I know that Berkley Gulp! Gobies are proven smallmouth baits when rigged on a drop shot.  I fish Lake St. Clair.  My question is, what kind of hooks should i rig them with.  considering their large bulbous figure they seem too large for a standard size octopus or drop shot hook.    what can you guys recommend?

I use a regular Gammie drop shot / split shot hook, size 1. Nose hook the bait, works just fine.......

i have used them in really deep water for a verticle presentation for suspended fish and i had success just using a normal ewg worm hook   i think i used a 3/0 gami   not 100% sure though