Dead sticking is another tool in the box for catching fish. Most of the time deadsticking is best for cooler water temps and suspended fish. The key ingredient for deadsticking is locating fish on the graph. Then you need to determine where in the water column the fish are. Last on the list is getting your bait at the right depth. Usually just a few inches over the fish. Lots of baits will work. The main one I use is an 5" assassin on a triangle/sassy jighead. I try to use as light of a jighead as wind or drift allows. Anywhere from 1/2 to 1 oz. When I have fish on the graph that just wont bite, I usually go to a 1/4oz head and a 3.5" assassin or a 1/2 bucktail jig. That will usually solve the problem. There is no wrong way to deadstick. It is all just experimenting and finding how they want it. Lots of times they want a slight shake every few seconds, sometimes you have to bump the trolling motor really slow and keep it barely moving. The main idea is just a very slow presentation. It is a whole lot like crappie fishing, but just with heavy tackle, lol!

We dead stick with slabs also.
Johnny