Just ordered a pack of Decoy's swivel dropshot hooks, hoping they're beefier than the VMC spinshots. Anyone have experience with the Decoy hooks on TW?  

 

Also, dropshot sinkers: I'll be doing a lot of casting from a boat in saltwater and hopping/dragging it back, as well as dragging behind the boat on a drift. Wouldn't a sinker with some kind of keel work better to thwart line twist? Any suggestions on quality 3/4-1 oz dropshot sinkers? 

i dont use traditional drop shot sinkers, i use bass casting sinkers, i attach a split ring to the line tie, and a swivel to the split ring, i rarely if ever have line twist problems.

Saltwater, I'd get away from all the "spinshot" style hooks, and fish a traditional setup with a bass casting sinker.  I've used the VMC's with no problems when used for what they are made for....6-8lb dropshotting.  I have used the dropshot in salt, but wouldn't use any of these kind of hooks for that.  

I switched to those hooks last year, haven't had a problem with them yet. Not sure about using them in saltwater though since I don't fish it.

Saltwater, I'd get away from all the "spinshot" style hooks, and fish a traditional setup with a bass casting sinker.  I've used the VMC's with no problems when used for what they are made for....6-8lb dropshotting.  I have used the dropshot in salt, but wouldn't use any of these kind of hooks for that.  

 

Well, I got the Decoy swivel hooks in the mail today, and they are slightly beefier gauge than the VMC spinshots. Are you referring to the hooks being relatively thin-wired? Any saltwater dropshotting advice is appreciated. 

 

The fish I'm targeting are Fluke, aka Summer Flounder in the northeast. Fluke average under 3 lbs, anything over 5lb is a fish of the day and anything over 10 a fish of a lifetime. With the invention of Gulp and braided lines...the tackle we're using are almost identical to the freshwater bass anglers': lead head jigs and bucktails with gulp trailers. Until late in the season they're usually found betwee 12 - 40 ft. Of course if a bluefish finds my dropshot it's bye-bye rig no matter what kind of hook I'm using. 

 

Here's a 7+ that took a 7" gulp jerk shad on a jig: