What weight dropshot weight do you recommend for lake erie?  Same does for what size tube head?

I've talked to a couple people and they said 1/2 oz...

So is Gulp still the best thing out there?

I can only tell you what i hear:

- 1/2 oz weight to get to the bottom quickly and for good feel in the wind.

-GULP, from what i hear, is SMALLOUTH CRACK! And they have a special GULP GOBY (worth trying, yes?)

-Tube heads; depends on the wind. If its not windy, 3/8-1/2 sure suffice. If wind and/or depth is a problem, Mark Zona has a 1-1/2 oz Fat tube head. It is fatter near the line tie to make your tube look like a goby.

-Personal tip: if youre gonna throw a tube on a big head like that, lube the jighead with Megastrike before inserting it into the bait.

GOOD LUCK!

I recently spent a week on Erie drifting for smallmouth.  The whole time I used 3/16 - 1/4 oz. weights (both tubes and dropshots) and had no problems keeping my bait on the bottom.  I don't see why a half oz. weight wouldn't work either though because most all of my fish picked my baits up off the bottom.  We did catch our fish in 10-12 feet of water and I assume they are a little deeper now so I could see why 1/2 oz. weights would be recommended.

Gulp very well may be smallmouth crack but it seemed to be more drum and catfish crack as well.  I drop shotted the Gulp Goby for a couple of hours and caught a lot of fish...just not many smallmouth...I managed to catch a big catfish that somehow ate the entire dropshot rig...lol.

thanks