Dropshot hook

[MDbassin]

I've been using different drop shot hooks the past couple years.... trokar, gammies, mustard. The one I havent tried is the owner mosquito hooks. But I see 2 different ones the regular mosquito and the light mosquito. Which one is everyone talking about when they refer to the owner dropshot hook?

[walleyecrazy]

Honestly they are both fantastic hooks. It just comes down to personal preference. When I use the owners I usually go for the light mosquito because I use a drop shot rod with a very light tip, and I find I get a better hookup with the lighter hook. 

[NHBull]

Regular 1/0 round bend.  My landing percentage is better with worm hooks

[FryDog62]

I’ve experimented with several as well.  The one I’ve settled on for drop-shotting is the VMC Neko hook - either just the hook in a size 2 or the Spin-Shot variety size 4.  I’ve found it not only hooks them consistently in the roof of the mouth but it really pins the fish and I’ve never had one come unbuttoned.  

[MDbassin]

I like the owner cover shot hooks for when I texas rig the bait so I figured I'd try the owner mosquito for nose hooking. So far tho the Gammies are my favorite all around get the finesse wide gap in size 2 for drop shot and 2/0 for wacky rigs that are an amazing hook

[S Hovanec]

I gave away all of my Gsmmy DS hooks after a bad batch.

 

I now use the regular Mosquito hooks.  Size depends on the bait, but typically I use a #6 for CrossTails and 4" worms.

[blckshirt98]

The Owner Mosquito Pro Packs are a great value.  My favorite DS hooks however are the Trokar hooks and would be my choice if I had to stick to one brand.

[LxVE Bassin]

I only use G-Finesse heavy cover hooks and only Texas rig.

[Way north bass guy]

I’ve had great success with the Gamakatzu dropshot/splitshot hooks in size 1 the last couple years. I’ve caught a ton of smallmouth up to 6lbs, and that tiny hook really sticks and holds well. 

[A-Jay]

So Drop Shot Hooks

 I've been through quite a few makes, models and even more sizes past few seasons - I've settled on these.

Reasons are - they match my baits, they match the tackle I'm fishing them with, and 

most importantly, they HOOK & HOLD the Bass I'm Looking to Catch !

 Both the Brown & Green models.

  Supplemental info - over the past say, three or four years, much of my drop shot fishing, especially mid-late season, has migrated to using 'bigger baits'; relative term.

 Where in previous deals I was using, the standard skinny 4 & 6 inch Sculpins, Robo worms & Dream Shots - and they catch bass for sure, I started drop shotting a baby rage craw, and then a full-size craw and then 4 & 5 inch Fluke and started getting bites from more bigger fish.  But along with that, I was losing a few fish, because the hooks & manner I was using them was apparently inefficient.  First off, in some instances, my hook selection was too small.  Secondly, while I like nose hooking, seems it's not the best way when I'm targeting bigger smallies - which is ALL The TIME pretty much.  Nose hooking also picks up eel grass when it's there and the little hooks have a tendency to skin hook a lot leading them to come unpinned too much for my liking.  

 I do Tex-pose my drop shot plastic when needed but all things being equal, I prefer not to if I can.

 

 

 

**Note *** regarding the Hooks Pictured - I use SEVERAL DIFFERENT sizes - I offered these to allow for the name, brand, type, and model number identification purposes.  

 So we've ventured into using a little bigger, longer shanked hook.  

 So if you look at the Picture provided, the bottom row - those are all GREAT DROP SHOT OPTIONS and ones I still use a ton; mostly for nose hooking.  

 That whole top row of hooks are what I go to for bigger baits and when I want to 'top hook' a bait; meaning inserting the hook like you would put say a swimbait on a jighead.  Where the hook goes in the front/nose of the bait, is threaded into & down the body of the bait BUT comes out the top.   Still a drop shot, but when a fluke or a caffeine shad is rigged like this, the hook up to land ratio goes way up.  Brownies are generally impaled in the top or the roof of the mouth and they generally Do NOT come off. 

   I definitely use a little 'beefier gear', like M instead of ML and 8-10 lb fluorocarbon leader instead of 4-6 lb. The bigger Hook size demands a bit more pressure to sink it successfully, but after that, it's just a matter to playing that brown tank into the net.

 This works GREAT for Green bass too. Think Rage Craw !

A-Jay