Power Shotting for Spring Bass

As bass move into the shallows each spring, they start to stage around available cover both in search of food as well as bedding areas as they prepare to spawn. 

Though there are many days when reaction baits like chatterbaits and swim jigs may be effective, there will be times when a more subtle presentation may be needed to trigger these shalow bass into biting. One "deep water" finesse technique that has gained popularity when fishing the shallows over the last several years is the drop shot rig.

When fishing highly vegetated lakes and ponds however, a traditional drop shot may not stand up to bass that bury themselves in the grass and have to "horsed" out.  

Upsizing to a power shot rig (drop shot on steroids) maybe just the adjustment needed as bass pro Gerald "G-man" Swindle discusses in the following video...

Another case where the power shot works great? 

When wanting to fish a Carolina rig in an area where the bottom is covered with slimy algae. The power shot rig keeps the slime at the bottom of the rig rather than riding up the leader line and over the bait as it does on a Carolina rig since the power shot weight is below the bait not inline with it like on a Carolina rig!