Looking for opinions. I love dropshoting. And I've always used a #6 Gammy dropshot hook (tiny, I know) and I've had great success! I'm thinking of going to a #2 or #1.

What size, brand and model do you prefer for your dropshot rigs? Let me know?

I use a Gamakatsu 1/0 hook. Thinking of trying a 2/0 though.

I use a Gamakatsu 1/0 hook. Thinking of trying a 2/0 though.

Offset? What style?

Standard gammie DS #1, 2, and 4. I also like the VMC spinshots when the water isnt gin clear #2 and 4.

My package says "split shot/drop shot".

I use the Owner Mosquito Hook and the Standout Drop Shot Hook.

Gammy Octopus hook

Gammi 1/0 splitshot/dropshot although im thinking about trying a #1

I eyeball both bait and hook and decide what "looks right." Be mindful that you want some amount of gap available when you nose hook the particular bait.

I also check my drag to make sure it's on the light side when using say, a size 6 light wire hook such as a Spinshot.

Take your time, too, when playing the fish - this is a finesse technique and requires patience when you got that bruiser on the line.

The Roboworm Rebarb Hook is the popular dropshot hook on Lake Lanier.

I like the Owner SSW #2 straight shank, very sharp.

Size one Owner Mosquito Hook

I'm a big fan of the standout hook in #6-#2 depending on the size bait I'm planning on using. Owner mosquito hooks will work just fine if I run out of standout hooks though.

The Best by a long shot is the Decoy Down Shot hook.......It has a swivel on it like the VMC spinshot hooks only it has the line tie eye on one end and the slot on the other end your weight line slides into and the hook quality is far superior to the VMC spinshots.....it is basically the same as the new drop hooks that Gamakatsu had at ICAST that are coming out next year sometime...

Looking for opinions. I love dropshoting. And I've always used a #6 Gammy dropshot hook (tiny, I know) and I've had great success! I'm thinking of going to a #2 or #1.

What size, brand and model do you prefer for your dropshot rigs? Let me know?

Size 6 is a tiny hook and may be OK for nose hooking small 3" finesse worms, size 4 wold be a lot better.

Size 1 is a good size for 5 to 6" finesse worms, nose hooked. Gamakatsu drop shot hook and Owner mosquito hooks are very similar. Take at look at both; Owners Down shot/Drop shot system and Gamakatsu drop shot hooks web sites. Owners 5133 down shot hook is over looked and is excellent rigged as illustrated;.

Size 1/0 is a good size for 5133.

These are light line hooks; 5 to 8 lb FC line, finesse presentations.

Tom

gami #2 split shot/dropshot hook

For open water I have used the Gami drop/split shot hook with good success for a long time. For bubba shotting I have used the wicked whacky. But as of late I have been using the Trokar dropshot hook and wacky (weed guard). I like all of these hooks but I do have to say that those Trokars a sticky hooks.

Gamakatsu 4/0 Inline Octopus Circle Hooks

1 or 1/0 VMC spinshot or Gammy circle hook.

Try to avoid the VMC, the hook points tend to break pretty easily

Most hooks today are quality made for drop shotting and most other specific techniques as well. Competition demands no less than top quality if you are to survive in that business. That being said, there is only one criteria that I use in selecting a "good" drop shot hook. And that's the point design, not the sharpness.You need a straight point, not a beaked or curved point for drop shotting.

Reason being is that you need the point to go straight into the tough cartilage in the top of a smallie's mouth. The curved, or beaked point goes in and comes back out again, leaving only a skin hooking effect - in most (not all) cases. On the first or second jump, a smallie can rip out such a hook set.

This is what I mean by a beaked point:

And this is what I mean by a straight point:

The Gamakatsu "Split shot/Drop shot" hook is good example of a proper hook design for drop shotting. Trokar makes a similar design, but is quite a bit more expensive. I've never seen a situation where I needed more than what the Gammy hook offers. It's been a very reliable design for me for a lot of years now. I only use a size #2 and have never seen a need to go up or down from there. I suppose other folks have their preferences as well. Just something you have to work through and decide for yourself.

The Gamakatsu "Split shot/Drop shot" hook is good example of a proper hook design for drop shotting. Trokar makes a similar design, but is quite a bit more expensive. I've never seen a situation where I needed more than what the Gammy hook offers. It's been a very reliable design for me for a lot of years now. I only use a size #2 and have never seen a need to go up or down from there. I suppose other folks have their preferences as well. Just something you have to work through and decide for yourself.

This is something that I've noticed as well. In my opinion the shape of the tip and wire size makes the biggest difference.