I started with a gamagatsu Size 1 baitholder hook.  I have a few left.  Caught a pile of November bass with them.   2-3 lb fish. I kinda gravitated to the same hook in 1/0 size.  Took plenty of fish.  Even got a few this morning.  They were sucking the entire rig up.  Had to carefully remove a few hooks from the gill side.  Just cut the hook off the line and let it fall out.  Had to rig back up a few times. 
 

this morning was all about leaving bait tangled in underwater structure.  I was running out!   I hit lunch and hit the store.   I picked up a few packages of 1/0, and you know what?  I grabbed some owner 2/0. They look perfect when rigging a larger bait like a lizard.  
 

the 2/0 Owner is a thin wired hook. I can’t see the additional weight affecting the way a drop-shot bait hangs and presents itself, will it?

 

im going to Clearlake tomorrow looking for bigger bass.   

You're dropshotting a lizard?

7 minutes ago, Big Hands said:

You're dropshotting a lizard?

Yea. Killing it. 

Just now, Darth-Baiter said:

Yea. Killing it. 

Awesome!

 

April and May are the best months to throw lizards for me historically. I just haven't tossed one recently, and honestly never considered dropshotting one. But, I could see a spawner getting torqued at one floating over their bed. Well done!

11 minutes ago, Big Hands said:

You're dropshotting a lizard?

Unconventional. I might have to try it sometime

Yea. If I happen to blind cast onto a bed. It gets wild.  
 

but just casting to the banks and trees, it’s been surprisingly effective.   Green pumpkin 6” Zoom lizard. I think I’m the only one buying them from this one store. 

I use a 2/0 Owner covershot, best dropshot hook I've ever used. 

7 hours ago, Bluebasser86 said:

I use a 2/0 Owner covershot, best dropshot hook I've ever used. 

Agreed...hard to beat for a weedless presentation of finesse worms.

 

I have dropshotted about everything....except a lizard. I do NEKO rig a lizard with excellent results.

 

I prefer to nose hook with an Owner Sniper Finesse hook in #1 or #2, but the Covershot is the way to go when around any type of cover that you dont want to snag on; granted, its a pretty small bend hook and not sure how it would perform with thicker plastics.

Here’s another option @Darth-Baiter... https://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Roboworm_Rebarb_Hooks/descpage-RWRBH.html

1 hour ago, J._Bricker said:

Here’s another option @Darth-Baiter... https://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Roboworm_Rebarb_Hooks/descpage-RWRBH.html

That’s my 1/0 hook!

I use anywhere from a #4 Owner mosquito for "micro-shotting" panfish to a 4/0 EWG rigged weedless to powershot in heavy grass. Go to is a #1 or 1/0 Owner Mosquito though. 

20 hours ago, Darth-Baiter said:

the 2/0 Owner is a thin wired hook. I can’t see the additional weight affecting the way a drop-shot bait hangs and presents itself, will it?

As long as your matching the size of the hook to the size of the bait and keep a semi slack or tighter line the bait should stand out well enough.  I think the action of the bait suffers with heavy wire/big hooks.  

The size of the hook should be set by the bait you are using.  The fish pictured was caught using a #6 Split Shot hook and a Crosstail Shad.  When you are nose hooking, you need just enough hook to leave the point exposed.  If you are using a weedless hook, then the bait should take up half the gap in the hook.

 

1 hour ago, J Francho said:

The size of the hook should be set by the bait you are using.  The fish pictured was caught using a #6 Split Shot hook and a Crosstail Shad.  When you are nose hooking, you need just enough hook to leave the point exposed.  If you are using a weedless hook, then the bait should take up half the gap in the hook.

 

Beautiful smallie @J Francho. 

 

8 hours ago, Darth-Baiter said:

That’s my 1/0 hook!

I’m using either a Rebarb 2/0 or 3/0 @Darth-Baiter and those size hooks don’t affect the action of a 6”or 7” Roboworm. Here’s my example of the results using the aforementioned on straight 15lb braid. BTW, hope you were on ‘em up at Clear Lake...

That thing is a beast!

4 minutes ago, J._Bricker said:

Beautiful smallie @J Francho. 

 

I’m using either a Rebarb 2/0 or 3/0 @Darth-Baiter and those size hooks don’t affect the action of a 6”or 7” Roboworm. Here’s my example of the results using the aforementioned on straight 15lb braid. BTW, hope you were on ‘em up at Clear Lake...

Wow.  That the Delta!

 

my serpentine belt shredded within eyeshot of Clearlake.  I flipped a uturn and limped it home.  I’ll try tomorrow after truck is fixed. 

2/0 VMC neko hook is my main hook for dropshot and wacky rig. Great hook with an awesome hookup ratio. 

 

 

Lizard. Jus sayin

 

 

On 4/13/2021 at 1:57 PM, J._Bricker said:

Beautiful smallie @J Francho. 

 

I’m using either a Rebarb 2/0 or 3/0 @Darth-Baiter and those size hooks don’t affect the action of a 6”or 7” Roboworm. Here’s my example of the results using the aforementioned on straight 15lb braid. BTW, hope you were on ‘em up at Clear Lake...

2/0 are sold out. Lots of 3/0. Thanks. I may grab a few packs. 

On 4/13/2021 at 10:45 PM, NittyGrittyBoy said:

2/0 VMC neko hook is my main hook for dropshot and wacky rig. Great hook with an awesome hookup ratio. 

 

 

I thread my DS baits on them when the fish are biting short.  Not the prettiest looking rig but the results are undeniable.  Last year finding straight shank worm hooks were hard to come by.  I had about a dozen packs of 1/0 and 2/0 nekos I didnt use so I tied mono keepers on them.  They worked really well for chicken rigs and mojo rigs. 

The 2/0 Covershot is sold out. I’m trying the owner Down-shot offset next.  2/0 size.  It rides on the line beautifully. 
 It’s supposed to be made for horizontal rigging. The bend in the hook eye forces the hook to ride upwards a bit. To offset the bait weight.  (So the shop guy told me).  I’ll try them Saturday at Clearlake. 

 

Those hooks are great for for rigging plastics weedless.  Make sure you give 'em a wrist pop-set when you get bit.  They're also a great thin wire hook for really light Texas rigs using spinning gear.