walleye too. For weights I use CHEAP removable split shots. When they snag, which doesn't happen often, they just pull off. Only takes a second or two to pinch on another one. Using and losing expensive weights that snag a lot doesn't make sense to me.

funny, i went through the same experience with the 2 foot. I used to hook them 2 foot high thinking thats where the fish is, but i say my friend was catching more than me with a shorted leader one day, and i switched, and i definitely get more bites when closer to lead. I think you theory about lead hitting the bottom grabbing their attention is correct!

Thank you Hank! COVID sucks I have to clear my throat so much. Have you found any help with this? If so please share that too! Your fan always!

I know I have caught more fish using a 1/0 circle hook than any other size or type, and putting it on the end of a 18” leader, using a night crawler. I don’t leave much hanging off the hook because the fish just pull it off. I’ve tried putting the hook up with a weight on bottom, but it doesn’t seem to work for me. The biggest fish I’ve caught have been using an 18” leader with a 1/0 circle hook at the end, and using the snell knot has helped keep me from losing as many hooks.

Just curious what rod an line are you using Thanks for all the great content

Love your videos!! Saw you on Gamekeepers of Mossy Oak talking about food plots !! You were wearing Gamekeeper fleece jacket In brown!! Can’t find it anywhere!! Any idea where I can buy one??

I bet this guy could have went Pro.

Will do

Hey Hank Parker's Outdoor Magazine, can you upload full throwback episodes of Hank Parker's Outdoor Magazine from Season 9 in 1993?👍

Great info, I remember growing up watching your fishing show in the late 70’s & early 80’s if my timeline is correct. Anyway, I’m trying to learn fly fishing & teach my eight grandkids, by chance do you have any fly fishing videos as well ? I’m just starting to learn this RU-vid thing as well. God Bless & Tight Lines !

I am relatively new to this technique, is there a certain depth that works best for dropshot? Better question, does it work in shallow water, say less than 5 ft?

Can you fish this Rig from the bank of the Lake are River

Hey Hank it’s Chad from North Carolina I met you at Kent’s are you going to be doing deer hunting videos as well

Mr. Parker How do you look so good for your age ? Diet? Vitamins? Excercise? I am about to turn 60 and trying to stay healthy Thanks

Man bummer you got the Covid. I got the shots and never got it. I feel like 1 million bucks. I’m sorry about your Covid experience you look like you was kind of taking it hard lost a lot of weight and muscle get well my friend.

How deep should the water be when fishing a drop shot?

I always thought the purpose of the drop shot was to present the bait ABOVE bottom weeds, grass, etc. 6 inches isn't going to keep the bait above much. So maybe I don't understand it too well. Anyway, if Hank Parker says it works best like this, I

Get Livescope...don't need a leader..just watch your bait on the screen & stop it when it hits the fish's face... 😂 sad, but that is reality in today's bass fishing

I can listen to this man all day long god bless you Hank

I know you're the pro, but to say it doesn't matter which way the hook sits on a dropshot confuses the hell out of me. Are you being serious??