Drop shot hook recommendations!

[TriStateBassin106]

I started to get into heavy drop shot fishing since fall is around the corner and the fish are being tough to catch, only problem is I got these big gama octopus hooks by accident at walmart and I don't think they are gonna work. (I looked for any finesse hooks) Can someone send me any links to the actual type of hooks I should be using for this application? 

 

For Drop shot plastics I only really use worms like the zoom finesse or maybe a paddletail swimbait. 

[NorcalBassin]

Ton of solid choices out there, but my two main preferences are the Aaron Martins Gamkatsus and the Owner Mosquito Light when going with real light test.

 

https://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Gamakatsu_Aaron_Martens_TGW_Drop_Shot_Hook_6pk/descpage-SFH.html

https://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Owner_Mosquito_Light_Hooks/descpage-OML.html

[Bluebasser86]

I've been using the Owner heavy cover in a 1/0 and completely sold on them. Academy had them on sale here for $3 a packs and I bough about a dozen packs, they're normally $5 a pack. 

[BoatSquirrel]

I love nose hooking with a drop shot but every place I fish is full of wood and I was breaking off a lot.  Texas rigging with Roboworm Rebarb hooks has worked for me.  Every major hook company has a similar design too. 

[Columbia Craw]

Owner Mosquito,  Gammi Dropshot/Splitshot and Gammi Extra Wide finesse.  I have some Robo Rebarbs but have yet to use them.

[5/0]

Gammi D/S. Gonna try VMC Spinshot to see if they match up. With the Gammis I use #1 and 1/0.

[Hammer 4]

Owner cutting point hooks.

[Brad Reid]

8 hours ago, BoatSquirrel said:

I love nose hooking with a drop shot but every place I fish is full of wood and I was breaking off a lot.  Texas rigging with Roboworm Rebarb hooks has worked for me.  Every major hook company has a similar design too. 

Me, too; I second BoatSquirrel's idea.

 

As much as I wanted to like and actually had some really good results with the little Gamakatsu swivel hooks, and nose hooking plastics, my hook-up and landing ratio went through the roof when I converted to Roboworm Rebarb hooks using a variety of sizes (usually a 1 or 1/0) to best match my plastics.

 

Small roboworms work well for me but I also like to give fish the option to munch on a shad-like plastic. Anything Keitech makes will work.

 

Brad 

 

 

[smalljaw67]

I tried a bunch and I narrowed it down to 1 hook. The Owner Mosquito hook just works for me but I also like the Gamakatsu drop shot and Octopus hooks and the Trokar drop shot hook. 

[fishwizzard]

On 9/7/2019 at 11:03 AM, Bluebasser86 said:

I've been using the Owner heavy cover in a 1/0 and completely sold on them. Academy had them on sale here for $3 a packs and I bough about a dozen packs, they're normally $5 a pack. 

They are so good.  I got 6-7 bass on a single roboworm using those hooks.  

 

The 3/0 ones are great for general t-rigging most thinner worms too.  

 

[islandbass]

The octos are close enough to use if you’re out of DS specific hooks if you can’t return them. I’ve been using a barbless version to make cnr easier when drop shotting. 

 

I use mostly owner mosquito or gammy split shot/drop shot hooks because they are excellent but also because they’re pretty much what is available locally. 

[A-Jay]

On 9/6/2019 at 11:47 PM, pondhopperNJ said:

I started to get into heavy drop shot fishing since fall is around the corner and the fish are being tough to catch, only problem is I got these big gama octopus hooks by accident at walmart and I don't think they are gonna work. (I looked for any finesse hooks) Can someone send me any links to the actual type of hooks I should be using for this application? 

 

For Drop shot plastics I only really use worms like the zoom finesse or maybe a paddletail swimbait. 

A-Jay