# Deep Drop Fishing

> The home of clear deep drop fishing guides


## Posts

- [Stop Fishing Only on the Bottom: Fishing Mid-Water Column for Suspended Fish](https://deepdropfishing.com/stop-fishing-only-on-the-bottom-fishing-mid-water-column-for-suspended-fish/): You drop all the way down, settle on the bottom, and wait. Twenty minutes later you reel up to find the bait untouched — not nibbled, not washed out.
- [How to Pick the Right Weight for Deep Drop Fishing](https://deepdropfishing.com/how-to-pick-the-right-weight-for-deep-drop-fishing/): You drop the rig, it hits bottom, and you wait. Nothing. You reel up, check the bait, drop again — and still nothing. The sounder shows fish. The bait is fresh.
- [Dropping Too Fast Deep Drop: Why It Kills Your Bites](https://deepdropfishing.com/dropping-too-fast-deep-drop-why-it-kills-your-bites/): You mark fish on the sounder, send the rig down, and wait. Nothing.
- [Why Your Bait Spins on the Drop (And How to Fix It)](https://deepdropfishing.com/why-your-bait-spins-on-the-drop-and-how-to-fix-it/): You send the rig down, it feels like a clean drop, and nothing happens.
- [How to Tie a Deep Drop Chicken Rig](https://deepdropfishing.com/how-to-tie-a-deep-drop-chicken-rig/): How to tie a deep drop chicken rig: 80–100 lb backbone, short gangions, non-offset circle hooks, and a snap so you can change lead. A 15-minute build.
- [Deep Drop Fishing Gear: The Complete Beginner Setup](https://deepdropfishing.com/deep-drop-fishing-gear-the-complete-beginner-setup/): I've lost more rigs to the bottom at 900 feet than most guys have casts in a lifetime.
- [Deep Drop Fishing Rigs: Chicken Rig vs Stiff Rig vs Dropper Rig [2026 Guide]](https://deepdropfishing.com/deep-drop-fishing-rigs-chicken-rig-vs-stiff-rig-vs-dropper-rig-2026-guide/): Deep drop fishing rigs come in three main styles — the chicken rig, the stiff rig, and the dropper rig — each built to hold multiple baited hooks steady in 500 to 1,200+ feet of water while resisting current and tangles.
- [How to Deep Drop Fish](https://deepdropfishing.com/how-to-deep-drop-fish/): How to deep drop fish: set the boat, drop to the bottom, tend the rig, and bring fish up.
- [What Is Deep Drop Fishing?](https://deepdropfishing.com/what-is-deep-drop-fishing/): Deep drop fishing is offshore bottom fishing in hundreds of feet of water.

## Pages

- [Home](https://deepdropfishing.com/): Power, line capacity, drag, and value — compared side by side so you buy once and buy right.
- [Daiwa Tanacom 800 Review (2026)](https://deepdropfishing.com/daiwa-tanacom-800-review/): Disclosure: DeepDropFishing.com is reader-supported. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you.
- [Best Deep Drop Lights for 2026](https://deepdropfishing.com/best-deep-drop-lights-for-2026/): Disclosure: DeepDropFishing.com is reader-supported. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you.
- [Deep Drop Fishing Tips & FAQ: Pro Advice for Beginners (2026)](https://deepdropfishing.com/deep-drop-fishing-tips-faq/): Deep drop fishing rewards preparation.
- [Deep Drop Fishing Spots & Charters: Where to Go (2026)](https://deepdropfishing.com/deep-drop-fishing-spots-charters/): Deep drop fishing happens far offshore, where the continental shelf falls away into 300 to 1,500+ feet of water.
- [Deep Drop Fishing Species: Tilefish, Grouper, Snapper & Swordfish (2026)](https://deepdropfishing.com/deep-drop-fishing-species/): Deep drop fishing takes you to a world most anglers never see — hard bottom, mud flats, and rocky ledges lying 300 to 1,800+ feet beneath the surface.
- [Deep Drop Fishing Gear, Rigs & Setup: The Complete System (2026)](https://deepdropfishing.com/deep-drop-fishing-gear-rigs/): Deep drop fishing isn't about one piece of gear — it's a complete system.
- [Deep Drop Fishing: The Complete Guide (2026)](https://deepdropfishing.com/deep-drop-fishing/): Deep drop fishing is offshore bottom fishing in 300 to 1,500+ feet of water.
- [Knocker Rig vs Fish Finder Rig for Deep Dropping (2026)](https://deepdropfishing.com/knocker-rig-vs-fish-finder-rig/): The knocker rig vs.
- [Best Braid for Deep Drop Fishing: Metered Line Guide (2026)](https://deepdropfishing.com/best-braid-deep-drop-fishing-metered-line/): Braided line is the standard for deep dropping: near-zero stretch transmits the faintest bite from over a thousand feet down, and its thin diameter slices through current with far less drag than mono.
- [Deep Drop Weights Guide: Sinker Size by Depth & Current (2026)](https://deepdropfishing.com/deep-drop-weights-sinker-size-guide/): Picking the right sinker weight is the difference between holding bottom and watching your rig scope away in the current.
- [Daiwa Tanacom 1200 vs Shimano BeastMaster 9000: Honest Head-to-Head (2026)](https://deepdropfishing.com/tanacom-1200-vs-beastmaster-9000/): Two electric reels come up in nearly every deep-drop conversation: the Daiwa Tanacom 1200 and the Shimano BeastMaster 9000.
- [Best Deep Drop Rods for Electric Reels (2026)](https://deepdropfishing.com/best-deep-drop-rods-electric-reels/): An electric reel does the heavy lifting, but the rod is what connects you to the fish.
- [Electric Reel Battery Setup & Boat Wiring Guide (2026)](https://deepdropfishing.com/electric-reel-battery-setup-wiring-guide/): Your electric reel is only as good as the power feeding it.
- [Best Electric Reels for Deep Drop Fishing (2026)](https://deepdropfishing.com/best-electric-reels-deep-drop-fishing/): Once you drop past about 600 feet, cranking a heavy rig back up by hand stops being fun and starts being a workout.
- [Deep Drop Bait & Technique](https://deepdropfishing.com/deep-drop-bait-technique/): Great deep drop fishing starts with the right bait and technique.
- [Deep Drop Reels & Gear](https://deepdropfishing.com/deep-drop-reels-gear/): Deep dropping puts extreme demands on your tackle, which is why purpose-built electric reels, heavy-action rods, and high-capacity braided line are the standard setup.
- [Deep Drop Rigs](https://deepdropfishing.com/deep-drop-rigs-hub/): Deep drop rigs are purpose-built terminal tackle designed to present baits hundreds of feet below the surface, where grouper, tilefish, and other deep-water species feed.
- [Contact](https://deepdropfishing.com/contact/): Questions about the guides are welcome. We don’t book trips or sell charters.
- [About](https://deepdropfishing.com/about/): Deep Drop Fishing is an information site.
- [Guides](https://deepdropfishing.com/guides/): Guides on what deep drop fishing is, how to do it, gear, rigs, and species.
- [Home](https://deepdropfishing.com/home/): Deep drop fishing is bottom fishing in 300 to 1,500+ feet.
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