After stopping by Wilderness Outfitters and getting some drop shot tackle & tips my son and I headed to Margarita to give it a try. Neither of us had tried the drop shot technique and were anxious to give it try after getting pumped up by talking to a guy in the tackle shop. We were not disappointed. We each caught a fish within a half hour & my son caught another one a little while later. The wind was howling, so we moved out of Jackass Cove searching for some calmer spots otherwise I'm sure we would have bagged some more. Went towards the back of the lake to a crappie spot we like. While my son fished for crappie, I got a explosive strike on topwater but lost it. While I was positioning the boat I suggested to Thane (my son) to go ahead and throw out my Rico and splash, he caught a feisty/jumping 3.5 pounder. This fish got hooked deep in throat & I had hard time getting the hook out. All three hooks on the rear treble were buried in. I had to gently free each one while dipping the fish in the water occasionally to keep him wet. Luckily, the hook came out easier then I thought it would and the fish was released in good shape. For the future, I'd like to get a tool to snip the hook off if need be. Any suggestions?