What Hook For Drop Shot Rig

[bassnbornboy]

I'm just wondering if I could use a 3/0 Gamakatsu offset hook for dropshotting a 6 inch plastic worm and what weight for water up to 20 feet?

[Schuyler co]

I use a 1/0 EWG to dropshot a Texas rig, using lighter equipment so need a lite wire hook for the finness presentation

[Raul]

I'm just wondering if I could use a 3/0 Gamakatsu offset hook for dropshotting a 6 inch plastic worm and what weight for water up to 20 feet?

 

Of course you can use a 3/0 Gamkatsu offset and a 6 inch plastic worm for dropshotting. In my everyday lake it´s downright stupid dropshotting with "dropshot hooks" which force you to fish with an exposed hook, your rig will hang up in an eyeblink.

 

As for the weight, there´s no true answer because it depends a lot on many variables line wind, cover, current. In my everyday lake I use 1/2 oz most of the time.

[BuffaloBass716]

I just started fishing I dropshot earlier this year using both a dropshot hook and a regular EWG worm hook.  I actually prefer using a worm hook for a few reasons... I can set the hook the same way without having to worry about losing a fish or anything like that.  Its weedless, I have a ton of weeds and grass that starts to really grow in late summer. Finally, the last reason is I get I reuse the plastic plenty more times then what I noticed with nose hooking with a dropshot hook.  The worm gets ripped off a lot more. Of course you may loose some action while using a off set worm hook but to the fish around here don't seem to mind.

 

I started using it in a pretty deep part of the river I fish and it also has a decent amount of current so I go with a fairly heavy weight.  As soon as it hit the bottom it immediately start to drift and I can feel it ticking off rocks and I occasionally twitch the rod as it drifts, then when it hits some slowly water I seems like a get most hits during that time (I use it for Smallmouth though)  I'm not sure if this technique is the proper way of using the dropshot rig but it catches fish for me!

[WRB]

Use a drop shot style hook like Owner #5133, size 1/0 for 6" worm.

Tom